Conant staff shares memories from the past decade
As the decade comes to an end, we asked staff members to reflect on the biggest changes and moments they’ve experienced at Conant High School. To some, these memories may be news, since not...
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Moving across the globe from Turkey to America
As the wheels of the plane screeched against the hard, concrete ground, she peered out the window, looking around slowly and trying to take in every aspect of what was now her new home....
How Conant students are battling sleep deprivation
Embed from Getty Images The paper due this Friday, sports practice, the math quiz tomorrow, and work after school on Thursday. These thoughts buzz through the head of a high school student as he...
New Teacher Profile: Vincent Salas
The Crier is conducting interviews to get to know the new teachers at Conant. Today, the Crier is featuring teacher Vincent Salas. Crier: What is your favorite thing about teaching at Conant? Salas: “So...
From Schaumburg to show business
She’s been an impoverished young woman living through the French Revolution; a mermaid princess looking for a handsome prince; the rebel daughter of a Jewish milkman in Russia. Presently, she’s a young journalist at...
New Teacher Profile: Gabriella Stacy
Vinaya Pillai also contributed to this article. Crier: What is your favorite thing about teaching at Conant? Stacy: Getting to know all of the students and staff members. Everybody is so welcoming and kind...
A successful formula: Conant math teacher shares process of writing a novel
A Conant math teacher spoke about his self-published book and the process that led to its creation at Conant’s second annual Author Day on November 1. Patel teaches AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics,...
Conant science teacher receives 2019 Hometown Hero award
Alaskan native, submarine dweller, nuclear reactor manager, and satellite commander are all titles Conant physics teacher and veteran Christopher Bruce has embodied. Today Bruce embraces a new title — Hometown Hero. This morning, Bruce...
New Teacher Profile: Bridget Colleran
The Crier is conducting interviews to get to know the new teachers at Conant. This week, the Crier is featuring teacher Bridget Colleran. Crier: What is your favorite thing about teaching at Conant? Colleran:...
‘The Princess and the Pea’ gets a new twist in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Conant Theatre is presenting “Once Upon a Mattress” as its annual musical, retelling the classic fairytale “The Princess and the Pea” but adding a twist audience members may not expect. The musical begins by...
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