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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

A member of an NGO participates in an awareness campaign during an event on Childhood Cancer on the occasion of the 20th Int'l Childhood Cancer Day, at Connaught Place in New Delhi on February 15, 2021. (Photo by Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“Special Spaces” Leaves Lasting Impressions

Sophia Freehling, Scribe Reporter October 11, 2023

In a heartwarming collaboration, Schaumburg National Honor Society members joined with Special Spaces Chicagoland to help Abigail, a local child with cancer.  When undergoing treatment or chemotherapy,...

MAIA Learning helps prospective college students navigate and organize the application process.

District 211 Unveils New College And Career Planning Website

Michah Kier, Scribe Reporter October 3, 2023

District 211 has embraced the future of college and career planning with MAIA Learning, an online platform that streamlines the college application process. With its array of features,  MAIA Learning...

Safety and Security personnel Mike Gust checks students IDs as they enter the building.

Security Presence at SHS Increased for Student Safety

Sarah Oliveros, Scribe Reporter September 29, 2023

As we reach the six-week mark of the 2023 school year, it is likely that students have observed an augmented security presence at both the entrances and in the hallways of SHS. At each of the D211 high...

Maui wildfires burnt at least 32,000 acres and at least 97 deaths.

Unrecognizable Paradise

Lizette Janice Trinidad, Scribe Reporter September 29, 2023

On an island created in fire, the sufferings of people of Maui are not over as communities face devastation caused by wildfires in Hawaii. On Aug. 8, 2023, a brush fire that began west of Lahaina continued...

Drum major Leah Robin leads a marching band section.

Strike Up The Band!

Samantha Freehling, Editor-in-chief September 29, 2023

The marching band kicked off its season with the gusto and prestige that has come to define the SHS music department. This year, the musicians play and perform to the tunes of beloved boy bands, like Queen...

A woman walks through a flooded street in Porto Alegre, Brazil on September 27, 2023. The state of Rio Grande do Sul suffered a cyclone that destroyed the cities of Mucum and Roca Sales in the beginning of September 2023, and now it's suffering the action of a new extratropical cyclone that intensified the storms and caused flooding in several cities in the state in southern Brazil. (Photo by SILVIO AVILA / AFP) (Photo by SILVIO AVILA/AFP via Getty Images)

Record Breaking Natural Disasters

Isha Vekaria, Scribe Writer September 29, 2023

  When the recent heat wave hit the US, the sudden increase in temperatures left people shocked. However, record breaking temperatures aren’t the only weather related phenomenon recently....

States and universities are now looking to ban TikTok.

Tick Tock TikTok

Hector Rodriguez, Scibe Reporter May 4, 2023

TikTok, the most downloaded social media app of all time, has gained acclaim and notoriety over the past few years. TikTok, originally being published internationally in 2017, was created in 2016 by the...

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AP African American Studies on the horizon?

Hana Salay, Scribe Reporter May 4, 2023

When the AP African American Studies course curriculum was published on February 1st, College Board received strong opinions on the release. Schools across the country began to pilot a version of the...

Schaumburg's HOSA team prepares for their state competition.

HOSA Continues Success

Nina Mieszkowska, Scribe Reporter March 24, 2023

In recent weeks, SHS has been enjoying a flurry of Saxon send-offs honoring the constant stream of teams and groups that have recently qualified for IHSA State Competitions.  Given the numbers, it would...

SHS student form a conga line during the Arts Alive steel drum band perfomance.

The Arts Take the Stage at SHS

Braden Murphy, Scribe Reporter March 21, 2023

With the pandemic shutting down so much, crowds felt discouraged to venture to theaters for movies and plays, artistic displays, comedy shows, and almost every other artistic display. With so many streaming...

Chris Mininniti (left), Arion Peralta (center), and Emily Rose (right) in Schaumburg High School's performance of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible.

Vengeance Takes Center Stage in The Crucible

Nina Mieszkowska, Scribe Reporter March 14, 2023

Vengeance ran rampant on February 9-11 in Schaumburg High School’s rendition of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Taught in Junior English, the play peels back the layers of Salem’s secrecy, deceit,...

Freshman Dominika Hudecek signs out of her English class. Schaumburg's bathroom procedure now includes lanyards to indicate class location.

SHS Increases Bathroom Security

Myles Hudkins, Scribe Reporter February 17, 2023

From TikTok challenges to vaping to loitering, Schaumburg High School bathrooms have become a refuge for students looking to avoid class. As a result, SHS implemented new procedures aimed at combating...

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