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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
Cole Miller, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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