Upcoming Events
  • Dec. 5 — Winter Band Concert
  • Dec. 1 — Yearbook Picture Retakes
  • Dec. 8 — Front Atrium Grand Opening
  • Dec. 8, 9 — Winter Wonderfest
  • Nov. 21, 22, 23 — No School
The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

The Student News Site of Barrington High School

The RoundUp

Emma Moorut ‘25, Riya Shah ‘25, Aarohi Chatterjee ‘26, Maya Moorut ‘26 and Deeksha Adhikary ‘27 pose after their performance for the Garba. The girls are part of the group “Dance Without Borders” that promotes styles of dancing native to the Indian subcontinent. Photo by Anika Shinde, ‘25

Spreading the light

Anshul Nadendla, Print Features Editor
Published November 27, 2023

South Asian Student Association, a club that seeks to empower South Asian voices and inform on South Asian cultures, is working to celebrate and spread awareness on the holiday of Diwali, an important...

Members from Lincoln-Douglas debate stand outside the building where one of their tournaments took place.

Up for Debate?

Abby Monk, Print News Editor
Published October 26, 2023

The Lincoln-Douglas debate team has begun preparation for their first tournament of the year, which will take place on Oct. 21 against Homewood Flossmoor High School. The team meets on Mondays and Tuesdays...

Students dance at the Homecoming celebration, with the disco ball adding more to the ambience. Sponsors Lisa Nardiello and Angela Concha were overall pleased with the turnout this year. (Photo Credits: Benice Udeogu, ‘25)

Homecoming 2023: Unique or Just the Same?

Simran Panwar, Staff Writer
Published October 24, 2023

Barrington High School kicks off a new school year with another Homecoming celebration. About 1400 students attended the dance, surprising student council sponsors Lisa Nardiello and Angela Concha, who...

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, Staff Writer
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....

Seniors Cindy Yang, Sophia Kostov and Sahana Ramesh pose for a photo at Gir1C0de. The club supports girls who are interested in computer science. Photo by Hafsah Khan, 25

An Introduction to Gir1C0de

Sasha Kassel, Staff Writer
Published October 18, 2023

Gir1C0de held its first meeting of the year on Sept. 28, where they discussed club details, received input from attendees and ate cookies. Gir1C0de is a club that supports girls interested in computer...

Seniors Megan Bergquist, Matthew Vitale and Brady Wright pose for a photo. The three were chosen as this years Homecoming Ambassadors. Photo by Samantha Scheinman

Homecoming Hoorah

Kathryn Quintanar, Staff Writer
Published October 16, 2023

Homecoming Ambassadors Megan Bergquist, Matthew Vitale and Brady Wright were crowned on Sept. 22. These three seniors were selected from the ten seniors chosen by the student body and staff. A few years...

Michael Vargas practices music for the upcoming Love Lights the Sky concert. The concert features acts from all five curricular choirs. Photo by Alana Zink, 27

“Love Lights the Sky” concert briefing

Alana Zink, Staff Writer
Published October 11, 2023

All five curricular choirs will perform the upcoming concert “Love Lights the Sky” in the auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 28. The songs for the “Love Lights the Sky”, and the overall...

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 years Freshman Spotlight Performance.

Freshman Spotlight Performance? What’s that?

Hassan Javed, Staff Writer
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, Staff Writer
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...

Load More Stories
Donate to The RoundUp
$225
$500
Contributed
Our Goal