Student Life – BEACON

Dog Days Are Over Before They Could Start

February 28, 2020

Months after the CTU strike, in which CPS was out for many days, we are still making up for the time that we missed. Already we have made up days, taking away from Thanksgiving and winter break, and are expected to also make up...

Student’s Anonymous Suicide Threat

Ana Gore

February 26, 2020

During fifth period on Friday, February 21, Dr. Kenner made an announcement over the intercom that a student had made an anonymous note, threatening to “call it quits.” She asked that the student would come to the main office...

Study on More LOLs = Less Sleep

February 25, 2020

First Asian American Collaboration Showcase in History of CPS!

February 21, 2020

Second Semester: Struggling or Thriving

Arturo Magana, Editor

February 21, 2020

Second semester, the time period where things get hectic and harder for most students. The second semester is when most seniors have zero motivation as they lack focus for educational things, well, in this case, high school thing...

A Deeper Look Into the Dance IV Show

Mae Jiang, Editor

February 19, 2020

The annual Whitney Young Studio to Stage Dance IV Show occured on Friday, February 7. It included entirely student-choreographed dances of varying styles, including contemporary, hip hop, and jazz. The class had been working on...

It’s Prom Time!

January 31, 2020

It’s time for the class of 2020 to have their dreams come true. We are all on the search for beautiful dresses and well fitted suits for this magical day. Prom is the time for our friends and fellow classmates to have one l...

Senior Season

Julia Medina

January 31, 2020

Five, four, three, two, ... yes Senior Class of 2020, our year has finally arrived! We are all celebrating the holiday festivities, but at midnight on December 31, we enter into the year we worked together to finally cross that ...

Do’s and Don’ts: Finals Week

Michaela Zollicoffer

January 28, 2020

Okay, everyone. It’s that time of year – finals. Whether you’re an almost second semester senior or a student taking final exams for the very first time, the end of the semester can be an extremely stressful time. We...

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