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The Matrix Club will host Naperville Central's prom for the first time on April 26. (Photo credit: The Matrix Club)
Central to host prom at new venue
Chloe Ma, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025
The Postsecondary Advising and Resource Center pictured on April 12, 2022. Central students can participate in a "COD Takeover" in the main gym on April 23, organized by the PARC.
‘COD Takeover’ to be held April 23
Cole Miller, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025
Social studies teacher Seth Brady speaks to students in a World Cultures class in 2022. Under a proposal in front of the board of education, World Cultures, along with three other social studies courses, would be removed starting in the 2026-27 school year.
Proposed course additions presented to affect PE, CTE, Fine arts and Social Studies
Emma Coneys, Arts & Entertainment Editor • April 19, 2025
Representative Janet Yang Rohr (right), speaks to a Central Times reporter at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21. Yang Rohr recently introduced the “Right to Play” act.
Local representative introduces ‘Right to Play Act’
Jay Deegan, Editor-in-Chief • April 19, 2025
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Suzanne Collin's new addition to the "Hunger Games" trilogy. "Sunrise on the Reaping" was published March 18. (Photo credit: Scholastic Press)

Review: 'Sunrise on the Reaping' is a huge success

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Scott Damge shoots photos of the crowd at a football game against Hinsdale Central on August 30, 2024. In addition to attending all types of sporting events for Central, photographer Scott Damge also shoots media day photos for students across various sports.

From the sidelines to the spotlight: The man behind the lens

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The Postsecondary Advising and Resource Center pictured on April 12, 2022. Central students can participate in a "COD Takeover" in the main gym on April 23, organized by the PARC.

‘COD Takeover’ to be held April 23

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Features
Bridget Shannon has been playing on the Special Olympics Basketball Team 203 Fire since her freshman year. Photo Courtesy Of Kristina Hagenbaumer
Senior star brings the fire and heart
Halle Taylor, Correspondent • April 21, 2025
Scott Damge shoots photos of the crowd at a football game against Hinsdale Central on August 30, 2024. In addition to attending all types of sporting events for Central, photographer Scott Damge also shoots media day photos for students across various sports.
From the sidelines to the spotlight: The man behind the lens
Cat Squire, Correspondent • April 19, 2025
Overconsumption in Naperville: How fast fashion and social media fuel excessive buying
Overconsumption in Naperville: How fast fashion and social media fuel excessive buying
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • March 24, 2025
Arts & Entertainment
Suzanne Collin's new addition to the "Hunger Games" trilogy. "Sunrise on the Reaping" was published March 18. (Photo credit: Scholastic Press)
Review: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is a huge success
Emma Lauzen, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025
Sports
Girls softball head coach Andy Nussbaum coaches during a game against DeKalb on April 17. Nussbaum has served as head coach at Central for 41 years and picked up his 750th win as head coach on April 8.
Making history: Softball coach reaches 750 wins
Katie Gorman, Staff writer • April 21, 2025
Caroline Schwartz poses for a photo at the 2nd Annual State Championship as Lane Tech's head coach. She now serves as head coach of Women’s Flag Football at Benedictine University. (Photo Credit: @BearsOutreach via X)
‘It’s been a whirlwind’: New coach named for upcoming girls flag football season
Charvi Alavala, Staff Writer • April 12, 2025
Senior Meredith Cann throws a ball during Central’s matchup with Lake Park on Mar. 25 at home. The Redhawks left with a loss of 4-12.
Girls softball falls to Lake Park
Katie Gorman, Staff Writer • April 11, 2025
Editorial
Naperville Central’s Memorial Stadium scoreboard was funded in part by the Athletic Boosters. No such organization exists to help fund non-athletic activities at Central.
Editorial: Parents: Students deserve an activities booster
Central Times Editorial Board • April 23, 2025
Opinions
Opinion: Central needs to stop treating student activities like an afterthought
Opinion: Central needs to stop treating student activities like an afterthought
Marina Micic, Sports Editor • April 24, 2025
Naperville Central’s Memorial Stadium scoreboard was funded in part by the Athletic Boosters. No such organization exists to help fund non-athletic activities at Central.
Editorial: Parents: Students deserve an activities booster
Central Times Editorial Board • April 23, 2025
Connor Bedard in a match against the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 14 2023. Some Blackhawks fans have seen Bedard's second season as a "sophomore slump." (Photo credit: Jenn G via Flickr)
Column: The Blackhawks aren’t THAT bad
Broden Oswald, Sports Columnist • April 21, 2025
Photography
Pumping his fist in the air, Carl Sissac, a paraprofessional at Washington Junior High School, rallies in support of NESPA on Nov. 18 in front of District 203's Public School Administration Center. "I came here to let these guys, these suits, know that they have serious people here that are willing to bend over backwards and they should be compensated for it," Sissac said. More than 100 supporters of NESPA Attended the rally.
‘We’re not invisible’: NESPA supporters rally for increased wages
Jay Deegan and Sarah Segvich • November 19, 2024
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