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  • January 29Kane County begins Phase 1 of Covid-19 vaccinations.
  • January 20INAUGURATION DAY: President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the next President of the United States.
  • January 1D303 returns to hybrid learning for second semester.

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Teachers at Poughkeepsie Day School in New York participate in a cultural competency training session.

Editorial: Reflections on Black History Month and Cultural Competency

March 2, 2021

February “Thumbs”

March 2, 2021
February

February “Zoom Zingers”

March 2, 2021
English teacher Leslie Ladowski lectures to her AP Language and Composition students, most of whom have their cameras off during class.

Remote Students, Please Turn Your Cameras On

February 10, 2021
January

January “Zoom Zingers”

February 3, 2021

January “Thumbs”

February 3, 2021
Biden's arrival to the White House gives us a chance to hit the

Editorial: Hitting the “Reset Button”

February 3, 2021
This holiday season presents us with a choice: either double down on our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, or capitulate under the stress of pandemic fatigue and ruin much of the hard work we've put in so far. Photo courtesy of Pixaby.com.

This Holiday Season Needs to Be Different

December 15, 2020

December “Thumbs”

December 9, 2020
December

December “Zoom Zingers”

December 9, 2020
The Electoral College has long been a hallmark of American democracy. But with attempts at its destruction in 2005 and 2016--as well as Trump's loss of the popular vote in the last election--some Americans are now asking the question,

Why Do We Have The Electoral College, And Should We Get Rid Of It?

November 19, 2020
The St. Charles Police Department's new headquarters stands at 1515 W Main Street. Photo by Jeff Pape.

St. Charles Police Respond to Recent Rise in Racial Tensions

October 29, 2020

Editorial: The Importance of Civil Discourse 

October 29, 2020
OCTOBER'S

OCTOBER’S “ZOOM ZINGERS”

October 28, 2020

OCTOBER’S “THUMBS”

October 25, 2020
Illinois daily change in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Source: The New York Times.

COVID-19 Resurges in Kane County and Illinois

October 20, 2020
SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER “Thumbs”!

September 24, 2020
SEPTEMBER'S ZOOM ZINGERS!

SEPTEMBER’S ZOOM ZINGERS!

September 24, 2020
Taste of the Himalayas Exterior

[PHOTO] Running a Restaurant During a Pandemic

September 18, 2020

EDITORIAL: A New “Normal” 

September 21, 2020
X-ray surveyed students in July about the original D303 plan.

D303 About-Faces

August 17, 2020
Senior Jeff Pape shares his frustration with the SAT testing cancellations.

College Board Has Got to Do Better

August 17, 2020

Tributes to X-ray’s seniors

July 30, 2020
Editor-in-Chief and senior Joseph Beeson poses at the Washington Monument last fall during the national journalism convention in D.C.

X-ray’s letters to our graduated senior editors

July 20, 2020
Friends show their love for their fellow classmate with an on campus memorial.

East community mourns loss of one of their own

June 15, 2020
The Auto Club of 2020

EAST’S AUTO SHOW GOES ONLINE

May 21, 2020
Speak All About It!

Speak All About It!

May 3, 2020
Senior Dylan Barrett works in the woodshop to cut holes for the newspaper stand project the club has taken on. 

[PHOTO] Got hammer and nails?

April 23, 2020
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