Chicago Calls for Gun Reform at March For Our Lives
Parker Casey, Freshman Writer
April 16, 2018
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On Saturday March 24, the “March for Our Lives” event occurred in towns and cities across the United States. “March for Our Lives” is a march that brought awareness to gun violence, not only in school, but in our streets. I went to the March for our Lives in Chicago at Union Park, and over 85,000...
DePaul Prep Comes Together for BSU’s Annual Unity Dinner
Serena Tran, Freshman Writer
March 14, 2018
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In today’s society, it is rare to see people united; everywhere we look, segregation takes its form, and it may be found through the separation of different ethnicities, genders, social classes, and beliefs. With all the negativity in the world, it’s important to form bonds, especially in s...
Speech Team Speaks Out
Maggie Hollerman, News Editor
February 21, 2018
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On Thursday, February 8, 2018, The DePaul Prep Speech Team had a performance in the library after school to prepare for their sectional qualifiers. Senior Chloe Benkiser, senior Leah Healy, and junior David Meyer performed their speeches in the library on a variety of different topics. Chloe did her...
Spanish Club Shares the Love With Annual Candy Grams
Stephanie Nguyen and Yeshay Choden, Senior Writers
February 20, 2018
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Love is in the air, or how DePaul College Prep’s Spanish Club likes to say, “el amor está en el aire.” This year, the Spanish Club is selling their annual Valentine’s Day Candy Grams in order to spread the love holiday throughout the school. With sales that started on Thursday, February...
DePaul Prep Honors Gordon Tech Alumni, Tom Kleinschmidt, By Retiring Jersey
John Mueller, Sophomore Writer
February 6, 2018
During Friday’s Basketball game against Conference Rivals Fenwick, DePaul Prep retired Gordon Tech Alum, Tom Kleinschmidt’s (Class of ‘91) number 34 jersey. Coach Kleinschmidt’s playing career stands for itself. He played at the school from 1987-1991 and holds the Gordon Tech all-time re...
Spring Play Finishes Casting
Matthew Podgorny, Senior Writer
January 31, 2018
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The DePaul College Prep theatre society has just finished casting for the spring play, Loyalties and Assumptions. This play is different from others because it is a total of nine mini plays and not one large scale performance. Each of the nine plays averages around 10 minutes each. The actors who...
Chicago Women March Downtown
Matthew Almendras, Sophomore Writer
January 31, 2018
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The Chicago’s Women’s March was on January 20, 2018. It took place at Grant Park with over 300,000 participants. At the march, people wore pink hats, with many bringing signs with them. Many of the marchers’ signs were very clever. But why did people march at the women’s march? A post from In...
All In For Spirit Sales
Kiara Ruiz, Freshman Writer
January 31, 2018
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DePaul College Prep began selling Spirit Wear ranging anywhere from 20-30 dollars originally, now for half the price. This is to promote school spirit and balance out inventory. Students are now very excited to get this spirit wear for these low prices, however, some feel cheated for buying it originally...
New Change for Turnabout Dance: Junior Court
Cyan Renee Andalis, Senior Writer
January 31, 2018
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Recently, the student government has made the decision to have a junior Turnabout court at the upcoming dance on January 27, 2018. In previous years, the court for dances has been juniors and seniors or seniors only. Students of DePaul Prep were given a link to a survey on Schoology posted by...
Sara Lynch Qualifies as an Alternate for Nationals
Jessica Alva, Senior Writer
January 31, 2018
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Sara Lynch from the DePaul College Prep debate team is an alternate to go to nationals as she impressed the judges with her confident speaking and research abilities. Out of the two national qualifying competitions she competed in, she was ranked ninth overall, making her the fourth alternate to qua...
DePaul College Prep Introduces New Music Production Course
David Rios, Senior Writer
January 30, 2018
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DePaul College Prep is now offering a music production class to all grade levels, nine through twelve, in order to help students get a better understanding of what goes into creating music. Students will achieve this by studying past composers up until the work that goes into digital music editing toda...
Mock Trial Team Travels to First Boot Camp
Jenny Castañeda, Senior Writer
January 30, 2018
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The mock trial team went to Loyola University Chicago School of Law for a boot camp event that was held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 20th. The event’s purpose was to explain the rules and give a better understanding of mock trials with presentations and workshops with experienced attorneys. The...
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