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Seniors Sadie Liu and Kyle Laqui promote Chinese Club at Naperville Central Red and White Night on Aug. 22, 2025. As the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) adjusts football schedules and eliminates Week 0 scrimmages, Red and White night plans have been adjusted to allow Central clubs to promote their causes during lunch hours throughout the week of Aug. 17.
Central adjusts Red and White Night plans following IHSA football schedule conflict
Charvi Alavala, News Editor • August 18, 2026
Social Studies teacher Seth Brady presents to his advisory class on May 6, 2025 in Room 224. With the new advisory model for school year 2026-27, students will instead spend advisory with their 2nd period classroom teachers and classmates.
Central to move advisory to second period class
Connor Yao, Staff Writer • August 11, 2026
Mr. Michael Borge, Economics Teacher and club sponsor, junior Taran Nathan, junior Krish Patel, junior Harsh Pate, senior Rohan Jain and State Treasurer Mike Frerichs pose for a photo. This team of four Naperville Central students from the NCHS Finance Club placed first at the Illinois Personal Finance Challenge on April 14. Photo Credit: Rohan Jain
Central’s Finance Team claims state title in Personal Finance Challenge for second year in a row
Ella Mitch, Staff Writer • May 4, 2026
Drumline looks out to the crowd while preforming at the annual drumshow on April 10 and 11. The theme for this year, Once Upon a Drumshow, featured arrangements of Disney and Pixar soundtracks.
Central’s 29th annual Drumshow brings Disney magic to life
Tianyao He, Staff Writer • April 26, 2026
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Seniors Sadie Liu and Kyle Laqui promote Chinese Club at Naperville Central Red and White Night on Aug. 22, 2025. As the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) adjusts football schedules and eliminates Week 0 scrimmages, Red and White night plans have been adjusted to allow Central clubs to promote their causes during lunch hours throughout the week of Aug. 17.

Central adjusts Red and White Night plans following IHSA football schedule conflict

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Social Studies teacher Seth Brady presents to his advisory class on May 6, 2025 in Room 224. With the new advisory model for school year 2026-27, students will instead spend advisory with their 2nd period classroom teachers and classmates.

Central to move advisory to second period class

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First semester Advanced Placement classes leave students less confident for May exams

First semester Advanced Placement classes leave students less confident for May exams

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First semester Advanced Placement classes leave students less confident for May exams
First semester Advanced Placement classes leave students less confident for May exams
Chloe Liu, Staff Writer • May 29, 2026
The 2026 Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC) All-State Jazz Night was held on Jan. 30 at the Peoria Civic Center Theater. Naperville Central Junior Charlie Debski performed at this event featuring various jazz songs on his guitar.
National recognition is awarded to Central guitarist
Lizzie Ha, Correspondent • May 11, 2026
The RunnerRadar homepage allows to search for various teams, athletes and meets in order to efficiently find statistics. Naperville Central senior Tavis Hill designed the page over two years to help runners.
Student-athlete turns data into gold with new track analytics platform
Bennett Scherer, Correspondent • May 10, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo's highly anticipated third studio album, "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," released on June 12. The album has been named by music platform Spotify the most streamed album in a single day in 2026 so far (Photo credit: Genius.com).
Review: “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love”: A ranking of Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album
Chloe Liu, Staff Writer • July 15, 2026
Sports
Senior Lucas Hayes' hit narrowly misses Minooka's blocks.
Volleyball edges out close victory over Minooka ahead of regional series
Charvi Alavala, Opinions Editor • May 19, 2026
Sophomore Maria Danbom stands strong in goal, recording key stops in the Redhawks’ shutout victory against Waubonsie.
Girls’ water polo crushes Waubonsie in 13-0 win
Emma Lauzen, Arts & Entertainment Editor • April 27, 2026
Sophomore attacker Lucy Brady protects the ball while driving past a Naperville North defender during Wednesday’s crosstown matchup.
Girls lacrosse falls to Naperville North in first DVC match
Charvi Alavala, Opinions Editor • April 21, 2026
Editorial
On Thursday Jan. 22, Naperville District 203 announced an e-learning day for Friday, Jan. 23 primarily due to the National Weather Service's extreme cold warning. During the 2021-2022 school year, District 203 joined schools across the nation in replacing snow days with emergency e-learning days.
Logged in, checked out: Rethinking the practicality of e-learning
Central Times Editorial Board • February 5, 2026
Opinions
While nostalgia typically conjures warm feelings and positive memories, it can also set a dramatized standard of what particular moments must look like. In trying to achieve a "perfect" memory, teenagers may instead feel self-conscious and socially behind.
Opinion: Why nostalgia traps teenagers
Noah Byrne, Staff Writer • May 16, 2026
As several elementary schools and junior highs across District 203 as well as Naperville North High School provides therapy dogs to support student well being, Central has not adopted this system. Therapy dogs have been proven to lower cortisol and make students more comfortable.
Opinion: Central needs to “fetch” a school therapy dog
Noah Byrne, Staff Writer • May 1, 2026
Naperville Central second floor hallways and Flight Deck landing page have recently become occupied with generative artificial intelligence, in artistic forms such as posters and illustrations. AI generated art is often described as soulless and geometric, often compared to creative and refined human artwork.
Opinion: Our halls need student art, not algorithms
Marina Micic, Operations Managing Editor • May 1, 2026
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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