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The Schaumburg High School student news site

Saxon Scribe

The Schaumburg High School student news site

Saxon Scribe

The Schaumburg High School student news site

Ancient life found on Mars

Ancient life found on Mars

Ved Ghelani, Scribe reporter September 30, 2025

Scientists have recently found the clearest sign of life on Mars. Back in July the newest Mars rover, Perseverance, used its core driller to take a sample from a rock formation called “Chevaya Falls.”...

HONG KONG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 02: Plush dolls Labubu are displayed inside a craw machine on September 2, 2025, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images)

Labubu Lunacy: Down the Rabbithole…

Mateusz Rodriguez, Scribe Reporter September 30, 2025

Walk down the halls of Schaumburg High School, through Woodfield Mall and you’ll see them. Everywhere. On everyone. Little plush key chains dangling from backpacks, shoulder bags, and belts. Labubus...

Senior Luke McCoy fronts Schaumburg School of Rock House Band at the annual September Fest

Septemberfest Marks 54 Years of Tradition

Angelina Rafacz, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2025

Septemberfest recently passed, and the Schaumburg High School community wanted to acknowledge the annual festival. The fall tradition stretches back 54 years and continues to bring the local community...

Scared Scriptless makes its way back to the SHS stage on September 10 at 7:00pm and September 11 at 3:30.

No Script? No Problem! Improv Brings Laughs to the Stage

Alice Yakubova, Scribe Reporter September 5, 2025

Scared Scriptless Returns: SHS Improv Brings Unscripted Laughs. The Schaumburg High School Scared Scriptless Improv Show will take the stage Tuesday, September 10, at 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, September...

Schaumburg CGTI students pose for a group photo at the Eastern Illinois Summer Conference

Youth Leaders Build Skills, Shape Communities at CGTI Conference

Nicole Rafacz, Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2025

Eastern Illinois University successfully hosted the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute (CGTI) Summer Conference over the summer. As they have done for the past 51 years, youth leaders from across the state...

Students collect clothes and hair products for WINGS during Black History Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

SHS Partners with WINGS

Nicole Rafacz, Scribe Reporter May 1, 2025

Schaumburg High School is making a difference through donations to the WINGS Program, an advocacy group that offers support, education, and housing to victims in efforts to end domestic violence. WINGS...

Students celebrate the Filipino culture at the SHS Diversity Fair.

SHS Celebrates Diversity 2025

Lizette Janice Trinidad, Scribe Reporter April 2, 2025

On February 27, 2025, Schaumburg High School hosted yet another successful Diversity Fair, celebrating cultural traditions—and, for the first time ever, introducing a dance spotlight that brought the...

Newly appointed principal Mr. Tom Mocon works with Instructional Coaches  Ms. Strauch and Ms. Micheletto.

Hoffman Estates High Administrator Named Schaumburg Principal

Hanna Topic, Scribe Reporter April 1, 2025

Schaumburg High School is proud to announce Mr. Tom Mocon as the new principal. He will be the sixth principal to lead the institution, succeeding Mr. Brian Harlen. Mr. Mocon and his family are excited...

Students from SASA (Southwest Asian Student Association) dance during the SHS Arts Alive.

Arts Come Alive in 2025!

Angelina Rafacz April 1, 2025

For many students, "the arts" can feel like a distant world of abstract masterpieces meant to be viewed and appreciated by the chosen few. But nothing could be further from the truth – the arts aren't...

Brandon Padillo, Ami Sanders, Sarah Sekiguchi, Edie Silker and two others preformed during IMLEA

Saxons Shine at Illinois Music Education Association Annual Performance

Nicole Rafacz, Scribe Reporter February 19, 2025

The Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) hosted its annual conference January 29-February 1, 2025 in Peoria, Illinois. Schaumburg students Brandon Padillo, Sarah Sekiguchi, Evangeline Silker, Amelia...

Rohingya refugees are seen carrying rice and gifts at the Vocational Training Center (BLK) Building, in Lhokseumawe, on May 1, 2022, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Volunteers from the Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) distributed parcels and Zakat al-Fitr to 25 Rohingya refugees who were accommodated in temporary shelters ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Aceh. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Muslim Student Association Leads Successful Winter Clothing Drive to Aid Refugees

Noor Khalil, Scribe Reporter February 4, 2025

In a heartwarming display of generosity, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at Schaumburg High School successfully wrapped up its Winter Clothing Drive, which ran from January 21 to January 31. The...

CASTAIC, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: Firefighters work as the Hughes Fire burns on January 22, 2025 in Castaic, California. The wildfire has spread 9,400 acres and has prompted mandatory evacuations just over two weeks after the Eaton and Palisades Fires caused widespread destruction across Los Angeles County. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

California Wildfires Continue To Threaten Lives

Ella Oakley, Scribe Reporter February 3, 2025

As California enters the peak of its wildfire season, the state continues to confront an escalating crisis that has left thousands displaced, millions of acres scorched, and critical infrastructure...

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