Margot Striegel ‘20
March 10, 2020
The coronavirus has taken the world by storm in what seems like a matter of days, igniting global fear and concern. From spreading myths and increasing death tolls, the virus...
Jaclyn Mehring ‘21
February 18, 2020
All across Australia, humans and wildlife alike have been threatened by devastating wildfires for the past few months. The fire season began in late July and has since claimed...
Maggie Rhoads '23
February 18, 2020
On July 25, 2019, President Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. On this phone call, President Trump was alleged to have pressured President...
Katie Brill '23
March 23, 2020 • No Comments
The date carved on the cornerstone of Benet Hall is 1919. Construction continued until its completion in 1920. The sidewalk that winds in front of Benet and St. Joseph Halls offers a glimpse of what the structures would have...
March 10, 2020 • No Comments
Reagan Rodenbostel '21
March 10, 2020 • No Comments
Even though Benet’s girls basketball team’s season came to an unexpected end, it does not take anything away from the fact that they had an unbelievably successful season. The team ended with a 29-3...
Ben Paoni '21
March 10, 2020 • No Comments
The Benet boys varsity red hockey team had an amazing end to the season, winning the Kennedy Cup Finals. The team knocked out the #1 seed, Providence Catholic, to secure the title. Providence won the first...
Sarah Meece ‘21
March 10, 2020 • No Comments
Einstein! Pascal! Euclid! Budd! Skaluba! Jimenez! We all know these first three people— they are famous mathematicians who have contributed greatly to the face of mathematics. However, who are the last...
Abby Doyle '21
March 5, 2020 • No Comments
On Friday, February 21, Mr. Pat Marshall took three teams of students, 16 kids total, to College of Dupage in order to compete in the annual Engineering Olympiad event. The students participated in a series...
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Mattie Cieplak ‘21
March 10, 2020 • No Comments
After the grueling week of finals in January, a group of twenty Benet Academy students had the wonderful opportunity to go on a trip to New York City for Martin Luther King...
Josh Kaufman '20
November 19, 2019 • No Comments
From the beginning with Cesar Romero to Heath Ledger, many actors have played the iconic role of the Joker. Now, Joaquin Phoenix, three time Oscar nominee, has taken the...
Maggie Rhoads
November 19, 2019 • No Comments
This year, many Tony Award-winning musicals are making their appearance at famous Chicago theatres like the Oriental and the Cadillac. Some of these musicals are not shown...
Mr. Brooks Sees a Ghost by Luke Sortino '22
Margot Striegel ‘20
September 16, 2019
The definition of the word “extraordinary” is “exceptional to a very marked extent.” There is no better way to describe this year’s Extraordinary Ministers of the...
Shannon Ahern ‘20, Features Head Writer
May 3, 2019
The Redwings of Benet Academy typically venture to many different places over spring break, but one of the most special trips taken each year is to Antigua, Guatemala. Twenty...
