Stress fills the air. Libraries are full of students, heads bent over laptops, fingers typing furiously and eyes skimming over their scrupulous notes. Teachers hand out semester review packets and lecture their students about...
Even a couple months into second semester, the learning environment and status quo continues to change. Students may be transitioning into hybrid learning, staying completely remote, or awaiting information about athletics, activities, and AP...
Ever since Gov. Pritzker announced “quarantine” on March 20th, we have become familiar with the feeling of being trapped in our own homes. That was 7 months ago. Are you the same person you...
Let’s be honest, with all the hype and expectations around Homecoming, it can begin to feel quite overwhelming. Not only are there time consuming preparations for the dance, but there are also feelings of...
Every student looks forward to their senior year and all the fun it entails, from toga day to senior prom. Parents, neighbors, and siblings repeat the cliche “junior year is the hardest and once...
Are you an artist? If you are that’s great, but if you aren’t that’s great too! It doesn’t matter because regardless of your drawing skills, everyone can zendoodle. Zendoodling is an easy and fun...
Sleep-deprivation. Countless hours of studying. The struggle of maintaining focus. The anticipation and stress that builds upon a student when those final exams come around is something that can be overbearing, almost like carrying...
The Student Services department hosted the annual Mental Health Awareness Fair at Conant during lunch periods on Friday, December 11. Students could visit an array of stations, including a “positive thoughts” board, a stress relief table,...
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