Oscar Romero Inspiring Us to Pay It Forward at Saint Ignatius
Lauren Jasen, Features Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Features, Features, Showcase
Oscar Romero, the focus of our first Ignatian Values Day, has an important story not many of us knew, and is perhaps difficult for us to relate to in our own lives. After all it’s difficult to put one’s self in the position of a martyr willing to oppose an oppressive, military-backed, autocratic...
Ignatian Values Day #1
Angelina Galullo, Features Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Features, Features
Saint Ignatius College Prep had the first Ignatian Values Day of the 2018-2019 school year on Friday, August 31. This very busy IVD focused on the life of soon to be Saint Oscar Romero. Students watched movie clips about the life of Romero and participated in homeroom discussions about his legacy, p...
Freshman vs. Senior Backpacks
Pearson Love, Senior Writer
May 4, 2018
Filed under Features, Senior Edition
On the left, a typical case of senioritis. On the right, what freshman fit into those giant backpacks.
Mr. Luzzi: An Ignatian Icon
Dan Solis, Junior Writer
May 3, 2018
Filed under Features, Features, Senior Edition
Students who have been lucky enough to meet Mr. Jim Luzzi may know him from his long soccer coaching career, his position on the tuition assistance board, or most likely as their math teacher. What many students may not realize, however, is how time-honored Mr. Luzzi’s career is. Since starting at...
Seniors on Their Way
Grace Clancy, Freshman Writer
April 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Features, Senior Edition
As the St. Ignatius experience comes to an end for the Class of 2018, some of our seniors reflect on their time here and share their feelings about starting a new chapter in life. Niko Anaya is a Saint Ignatius lacrosse player, intramural champion, Pack Pride and Club ADAM member, and Arrupe Mentor w...
Advice to my Freshman Self
Daniel McKay, Senior Writer
April 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Features, Senior Edition
In my second week of high school, one of the most traumatic events happened to me. I pranced into school, still high on life from the new experiences I was having. Seeing none of my friends yet, I decided to go to the bathroom (BIG MISTAKE). I went into the stall, and what happened next seemed to be...
Our Voices
Margaret Fleming and Elizabeth Karlos
March 8, 2018
Filed under Features
On February 28, students and administration discussed how to move forward as a school community.
Hawaiian Havoc
Caroline VanDam and Emma Thompson
February 20, 2018
Filed under Features
As our twenty-first century world advances, we find at times that we are still in an age of mystery and uncertainty. On a late Sunday evening in 1938, millions of Americans tuned in and listened to a radio broadcast about a Martian invasion. The broadcaster was the famous writer, producer and actor,...
Ethics Take Saint Ignatius
Bella Druckman, Sophomore
February 15, 2018
Filed under Features
The Ethics Bowl Club, moderated by Nathan McPherson, competed at their first competition on January 20th, at the Illinois Institute of Technology, to begin their competition season as a new club at Saint Ignatius College Prep. In the spring of 2017, Skye Balyasny ‘17 approached Mr. McPherson and...
Man on the Street: Holiday
Emma Coughlan, Ale Natera, Clarissa Martinez, Senior Writers
December 14, 2017
Filed under Features
There’s No Room in the Inn
December 7, 2017
Filed under Features
Since the summer of 2015, one of President Donald Trump’s political platforms has been a tougher immigration policy. Within three weeks of his inauguration, he placed travel bans on certain countries, such as Syria, with over a million refugees, in the name of national security. He also limited the n...
Put Christkindlmarket on Your Christmas List
Donovan Powell, Senior Writer
December 7, 2017
Filed under Features
The Christkindlmarket has been a part of Christmas time in Chicago for many years. The fair, taking place at Daley Plaza, has always been a place not only to bring in the holiday spirit, but to bask in German culture as well. It was first formed in 1995 by the German-American Chamber of Comm...
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