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Graduation

Good Luck Seniors!

Emely Bravo, Reporter February 21, 2025

This June, seniors will celebrate their triumph. Although this is the end of a chapter, a new one follows. On graduation day, they’ll wait for their names to be announced, smile to the cheers from their...

School Lunch

What’s up with Lunch?

Lia Roa, Reporter February 21, 2025

School lunch is a vital part of a student’s day. Taft lunch varies between the 3rd and 7th periods, from 9:35 to 2:05 with 4,464 students and 637 students in each lunch period. CPS is full of diversity....

UIC Visit

A Visit From The Future

Matija Nicin, Reporter February 21, 2025

“College,” the big word that is on every senior’s mind in Taft. A word so big that they visit Taft to talk about their programs, financial aid, housing and culture of the campus. They are called...

Grammy Awards

Grammys: Snubbed or Deserved?

Neovi Vielma, Reporter February 12, 2025

It’s finally Grammy season! On Feb. 2, the Recording Academy held its annual Grammy Awards ceremony, being the 67th overall. Hosted again by Trevor Noah, it honored the best pieces of work from musicians...

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Taft Today at WGN

January 17, 2025

Taft Pride Alliance Poster

Pride and Equality in Illinois and Taft

Jakub Perez and Michal Laczak January 16, 2025

Ever since it was founded in 2016, Taft High School's very own Pride Alliance has been a welcoming group of people pushing towards equality and fair representation of those a part of, or associated with,...

Behind the scenes at WGN

On Air at WGN

Janel Limardo and Carmen Ramirez January 16, 2025

On Dec. 17, 2024, Taft's Journalism-Newspaper class got an experience all aspiring journalists dream of. Seven students got the opportunity to come to the WGN station and get the real behind the scene...

Spotify Logo

Spotify’s Wrapped 2024

Melany Ramos, Reporter January 15, 2025

Spotify’s 2024 Wrapped finally came out on Dec. 4 and tons of people were either happy or had mixed feelings with their personalized recap of the music they love. Spotify began to create their yearly...

Display Case of the Historical timeline of WGN

Evolution of WGN-TV

Yvette Santiago and Lia Roa January 15, 2025
References WGN TV History | Chicago. (n.d.). WGN-TV. Retrieved January 13, 2025, from https://wgntv.com/station-history/
Looming.

LOOMing Need in Textile Class Met Through Grant

Ryan Harrity, Reporter January 14, 2025

A loom is an object used for threading and weaving yarn. Very recently the Textile class at Taft got approved for 40 new looms through a grant from the “We Need Diverse Books” Foundation.   Looms...

Behind the Scenes of WGN

Chicago’s Very Own Employees

Oliver Vicens and Cassie Nowik January 13, 2025

One of Chicago’s biggest staples is our news stations. To tune into live news reports and carefree lifestyle shows, the World’s Greatest Newspaper (WGN) has you covered! WGN takes pride in being Chicago’s...

Poster for the  Spring Musical

And the Next Spring Musical is…

Ashley Wilson and Domenic Paladino January 13, 2025

After months of suspense, the Spring Musical has finally been revealed! Posts on the Taft Drama Instagram page teasing for the title began back in May of 2024. As the month progressed, the possibilities...

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