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The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

Board of Ed. Highlights

Board of Ed. Highlights

Anika Wadhwa, Editor-in-Chief
Published December 4, 2024

The Board of Education held a routine meeting on Dec. 3, here’s everything you need to know. The Board recognized the Girls Cross Country Team as 2024 State Champions. Athletic director Ryan Rubenstein...

Many exams will go digital or hybrid next May. Photo from the College Board website.

AP Exams go Digital

Alexander Brudvik, Print Opinions Editor
Published October 16, 2024

At the end of each school year, many students take Advanced Placement (AP) exams, administered by the College Board. In the past, exams have only been on paper, but this year many of the courses offered...

Photo courtesy of Aiden Mason, '24.

Solar Eclipse 2024

Anika Wadhwa, Editor-in-Chief
Published April 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of Aiden Mason, '24. Today---April 8---students gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the 2024 solar eclipse.The eclipse hit its peak at 2:07. This is...

A map of preliminary damage reports from the storm system on Feb. 27. Each blue/green line is a path of a tornado from the storm. Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service

Tornado Troubles

On Tuesday, Feb. 27 there were reports of tornadoes across the Chicago area due to the severe thunderstorms. An unconfirmed number of 10 tornadoes were reported in both Illinois and northwestern Indiana....

Band director Kevin Krivosik coaches students Nate Troxell, Abby Brudvik, Nathan Salvador, Sai Neelkantan and Lila Collette during 8th hour for their upcoming jazz band concert. Photo by Ava Lutsi, 26

New band director adjusts to school culture as he prepares for first concert

Ava Lutsi, Print News Editor
Published October 24, 2023

After longtime band director Randy Karon’s retirement in May, the jazz band is preparing for their concert on Oct. 24 with a new leader, Kevin Krivosik. The class meets every day during school hours....

Evie Webber, Ava Lutsi, Sofia Stern, Jacquelyn Hoffmann, Dylan Murphy, Eden Ellison, Georgiana Daughton, Lily Sehnert, Aanya Pareek, and Mia Harshman pose for a photo before last year's Freshman Spotlight Performance.

Freshman Spotlight Performance? What’s that?

Hassan Javed, Online News Editor
Published October 6, 2023

Choir director Brandon Pemberton will direct the Freshmen Spotlight Performance on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. The fine arts talent show for freshmen takes place in the Black Box Theater and will involve 21 participants. “The...

Rows of coats lined up for recipients of Barrington Giving Day to choose from. Photo by Bob Lee

Barrington Giving Day helps local families in need

Alexander Brudvik, Print Opinions Editor
Published October 5, 2023

Barrington Giving Day takes place Dec. 9 at Station Middle School. Here, local families in need can collect items such as winter gear, clothes, food, toys, books and sports equipment. Some district...

Photo from Pixabay

German exchange scholarship recipients

Anika Wadhwa, Editor-in-Chief
Published May 10, 2023

Two students, Lex Farnaus ‘24 and Melanie Miller ‘26, are recipients of the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship. Through this scholarship 250 high school students across...

Sophomore Anika Shinde watches the hatched chicks as they slowly start to move.

AP biology classes hatch and raise chicks

Vidya Madana, Editor-in-Chief
Published April 25, 2023

AP Biology teachers Laura Turngren and Julie Baylor are raising and hatching chickens with the biology students. Turngren, along with the help of science teacher Vanessa Fennig, is hosting 36 eggs in her...

Illustration by Anjali Wadhwa, ‘23.

RateMyClasses

Vidya Madana, Editor-in-Chief
Published April 10, 2023

RateMyClasses, a recent Business Incubator startup led by five students has had a wide-range of feedback from students and teachers. Officially launched on February 13 of this year, RateMyClasses. However,...

Illustration by Sabrina Roach, ‘25.

Students perform at the district orchestra ‘Solo and Ensemble’ festival

Sabrina Roach, Editor-In-Chief
Published March 23, 2023

From fourth to 12th grade, orchestra students have an opportunity to perform during the district-wide spring Solo and Ensemble festival. Like the name suggests, students perform a piece either alone (solo)...

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