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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. Julia Hajduga | Conant Crier Crier: What is your favorite thing about...
View ArticleHow 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...
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Moving across the globe from Turkey to America
From Zeynep Esra Gumuskilic 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...
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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 all of us...
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The 2010s: A decade in review
Diya Thomas co-wrote this article As the decade comes to a close, the Crier would like to recap major memories from the 2010s. From Taylor Swift to Shawn Mendes, or Instagram to Tik Tok, here are the...
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New Year, New Superintendent: Meet Dr. Small
Dr. Lisa Small, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, has been named the next District 211 superintendent, replacing Daniel Cates upon his retirement. After a five-month search in...
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Conant student competing on Poland’s ‘The Voice’
Srish Vijay also contributed to this article Every day, we walk around these crowded, stuffy school hallways passing tons of students. Between each class period, we see so many peers before we go to...
View ArticleConant student receives Girl Scouts Gold Award
Neeharika Kakuturu, ‘21, recently received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award for the notable program. The Gold Award is presented to fewer than 6% of Girl Scouts and takes one to two years...
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PALS Club spreads positivity through sidewalk messages
Emilia Rudzinski '22 (left) and Olivia Koziol '22 (right)Oliwia Budzik '23 (left) and Reema Patel '23 (right) Prev 1of8 Next As students and staff walk into Conant’s building, they will notice a...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Elizabeth Dopke
This school year, Conant has nine new teachers. Seeing as most students won’t be introduced to them in the typical way, the Crier is providing short features on each. Today, we would like to introduce...
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Conant student-run businesses making an impact
During these unprecedented times, typically busy students have found themselves with countless hours of boredom. Crier is featuring six students who have taken their hobbies and turned them into...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Iris Marji
This school year, Conant has nine new teachers. Seeing as most students won’t be introduced to them in the typical way, the Crier is providing short features on each. Today, the Crier would like to...
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Conant Theatre hosts red carpet premiere for musical ‘Freaky Friday’
Kyla Herr, ‘21, poses with Johana Selmeczy, ‘22, in front of a 'Freaky Friday” backdrop painted by Conant Theatre’s crew.Crisza Patron, ’23, excitedly twirls down the red carpet(Left to right) Chloe...
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Conant alum receives 2020 Hometown Hero award
Aguilar celebrates her new citizenshipPhotos provided by Val AguilarAguilar takes an oath and is officially an American citizen Prev 1of3 Next Conant alum Val Aguilar has been named Conant’s 2020...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Matthew Sutherland
This school year, Conant has nine new teachers. Seeing as most students won’t be introduced to them in the typical way, the Crier is providing short features on each. Today, the Crier would like to...
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Behind the scenes: the high school election judge experience
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ “I voted” stickers in English and Spanish, Virginia, USA, November 2014. (Organization for Security...
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Thanksgiving food traditions of the Conant community
Ananya Maddulapalli | Conant Crier Members of the Conant community share their special Thanksgiving food traditions with the Conant Crier. Thanksgiving helps to set the festive mood of the holiday...
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School nurse in the age of Coronavirus: interview with Nurse Smeltzer
Before the pandemic, Dawna Smeltzer’s responsibilities were what you would typically expect of a school nurse. She administered first aid, kept track of health records, administered medication to...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Becky Schomer
This school year, Conant has nine new teachers. Seeing as most students won’t be introduced to them in the typical way, the Crier is providing short features on each. Today, the Crier would like to...
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Conant Theatre premieres student-directed winter plays
Neela Gilbert and Jessie Hairrell contributed to this article. Producing a show during a pandemic wasn’t the only thing unique about this year’s winter play. Unlike most years, Conant Theatre opted...
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