The student news site of New Trier High School

New Trier News

The student news site of New Trier High School

New Trier News

The student news site of New Trier High School

New Trier News

Dear New York Times, I do mind if you say you have ‘a little OCD’
Wylan Sokolov, Staff Reporter
March 24, 2023

On Jan. 22, the New York Times published an article by Maia Szalavitz titled, "I Don’t Mind if You Say You Have ‘a Little OCD'”. Szalavitz,...

Santos pictured talking to press after a conference meeting in Washington D.C. on Jan. 25, 2023
Professional politician and professional liar takes seat in congress
Stella Dale, Social Media and Opinions Editor
February 10, 2023

Recently elected Republican congressman George Santos is a 34-year old Queens-born liar. Representing New York’s third congressional district....

Muslim women in India protest for their rights to wear hijab in schools
The feminist hypocrisy on villainizing hijab for ‘freedom’
Said Aydin, Managing Editor
February 3, 2023

A few months ago, after the death of 22 year old Iranian Mahsa Amini—who was killed under the custody of the Iranian morality police due to...

New Years resolutions are a myth and phony. Now that January has passed, set goals and resolutions–not “New Year’s” resolutions” you know that aren’t real.
New year, fake me
Stella Dale, Social Media and Opinions Editor
February 3, 2023

You would think that gyms on January 1st would convince people to get memberships for their sales. That isn’t the case for Equinox, because...

With Thanksgiving around the corner, Its important to stay mindful about the college questions
Give me a break
Lucy Kelly, News Editor
November 22, 2022

“What colleges are you applying to?”  “Are you thinking about where you want to go yet?”  “Have you started working on your...

An activist from Extinction Rebellion fixes a sticker on her anorak during a protest against the soccer World Cup being held in Qatar
Western world in no position to virtue signal on Qatar World Cup location
Said Aydin, Managing Editor
November 22, 2022

It’s football season, and with the kickoff of the 2022 World Cup comes a kickoff of criticism of the event and the organizers, specifically...

Hindu women hold oil lamps at the Banganga pond as they celebrate Dev Diwali festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
When will Windy City welcome Diwali?
Maya Ramaswamy, Editor in Chief
November 22, 2022

On Oct. 20, Mayor Eric Adams announced that Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting next year. The day after I heard...

Litter like snack bags, masks, and even tampons lay on the Scrounge floor at the end of the day
Littering around school reeks of laziness
Said Aydin, Managing Editor
November 14, 2022

It goes wherever you go. It curses the halls of New Trier. You go to the scrounge and it’s there. The stairwells. The lunchrooms, especially....

Being Bipolar doesnt excuse the greatest rapper of all time
Being Bipolar doesn't excuse the greatest rapper of all time
Stella Dale, Social Media and Opinions Editor
November 4, 2022

It’s no secret that fan favorite rapper Kanye West is always in the headlines, whether for his ongoing relationship with Taylor Swift or ex-wife’s...

In a post Roe v. Wade overturn era, misogyny brews on the internet
The tumultuous rise of Andrew Tate
Sarah Lin, Editor in Chief
October 21, 2022

I’m not sure what I expected my senior year to look like. What I certainly didn’t expect was to be catcalled on the first day of school,...