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AP Test Prep

May 11, 2020

When I first started writing this article, my biggest worries were studying for a physics test or writing an essay for English. Since then, it seems as if everything around me has changed faster than I can keep up with, and I know AP tests are the last thing on my mind. I’m sure most of you feel the...

BSU – 2020 RECAP

Rebecca Benjamin and Emely Castrejon, Staff Writers

March 16, 2020

Warren Township's Black Student Union Presents: A Journey Through Culture! Get a glance of the culture through performances on the basis of the Harlem Renaissance to present day! With both musical and spoken word acts! The show highlights not only the artistic culture, but the reality...

CEC students visit Maine West High School

Rebecca Benjamin and Athirai Ambikkumar, Staff Writers

March 16, 2020

Check out this great video by Rebecca Benjamin and Athirai Ambikkumar as they traveled with the WTHS - CEC program to Maine West high school to cover our CEC/ELS students as they competed in a basketball tournament there earlier this month! ...

WTHS vs MND – 2020 CEC/ELS Students

Lily Witkowski, Contributor to Scratch Paper

March 16, 2020

Check out this great video created and edited by Lily Witkowski of our students from the ELS program featuring versus students from Mundelein High School! ...

Turnabout 2020 – ICED OUT

Marlyn Gajek, Staff Writer

March 16, 2020

Turnabout is the smallest dance that the school holds by far. With mainly only Junior and Seniors attending there is not much of a big turn out. There are many reasons for this, such as the reason why they call it turnabout: the girls ask the boys to the dance. This discourages many of the friend grou...

Mr.Warren 2020

Marlyn Gajek, Staff Writer

March 16, 2020

March 6th, 2020. That was the date of this year's fourth annual Mr.Warren contest. The contest is one where the males who have signed up to compete and show off their wonderful talents they wish to showcase to the audience, and then they all answer some questions. This year’s competition had...

Is the Early Sunset Affecting Productivity?

Anna Wheeler, Staff Writer

March 3, 2020

Fall daylight savings is usually viewed as a positive day for the majority of people. Gaining an extra hour normally results in everyone getting an additional hour of sleep and waking up with seemingly an extra hour to get things done in the morning. For the first few days, productivity seems to be ...

Lake County Law Exploratory Program

Anika Agashe, Staff Writer

February 18, 2020

Have you ever watched a show about law and wondered how the criminal justice system really works? With the Boy Scout’s Law Program at the Lake County Court House, you can do just that. Even though this is part of the Boy Scout’s Explorer program, anyone, regardless of gender, is free to join. The...

Warren FBLA Committee Serving the Homeless

Krista Zimmer, Contributor to ScratchPaper

February 8, 2020

Every year, Warren Township High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter creates a Community Service Committee to serve surrounding areas with a new project. This year, Lucia Rodriguez and Krista Zimmer were appointed its leaders and began their brainstorming process in July. Upon...

The Upsurge of FOMO

Emily Craig, Staff Writer

February 3, 2020

The fear of missing out, also known as FOMO, has been around for a long time. The feeling a person gets when they are left out of activities is definitely one we all can relate to. Despite the long history of FOMO, it seems to be on the rise. In our age of displaying our lives on social media, this ide...