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Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

The student news site of Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Statesman

Impact of Social Media and Screen Time

Impact of Social Media and Screen Time

Veronica Jia, Justin Kim, and Hamilton King | October 25, 2024

Anna Li ’25, Mind Your Mind outreach director, studies her AP Statistics review packet in preparation for her assessment. Suddenly, a notification pops up on her phone, and after a few seconds she finds...

Transfer Students Adjust to Stevenson Community

Transfer Students Adjust to Stevenson Community

Jonah Cooper and Netra Wuppalapati | October 23, 2024

Ruudrakshi Ganguly ’25 enters a South Asian Student Association (SASA) meeting, not knowing what to expect. To her delight, Ganguly feels at home as the aroma of home-cooked Indian sweets hits her nose,...

Running back Sarah Bende ’26 cuts the field, gaining more yards on the play. Bende has proven to be one of the most powerful forces on Stevensons offense, averaging 4 carries per game.

Flag Football Climbs to the Top

Justin Ferstein and Aisha Fatima | September 26, 2024

Catching the football close to her side, Sammie Meliker ‘24 charges across the field in a determined attempt to reach the endzone. Gaining yards with each stride, which would bring her closer to a triumphant...

On a typical day of swim practice, the girls do multiple laps in the pool practicing each swim stroke for warm up. The swim team follows a routine based on each day of the week.

A dive into the experience of the girls’ swim team

Grace Bui and Kashvi Nagpal | September 24, 2024

Tightly tucking hair strands into her cap, Kate Motl ’25 steps out from the locker room and walks across the tiles as she readies herself for the upcoming moment. Fastening her goggles around her head,...

Students gather in the Sports Center for the 2023 Winterfest assembly. Organized annually by Student Council, the assembly works to hype up students for the upcoming dance.

The Purpose of Student Government

Hannah Diab and Rajan Sukhatme | September 17, 2024

As Jenny Johnson ’25, Senior Class Board (SCB) president, concludes her weekly SCB meeting, she takes in the sight with great pride as the members whom she has worked closely with for the past three...

Man Down

Man Down

Timothy Bui and Adi Jaiswal | May 7, 2024

The following story may contain words that trigger people. If you are currently struggling with any feelings of suicide, depression, self-harm, or harm to others, please reach out to any trusted adult,...

A student in the ILC fills out a written club application. Many clubs use applications in order to determine their executive boards, or admit students to the clubs.

Overlooked

Camden Wright and Jeremy Iskowitz | May 2, 2024

Time and passion invested into personal essays and videos. Stress and preparation for just a 15 minute interview. All coming down to a moment of either acceptance or rejection. In 2023, 320 students applied...

Lean in Feminism works to make an assortment of buttons. These will later be sold for their fundraiser for A Safe Place throughout the month of March.

Leaning into Her-Story

Ishanvi Chaudhary and Ishanvi Mishra | March 22, 2024

Every Thursday in room 7006  Lean In Feminism members’ voices and movements fill the space. Amidst the bustle, members divide into table groups, each with a number of activities. While some involve...

Coach Regan Carmichael, staff, and players’ bench on-look a play against New Trier.  The new season is filled with optimism and new beginnings for the team.

New Year, New Coach, New Beginnings

Rajan Sukhatme and Ishanvi Mishra | December 5, 2023

For almost any sport, the coach is what makes or breaks the team. Having a supportive coach helps guide athletes to their success. As they build a deeper relationship, athletes feel more comfortable with...

Degrees Across Seas

Degrees Across Seas

Jenny Huang and Satviki Inturi | November 15, 2023

  The bright glare of the computer screen stares at Darius Anta ’24 as they submit their application. Their office space feels even smaller than usual as their anticipation grows. After countless...

After dinner, all the participants were able to meet Tiktoker Byefarzy, who creates comedy videos on his life as a Muslim. Students were able to find comfort in a local celebrity who operated under the same customs.

Blissful Breaking

Simran Agarwal and Eshaam Bhattad | May 5, 2023

  On April 6 from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m., the Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted a Fast-A-Thon at school for students to come together to celebrate Ramadan. Fast-A-Thon is an event to raise...

Peter Pynadath ’23 and friends pose for a picture during senior sunrise. Friends experienced much nostalgia reflecting on memories made, while experiencing much excitement for the memories to come during the next four.

Dawn of a New Era

Peter Pynadath, Guest Writer | May 5, 2023

Seniors decked out in college merch, the early morning dew still on the grass of the football field, and friends and classmates taking pictures to commemorate the moment; Senior Sunrise proved to be...

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