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Girls Cross Country Team Growing Towards Goals this Season

Kyra Sears, Entertainment Editor October 22, 2025

This fall, Sandburg’s girl’s cross country team returned stronger than ever, taking over this year’s season with success and confidence. After months of training, both the varsity and the freshmen/sophomore...

Flag Football Program Continues to Grow and Thrive

China Nwachukwu, Staff Writer October 16, 2025

Carl Sandburg High School has quickly become a standout in the growing world of girls’ flag football. Since its introduction, the sport has offered a new opportunity for female athletes to compete while...

Homecoming Game Set to be a Statement of Strength for CSHS Football

Max Molenda, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

With spirit week in full swing and anticipation building across campus, this year’s Homecoming game is shaping up to be more than just a football tradition - it’s a statement of strength, resilience,...

Badminton Teams Energized to Kickstart Season of Growth

Kyra Sears, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

This spring, the Sandburg Girls Badminton team look ahead to a busy season. Driven forward by their team’s collective motivation to succeed, the girls are aiming to reach new heights this 2025 season. The...

Boys Tennis Eager to Make Their Mark as Season Begins

Bailee Pfiffner, Features Editor March 31, 2025

Carl Sandburg’s Boys' Tennis team is beginning to prepare and practice for their upcoming 2025 season. As the tennis season begins, the team is ready for success under Coach Ostrander's leadership and...

Girls Track Team Looks Ahead to Promising Season

Emma Kanagy, Staff Writer February 5, 2025

The girls Track and Field team is one of Carl Sandburg’s 30+ sports teams offered for their high school students. They have recently started their season as of January 21. The girls on this team work...

The Nutrition-Performance Connection for Student Athletes

Nataniel Zoladek, Sports Editor November 21, 2024

Here at Sandburg, sports are a very important part of our school culture, and our students prepare for their competitions in various ways. Among all of these, nutrition plays a key role in their performance.  Pregame...

Jane’s Warriors 5k Celebrates 10 Years with Final Race

Jane’s Warriors 5k Celebrates 10 Years with Final Race

Alexandra Vazquez-Gutierrez, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2024

October 4th, 2024 marked the ten-year anniversary of the passing of Jane Caliendo, a former Sandburg student, teacher, coach, and cherished Orland Park resident. In honor of this, the Jane Caliendo Memorial...

Superfanz Student Section Brings Energy to Another School Year

Molly Twomey, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

Superfanz is the Sandburg student section that is student led and runs most of the exciting events that students experience here at Sandburg. A lot of time and commitment is put into getting students excited,...

Girls’ Flag Football Touches Down for Year Two

Girls’ Flag Football Touches Down for Year Two

Sofia Szaflarski, Entertainment Editor October 10, 2024

The Girls’ Flag Football team is back for another season. But this year, the spirit of competition has been turned up a notch.  The girls made history last year as Sandburg’s first ever Flag Football...

New Sports Officiating Class a Good Call

New Sports Officiating Class a Good Call

Bailee Pfiffner, Features Editor October 7, 2024

Sports Officiating is a new, one-semester long physical education class that runs during sixth hour and allows students to get their reffing license in various sports. This year the students can get their...

Swim Team Strives for Another Successful Season

Swim Team Strives for Another Successful Season

Eileen Li, News Editor October 7, 2024

As summer comes to a close and school begins, the idea of swimming begins to drop from students' minds altogether. However, for a select group of girls, the thought becomes secondary only to homework–...

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