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Sears student admires the final product of the art show on May 8
NT and Sears photography student project finished, promoting passion and connection from all
May 20, 2025
Members of New Trier High School's Latin Club after placing first in the Illinois State Certamen competition on April 15
NT Latin Club wins first place at state Certamen competition
May 18, 2025
The athletic fields outside of New Trier’s Northfield Campus.
NT turf renovations underway after major donation
May 16, 2025
One player’s stockpile of Nerf guns and ammunition in preparation for week one of Paranoia
‘Paranoia’ fosters competition and controversy
May 15, 2025
Incoming Director of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Melissa Dudic (left) and incoming Assistant Principal for the Class of 2029 Matt Koulentes
NT names two more administrators for 2025-26 school year
May 2, 2025
Women in Politics Club fosters a safe community for females to discuss politics
Women in Politics Club fosters a safe community for females to discuss politics
June 12, 2025
Next year's coheads (from left to right), Elan Hao, Kate Kang, and Catherine Ji, are excited to lead Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad announces next year’s leaders
June 12, 2025
Trailer for 17th annual Greg Harris film festival
Greg Harris Film Festival celebrates New Trier students’ love for film at the Wilmette Theater
May 29, 2025
Students display their Senior Projects at 2024 exhibition
Students pursue passions through Senior Project
May 21, 2025
Dita De Leeuw sits with Afghan refugee Roya and her siblings, whom the new nonprofit is named after
Protected no more: The Trump Administration’s attack on Afghan refugees
May 16, 2025
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
May 22, 2025
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
May 20, 2025
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
May 20, 2025
New Trier sailer navigates the boat while out on the water
NT sailing coasts to success through strong communication on the water
May 19, 2025
Trevians Sport Spotlight, Ep. 10: A mid-season recap with NT boys volleyball
Trevians Sport Spotlight, Ep. 10: A mid-season recap with NT boys volleyball
May 8, 2025
Top 3 Adam Sandler sports movies to watch as you wait for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
June 7, 2025
Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan star as two twin gangsters returning to their Southern hometown
‘Sinners’ is sound for sore ears
May 7, 2025
Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ is the office from hell, reimagined
Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ is the office from hell, reimagined
April 24, 2025
Ariana Grande lets out all her emotions in six new brilliant and sob-worthy songs
‘Brighter days ahead’ has become the deluxe, diverse ‘eternal sunshine’— and we love it
April 23, 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping destroyed my sense of self. How can I ever recover?
‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ made me go through all five stages of grief
April 17, 2025
Editor-in-Chief William Karr looks out into the distance on the fourth floor of New Trier High School's Winnetka Campus
Passing the torch: A 4-year journey in discovering purpose
May 23, 2025
AI in education: Tool or threat?
AI in education: Tool or threat?
May 12, 2025
A desperate call for the end of wearing flip flops at NT
A desperate call for the end of wearing flip flops at NT
May 7, 2025
End of the semester marks another unnecessary change to the finals schedule
End of the semester marks another unnecessary change to the finals schedule
April 30, 2025
Sofia Fernadez works on in-class assignment
NT stifles academic growth
March 19, 2025
People and the Press ft. Lorelei Hansen
People and the Press ft. Lorelei Hansen
May 30, 2025
Editor-In-Chief WIlliam Karr is exhausted at the end of the day
New Trier News takes on Take Your Kid to Work Day
May 30, 2025
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
May 22, 2025
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
May 20, 2025
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
May 20, 2025
Editor-In-Chief WIlliam Karr is exhausted at the end of the day
New Trier News takes on Take Your Kid to Work Day
May 30, 2025
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
Santa Clara track and cross country commit reflects on her career and hopes for her next chapter
May 20, 2025
An evening with NT jazz bands: Spring Concert 2025
An evening with NT jazz bands: Spring Concert 2025
May 11, 2025
Junior Denver commit Aaron Pressman takes over the field as new ground-ball record holder
Junior Denver commit Aaron Pressman takes over the field as new ground-ball record holder
April 23, 2025
Top defender in NT program history on development training to signing with UVA
Top defender in NT program history on development training to signing with UVA
April 21, 2025
People and the Press ft. Lorelei Hansen
People and the Press ft. Lorelei Hansen
May 30, 2025
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
Trevian Sports Spotlight, Ep. 11: The Exit Interview
May 22, 2025
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
Trevian Sport Spotlight, Ep. 9: A mid-season recap with NT boys baseball
May 20, 2025
Trevians Sport Spotlight, Ep. 10: A mid-season recap with NT boys volleyball
Trevians Sport Spotlight, Ep. 10: A mid-season recap with NT boys volleyball
May 8, 2025
Trevians Sports Spotlight, Ep. 8: A look into the NT girls lacrosse season 
Trevians Sports Spotlight, Ep. 8: A look into the NT girls lacrosse season 
April 7, 2025
Wise, second from left. with three fellow EMTs in Bello Colombia
Junior spends six months working in Colombian Hospital
May 19, 2021
Seniors seen excited to be leaving NT
Cruisin’ on!
June 24, 2020
It was the best of times
It was the best of times
June 22, 2020
Students mingle during the Homecoming Dance in 2019
Highs and lows: seniors reflect on the best and worst of NT
June 22, 2020
130 AP Government students at the convention center where the Iowa Caucus was held
AP Government students observe caucus in Bettendorf, Iowa
February 21, 2020
Seniors miss projects
June 24, 2020
Processed with VSCO with e3 preset
Times that made us LOL
June 24, 2020
Graphic includes respondents to both the NT News destinations survey and the ntseniors2020 Instagram account
More seniors taking gap year
June 24, 2020
Seniors seen excited to be leaving NT
Cruisin’ on!
June 24, 2020
Senior athletics photos
Senior athletics photos
June 23, 2020
130 AP Government students at the convention center where the Iowa Caucus was held
AP Government students observe caucus in Bettendorf, Iowa
February 21, 2020
Democrats: electability is a lie
February 21, 2020
Who’s on the ballot? Know who you’re voting for
February 21, 2020
Do political ads belong in the Super Bowl?
February 21, 2020
Tinker at the Journalism Education Association Conference in Washington D.C. on Nov. 22, 2019
Tinker speaks to next generation of student activists
February 21, 2020
Looking back at a century of the NT News
November 8, 2019
Looking back at the wars of the past century
November 8, 2019
100 Years of Race at NT
November 8, 2019
100 years of learning
November 8, 2019
Benefits behind legalizing cannabis
November 8, 2019
Minorities respond to N-word presentations
December 13, 2019
No excuse to use N-word
December 13, 2019
100 minutes is not enough time to tackle complex issues
December 13, 2019
A video of Ta-Nehesi Coats was shown in the N-word presentation
We shouldn’t have to hear homophobic and sexist slurs in advisery
December 13, 2019
NT News 12/13/2019 – Special Section: Race
December 13, 2019
Psychologist, students discuss impact of social media on mental health
September 27, 2019
Graphic depictions of suicide in media can lead to copycats, studies show
September 27, 2019
Complex causes behind rising suicide rates among men
September 27, 2019
Students support assemblies and seminars to discuss mental health
September 27, 2019
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In the era of Coronavirus, the use of Artificial Intelligence in medicine is doing work in bettering the lives of patients and medical professionals

AI transforms medicine

Said Aydin, News Editor
March 21, 2023
Muslim women in India protest for their rights to wear hijab in schools

The feminist hypocrisy on villainizing hijab for ‘freedom’

Said Aydin
February 3, 2023
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
November 22, 2022
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
November 14, 2022
Instagram is the main platform filled with slacktivist posts from students

No one cares: stop posting politics on your stories

Said Aydin
October 14, 2022
Photos on BeReal can be better for recording a moment, as it uses the front and back camera at the same time

BeFake: how new social media apps don’t make your life any realer

Said Aydin
September 16, 2022
Student Council leaders help collect trash along the Green Bay Trail for the Day of Service

Day of Service allows NT alumni to work on community passion projects

Said Aydin
May 4, 2022
Many similarities can be made of refugees in Ukraine (seen above) with Middle Eastern refugees (seen below).

Ukraine unveils the hypocrisy of the West

Said Aydin, Opinions Editor
March 10, 2022
The New Trier curriculum has been shaped by the same Western books for decades, but we are seeing a needed stride toward diversity

Canonical curriculum lacks global perspective

Said Aydin, Opinions Editor
March 8, 2022
Carol Japha, pictured, working on the newspaper design in 1962

Alumni, staff reflect on value of print edition

Said Aydin and Lula Fox
February 8, 2022
The New Trier boys swim team does a pre-game chant before beating ETHS at a home meet on Jan. 21

Boys swim and dive blows Evanston out of water

Said Aydin, Opinions Editor
February 7, 2022
The new surge in cases trumps the previous high of 11 cases on Nov. 12

Breaking News: New Trier hits record high 36 COVID cases; local townships follow suit

Said Aydin
December 11, 2021
A well-wisher kneels at a memorial created at Oxford High School

Michigan shooting illustrates need for change

Said Aydin, Opinions Editor
December 10, 2021
Sophomore Jacob Maten reads the print newspaper, which he found was more interacted with than the online version

Students mourn loss of print edition

Lula Fox and Said Aydin
December 1, 2021
Above are a few the titles that many English courses require their students to read, including classics like Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby.

How reading classics in English classes sparks enjoyment in reading

Said Aydin
November 5, 2021
The New Trier New's 100 year tradition of a weekly print newspaper is being cut by administration, leaving the New Trier News to have to rely mostly on online audiences instead of being able to target students within school.

Administration slaps New Trier News with cutbacks

Lula Fox and Said Aydin
October 28, 2021
Hispanic student populations have increased more than any other race combined at New Trier

New Trier sees rapid increase in Hispanic diversity

Said Aydin, Opinions Editor
October 15, 2021
Front page of the New Trier News newspaper on September 28, 2001

New Trier reflects on 20 years since September 11 attacks

Said Aydin, Opinion Editor
September 11, 2021
The new schedule replaces the 70 minute period with 85 minutes, with some classes, like science, meeting in half blocks every other day

Why the 85 minute schedule isn’t as bad as you think

Said Aydin, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2021

Day of Service allows alumni to work on passion projects

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
May 19, 2021
Guides like this one, found on the school library website, can teach non-Muslims about Ramadan through interactive videos, articles and slides

No, not even water: Why non-Muslims should learn about Ramadan

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
April 28, 2021
The six candidates from left to right, are Keith Dronen, Kimberly Alcantara, Avik Das, Sally Tomlinson, Chad Prodromos, and Julie Cho

Candidates ramp up campaign as elections approach

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2021
Superintendent Paul Sally answers questions about the logistics of the new four day option during the board meeting on Feb. 16

School offers four day option due to low attendance

Said Aydin, Staff Writer
March 8, 2021
Posts such as these can be seen on social media, advertising the new website and encouraging alumni to update their personal information

Education Foundation connects alumni in online environment

Said Aydin, Staff Writer
February 16, 2021
Trump supporters and right wing rioters climb the West wall of the Capitol, attempting to nullify President-elect Biden's victory in the 2020 election

Local politicians demand action against President

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
January 16, 2021
Tri-Ship was able to sell out in their first weekend this year, raising money for boys' Scholarships

Pandemic can’t slow down tree sale

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
December 22, 2020
Senior Liv Nickel running the #Raceforscholarships fun run on Nov. 14. To keep it safe, participants ran by themselves throughout the day

Girls Club adapts to virtual setting with “Race For Scholarships”

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
December 14, 2020
Many colleges, including Oakton Community College, above, which uses Multiple Measures for Placement, have gone test optional this year

New season of college applications arrives with new challenges for seniors

Said Aydin, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2020
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