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The Student News Site of Carl Sandburg High School

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The Student News Site of Carl Sandburg High School

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Dual Credit and AP Courses: Different Paths to Potential College Credits

Zainab Azeem, Co-Editor In Chief April 28, 2025

At Sandburg, many students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes to hopefully gain college credit and benefit from taking a college level course. However, as more and more Sandburg...

Woodworking Courses Surge in Popularity

Nataniel Zoladek, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

Sandburg’s woodworking program is surging in popularity and student engagement, according to woodworking teacher Mr. Diorio. For the first time in years, enough students have registered to potentially...

The World Is Your Classroom: Sandburg Students Thrive in Study Abroad Programs

Alexandra Vazquez-Gutierrez, Co-Editor In Chief April 28, 2025

“In my personal opinion, there is no better educator than travel,” says social studies teacher Mr. Drzonek. “It is amazing because you get to see people [and] you realize that people are just like...

Math and Construction Class Helps Students Build Real World Skills

Alexandra Vazquez-Gutierrez, Co-Editor In Chief April 25, 2025

Am I in the right place? Students ask themselves as they walk into an old maintenance room with folding chairs. These chairs take the place of desks and make the room vaguely resemble a classroom. “This...

Making Strides for Others at CORE Club

Tilly Fithian, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

CORE (Cancer Outreach Resources and Education) is an organization focusing on spreading awareness about cancer research through fundraising. The members of this club thrive on helping others, even if it...

Students Attend International Manufacturing Technology Show

Omer Azeem, Staff Writer December 17, 2024

Sandburg’s Intro to Engineering class, taught by Mr. Komer, attended the IMTS Show. The IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) is a trade show that showcases the latest manufacturing technology,...

Sandburg Alumni Teachers: Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle

Bailee Pfiffner, Features Editor December 1, 2024

Carl Sandburg High School has upwards of 40 staff members who once graduated as Eagles. These staff members range from Mr. Stramaglia graduating in 1975 and journeying back to Sandburg in 2004, to Ms....

The Role of AI in Schools

Zainab Azeem, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2024

It has gotten to a point where a teacher’s biggest fear isn’t Wikipedia or Google, but finding the entirety of a student's work being made by a robot. Welcome to the massively-debated topic of AI’s...

A snapshot of student opinions about winter coats, based on survey data gathered on Instagram @sandburgaquila - Photo courtesy of Molly Twomey

Too Cool for a Winter Coat?

Molly Twomey, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

Students at Sandburg make the decision every morning in the winter of whether or not they should bring a winter jacket to school. In the cold Illinois weather that can sometimes reach as low as -30°F,...

Students Weigh In On Usefulness of Lockers

Students Weigh In On Usefulness of Lockers

Eileen Li, News Editor November 21, 2024

Lockers line the halls at Carl Sandburg High School, but most students don’t seem to use them. Despite spending their days amongst endless halls of lockers, student’s main complaints are about...

The Art Of College Applications

Omar Hasan, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

What comes to mind when the word strategy is brought up? War? The stock market? Maybe even, Bloons Tower Defense? While those examples may require strategy, they pale in comparison to the strategy required...

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