Stressed out for finals? Prepare with these reliable tips

Kate Hannon, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

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Although final exams are rarely the highlight of anyone’s school year and often evoke memories of late-night cramming and stressing, they are an unavoidable part of mid-January. Students and teachers share their ideas on how to make studying for finals both more effective and more pleasant. Timing...

Service Spotlight: Clare Camblin

Brooke Puccini, Co-Editor-in-Chief

December 14, 2018

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“Everyone has a story. Small changes can make a huge impact,” said Clare Camblin, senior. Camblin lives these words through her many service projects in which she connects with the local community. Clare regularly helps the Public Access to Deliver Service (PADS) program and has become a regular...

New renovations await to enhance campus

Allison Bosshart, Local Co-Editor

December 14, 2018

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While the campus has changed dramatically over time, future plans are also in progress. From major construction to minor changes, the administration has been carefully identifying the needs of students, faculty, and staff, and has already started to respond. The front entrance, Cahill Gymnasium, the co...

College Alumni Panel advises students on how to succeed in college

Brooke Puccini, Co-Editor-in-Chief

December 14, 2018

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College—the serious, overwhelming, exciting, scary, inevitable topic that high schoolers regularly avoid discussing in the cafeteria and at home. While the knowledge of counselors and parents is essential to the process, those conversations often leave students with one question: “What about someone...

Students, faculty from South Korea, Poland, Italy celebrate Christmas in diverse ways

Alyssa Yankee, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

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There are many similar ways that people in the school community celebrate Christmas, including decorating a Christmas tree, visiting family and having dinner together, exchanging gifts, hanging stockings, decorating the house, baking cookies, and going to church. 97% of students celebrate Christmas...

Teachers, staff share how school once looked

Grace Chang, Local Co-Editor

December 14, 2018

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Students’ first impression of Saint Viator often revolves around the front parking lot, the spacious Querbes Hall, and the glamorous Hall of Fame. However, Viator was not always like this. Established in 1961, the school has gone through various changes. What started out as a boys’ school became...

Musical behind the scenes: Patrons of the Arts

Crystal Schuster, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

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Whether you’re the next Monet or an aspiring Van Gogh, the Patrons of the Arts are a group of parents that support the development of the school’s many creative outlets, including all the Fine Arts curricular and non-curricular programs for theater, choir, band and visual arts. “It means...

Burning Questions

Alex DiMarco and Timmy Wittich

December 14, 2018

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Hey, what’s up lions? Yes, there is a new lion rumor that is prancing its way around the halls. We all know of the haircuts for drug testing, but have you noticed that the same person always cuts your hair? “Who?” you may ask. The culprit is none other than Dean Stanford himself. What’s his...

Memories of past spaces vs. hopes for their future usage

December 14, 2018

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Hello my name is Mrs. Mroz

Kate Hannon, Staff Writer

October 31, 2018

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If any student needs to not only understand how life functions but also program an app to demonstrate it, freshman biology and Mobile Apps I teacher Mrs. Rachel Mroz is the right person to look to. When she graduated from Trinity High School and the University of Illinois, Mrs. Mroz planned to atte...

Student Council hosts spooktacular Halloween Fun Fair

Crystal Schuster, Staff Writer

October 31, 2018

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What better way to celebrate spooky season than with a little fun… and fair(ies)? The Halloween Fun Fair was bustling with shining tiaras and glistening wings, little want-to- (bumble) bees flying to and fro, Elmo look-a-likes, and future princesses casting their magic over Cahill gymnasium. The Fair...

Scariest places in Saint Viator

Crystal Schuster, Staff Writer

October 31, 2018

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Whether you’re creeping your way through the dark auditorium, gliding through the hallways by the pool, or tiptoeing your way through the deafeningly silent empty hallways, one thing’s for certain: the school is crawling with places that will be sure to give you the heebie jeebies! It’s bee...