Math Team d(e)rives their season home at state
David Hansen, Satire Editor
May 17, 2019
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Some people love math. Some people can’t stand it. But for these students, math is more than just a class. It’s a competition. On May 4, York’s Math Team faced their biggest competition of the year: the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics State Competition. Early Saturday morning, the team threw on th...
York students jam out at the album release for “Open Up”
Mike Bindeman, A&E Editor
May 9, 2019
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Fitz's Spare Keys was packed Saturday night with supporters of the York Album Project, the annual release by York's Amateur Musicians club and the students body's musicians at large. Titled "Open Up", the album featured songs from a variety of York musicians, and ranged in style from pop to heavy rock...
Mikaela Jopes brings sign language to the halls of York
Katherine Steahly, Reporter
May 8, 2019
Junior Mikaela Jopes brought American Sign Language (ASL) Club to York this year to help educate students on the language and its history. The club meets Thursdays in foreign language classrooms. “I started it because I believe it’s important for people to reach and communicate with those who...
Black Student Union hosts annual dinner dance
Ellie Ryan, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2019
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Last week, the Black Student Union gathered their friends and family in the York Commons for an evening filled with speeches, dinner, dessert and most of all dancing. Although the annual event takes place in February, during which we honor Black History Month, this event is to celebrate and honor the...
More stress, less sleep: FCCLA students bring their passion to COD for regional competition
Hannah Brody, Reporter
February 13, 2019
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As FCCLA students escaped the freezing air and took a seat on the buses headed to the College of Dupage to participate in the regional FCCLA competition, next to them were boxes of cooking supplies that they had practiced with over and over again. There were also hangers with clothes that they had perfected ...
Fashion Club comes to York
Annika Tourlas, A&E Editor
January 5, 2019
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As students prepare to make their heavy black parka a staple piece for the next three months, a group of eight students are preparing to introduce York’s first fashion club in recent years. This club will separate themselves from the fashion section of FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of Am...