Shakespeare Club, like many others, has adapted to the pandemic by doing things differently this year.  “I think Shakespeare Club is really connected with the outside community this year,” said...

A lot of New Trier families weren’t able to come together in full this year, seemingly stripping the holiday of much of its core value. After all, Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy a meal with distant...

I’m not one who really enjoys watching movies by myself. But a while ago, I was bored and really just wanted to sit and watch something. That night, I wound up watching the film Bicycle Thieves (1948,...

We assign all sorts of titles and designations to virtually every month of the year, from February’s Black History Month to June’s LGBT Pride Month to May’s Mental Health month.       One...

Athletic Director Augie Fontanetta has been elected to the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors, a position that’s typically reserved for school principals, becoming the first athletic...

After months of deliberating, New Trier unveiled a 36-page plan to gradually welcome students back into physical school on Oct. 6. The plan established several guidelines, such as prohibiting students...

I’m sitting on a blanket I’ve laid out on the beach. It’s 6:54 a.m. The sun is due to rise soon.  It’s Monday, and we don’t have school. So I’m here, gazing out at the vast lake and the...

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 25% of the student body returned to the New Trier campus for the first time since last spring. Assuming students were healthy and thus able to acquire the bar code required for entry,...

In a time when many universities are operating remotely, studying abroad may not even cross students’ minds. Some alumni, however, did not let 2020’s pandemic stop them from applying and enrolling...

While there are still a few students touring their schools in-person, in the age of COVID-19, most are finding new ways to visit their top choice schools; whether it’s over Zoom seminars or virtual 360...

A month into remote learning, students are figuring out  ways to stay focused and make the most of their online classes—or just to survive them. Their tips range from napping in between classes to taking...

With the school year beginning Aug. 26, teachers have implemented several ideas to make their classroom more engaging and productive during remote learning.  At the beginning of the school year, New...