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As the 2020-2021 year comes to a close, Mrs. Heinzer will also be ending her chapter at Basis. She has been a faculty member for the past few years teaching a variety of topics including math, physics, computer science, and engineering. From middle school to high school, she’s blessed us all with her smiles and […]

We decided to do an interview with the new NHS advisor! Mr. Winzeler is a math teacher at Basis Peoria and has taught a variety of courses from Algebra 2 to AP Calculus AB. In our interview, he had many ideas on the steps he wanted to take to make NHS more successful. Some responses […]

Dayvon Daquan Bennet, better known by his stage name King Von, died on November 6th. He was shot dead tragically after a physical altercation outside of a club in Atlanta. He will be remembered by his friends, family, and fans. King Von left behind a stellar debut mixtape and a promising studio album under rapper […]

Chairman Lee Kun-Hee of the well-known chaebol Samsung has sadly passed away at the age of 78, losing his grueling battle with lung cancer. Chaebol is a Korean term for a large industrial conglomerate controlled by an owner or family in South Korea. Examples include LG, Hyundai, GS, Hanwha, SK, Lotte, and the largest, Samsung. […]

Ms. Nikki Buchanan has been an eighth grade English teacher at Basis for over seven years. Unfortunately, she will be leaving this year due to unexpected circumstances. We would like to take a moment to reflect on everything she’s done for us. First off, she’s prepped each year’s cohort of eighth-graders for high school English […]

Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an accomplished  Supreme Court justice, she fought many battles with cancer and gender discrimination. At school, she had several experiences with gender discrimination despite being at the top of her class throughout her years at Cornell and Harvard Law. Regardless of her academic abilities, she was berated for taking a […]

In October of 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the sea approximately 13 minutes after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The plane was relatively new, having been delivered to Lion Air only two months prior. All 189 passengers on the plane died in the crash. This was merely the first […]

Congratulations! You’ve entered 12th grade at BASIS Peoria. Now what?