By Morgan Nguyen and Nidhi Madhaven Assistant Features Editor and Copy Editor High school has the potential to feel like a mess of numbers. Class grades, grade point averages, ACT scores – it is a jumble that so much effort, stress and money are put into achieving. There is no doubt that this hard work...
By Abbie Donoghue Opinion Editor Climbing the multitude of steps and arriving in the entryway, Barrington High School appears to have all of the generic elements of any surrounding high school. The library is a mere five steps away, tables and vending machines are within a stone’s throw, and classrooms can be made out down...
By Kathleen Baert Staff Writer Plenty of students choose to take a foreign language as an elective during the day. However, not many people realize that students from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, India, China, and Korea walk the halls of BHS every day. The students’ ethnicities vary depending on the year. About 40 students participate...
By Emma Barnett Staff Writer As Valentine’s Day comes around, love is always in the air. Many BHS students begin to question the meaning of love and how to make a relationship last. However, there appears to be a dividing line between different generations and their views on love. What is love? “An evolving emotion...
By Katherine Luby Online Editor A handful of BHS students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, are gathered underneath the bright lights of the high school auditorium’s stage. They dance, sing, and act, all trying to perfect their own part in the upcoming spring musical, Guys and Dolls. The musical takes place in New York City...
Christina Oehler Staff Writer As she swipes her card and gets ready to leave the pool of Prairie Stone Fitness Center, Junior Annemarie Cress knows that as a new part-time life guard, the profit she earns now is not nearly as much as she would hope to be making this holiday season. Earning around $9/ hour...
Republican You have all seen the ads: “He can CREATE jobs, LOWER taxes, and CUT national budget spending! Vote today!” Of course, that all sounds nice. But really, what teenage kid wanted to know about “working closely with Israel to maintain its strategic military edge?” Personally, I didn’t. I did not care about any...
By Tim Foszcz Assistant Features Editor Scary Movies Silent House (2011) Renovations on an old family house go haywire when Sarah’s mind throws her for a loop as she remembers her father’s terrible abuse of her as a child. Let me start by saying I was immediately intimidated—in a good way. The filming locations...
By Tate Fischer Staff Writer There is no better way to learn a culture than to be immersed in it. This is exactly what senior Maddie Ordway had done when she and her family left for Rwanda for ten months. Senior Ordway recently returned to Barrington after the ten month excursion in Kigali, Rwanda with...
By Samantha Lee Graphics Editor Walking down the hallway, two teachers coming from opposite directions make eye contact with one another. Surprised, they say their hellos, smile, and continue to walk. These two coworkers see each other at work and at home. Mrs. and Mr. Bell are one of the few married couples who are...
By Rachel Robertson Staff Writer This year, the Corral, BHS’s student produced yearbook, is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a look back through the years in a special all-color edition of the yearbook to be released at the end of the school year. While most of the details are under wraps, yearbook advisor Laura Minerva...
By Rachael Rowley News Editor Tweee! The familiar squeal of the silver whistle signals halftime. The score is 21-14. Only one more touchdown and the game between Fremd and Barrington will be tied. The coach calls the team to the sidelines and signals team manager, senior Grayson Giroux, to join the huddle. The team has...
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