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Elaine Zhou

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor

Elaine Zhou is a junior, and this is her second year with Central Times. Elaine is a lover of all types of writing- especially ones telling the stories of people around her. Along with being a student journalist, she is the vice president of Chinese Club, a staff of Literary Magazine, a member of Yearbook and a violinist. She is currently addicted to retail therapy, stationary and is gaslighting herself to like biology for the rest of her life. 

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Junior Emma Dram, Poetry Club co-president and co-founder, speaks at the groups first meeting in Room 200 on Aug. 25.

New student-founded clubs erupt onto scene during 2023-2024 school year, from Neuroscience to Marketing

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • March 29, 2024
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Depicted above is the treacherous area of parking at the end of Hillside Street which lacks guide lines for parallel parking.

Opinion: Hillside parking needs more lines

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • March 5, 2024
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Nicky Lopez, Central Alumn and Major League Baseball Shortstop, was inducted into Centrals Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 26.

2024 Central Athletic Hall of Fame inductee: Nicky Lopez

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • January 29, 2024
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Five Central Alumni alumni were welcomed back to Central on Jan. 26 to be inducted into the schools Athletic Hall of Fame.

Central’s Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes five new inductees

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • January 29, 2024
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New record set for number of seniors graduating early

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • January 8, 2024
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Senior Daniel Melsa will graduate this month and join the U.S. Marines Corps in January.

Senior graduating early, to join Reconnaissance Marines Corps

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • December 27, 2023
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Senior Teddy Stephens is trudging through his last year in high school. Stephens does not participate in any school activities; and says its hard for him to feel welcomed into the school amid transphobia.

Trans student ‘getting the hell out’ of Central

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • December 20, 2023
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Sophomore Adam Fleming performs with Centrals Trombone Choir at the music departments Winter Festival on Dec. 8.

Music department holds “Winter Festival”

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • December 19, 2023
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Mary Wilkersons cookies for for birthday parties and baby showers

Humans of Central: Mary Wilkerson

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • November 29, 2023
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Sarah Braun, 2010

Social studies teacher Sarah Braun, Class of 2010

Elaine Zhou and Kate Johnson • October 27, 2023
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Opinion: If you wear Crocs, you deserve to fall

Opinion: If you wear Crocs, you deserve to fall

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • October 24, 2023
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Student belonging surveys return mixed messages

Student belonging surveys return mixed messages

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • October 20, 2023
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Sat to go digital

Sat to go digital

Elaine Zhou, Features Editor • October 3, 2023
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Opinion: Florida must be stopped

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • May 2, 2023
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CTE teacher Christine Bell holds her Six Star Medal after completing the Tokyo Marathon on March 5.

CTE teacher completes World Marathon Majors, earns Six Star Medal at Tokyo Marathon

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • March 20, 2023
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Special Olympics holds track peer meeting

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • February 27, 2023
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Michael Liu

Sophomore founds literary magazine

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • February 16, 2023
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Contestants in the 2019 Mr. NCHS competition await the announcement of a winner. Class Feud and Dynamic Duos, both aimed to replace Mr. NCHS, were cancelled due to a lack of participation.

Mr. NCHS competition permanently canceled

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • February 8, 2023
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Mark Menis holds hall of fame plaque after receiving it on Feb. 3.

Mark Menis inducted to athletics hall of fame

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023
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Teacher moved to exclusively teaching physics classes

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • January 26, 2023
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Opinion: Macbeth bored me to Macdeath

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • December 19, 2022
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Naperville Central students attended the Naperville 203 Medical Conference at Northern Illinois University on Nov. 17.

Central classes attend Naperville 203 Medical Conference

Elaine Zhou, Staff Writer • December 8, 2022
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Claw machines at H Mart (PHOTO CREDIT: ELAINE ZHOU)

Review: H mart’s new renovation is a one-stop-shop for everything cute

Elaine Zhou, Correspondent • October 31, 2022
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