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Senior uses art as a way to cope with her emotions
It’s Oct. 18, and senior Alyssa Jolitz sits at her computer drawing her self-portrait. She’s recently started a project where she sketches a new one every day; she hopes it will help improve her art. This was one of the first, but she was already seeing progress; the facial structure was becoming more defined, the [...]
Senior finds love for Japanese culture after teaching herself the language
While most high school students are struggling to wake up, senior Nikki Prenevost sits in her living room before school catching up on her favorite Japanese drama, Itazura Na Kiss. Later that day, when most students use Facebook as a way to procrastinate, Nikki flips through a Seventeen magazine in Japanese as a break between [...]
Senior earns money and finds camaraderie through plowing snow
Through the window stands a family. Dressed in their holiday best, warmth isn’t an issue with the fireplace calmly burning next to the Christmas tree. This family, like many others, is comfortable eating their smorgasbord of roasted turkey and honey baked ham to celebrate the Christmas night.
But outside is a moonlit winter-wonderland; with snow as [...]
Chinese Program joins CIS to celebrate the Chinese New Year
In Room 514, 17 students wait. Their conversations are peppered with short Chinese phrases. “Ni Hao!” Hello. “Zao-an.” Good morning. Some are leaned in near an iPod listening to a new Chinese song.
All 17 faces of the 2nd hour Chinese class look to the front of the room as a small, spritely woman clears her [...]
Investment tips for teens
“Investing” and “financial planning” are things that tend to intimidate young people, but, in reality, they shouldn’t. Keeping track of a portfolio is about as easy as checking Sherron Collin’s stats from the last KU game.
Senior will take semester off at outdoor school after graduation
When senior Grant Stauffer had to retake Spanish 2 his junior year, taking a semester off before starting college began to seem more and more like a good idea. High school had become boring and he found little excitement throughout the school day. The thought of spending a semester in the outdoors sounded much better [...]
Students deal with having siblings with disabilities
Grace Martin
Even though she has had a brother for the past fourteen years of her life, sophomore Grace Martin’s parents don’t see their daughter as a typical sibling. With the diagnosis of autism on her brother at an early age, they call her an “only child with a sibling.”
In a lot of ways, she is [...]
Johnny Sheahan Excels at Bowling
Glow in the dark stars decorate the carpet, a rug sticky from countless sodas spilled on it. Pink and orange neon signs accent overhead fluorescent lighting. For junior Johnny Sheahan, the tacky comfort of bowling alleys is where he feels most at home.
xHis comfort in the bowling alley comes from years of practice there. [...]
The parts of a Frequent Friday
In the culmination of a theater student’s high school career, he or she plans, casts and directs his or her own one act play, even writing it from scratch sometimes. The shows range from comedies as funny as a classic “Seinfeld” episode to haunting dramas that send chills down viewers’ spines. A lot of work [...]
Gym Teacher applies her Dance Lessons to Life Lessons
PE teacher Ogden uses her history in dance in her attitude towards life today.
Sophomore Finds Consolation in the Art of Dance
Sophomore Grayson McGuire Dancing, hoping to find success in the future with professional performance.
Junior designs outfits for herself and friends
The basement is a menagerie of color. On one wall sits a huge white cabinet. There is a drawer for each item she’ll need—multicolored zippers, thread, pens. Another wall is covered in shelving, making it easy for her to grab the rainbow of fabrics, beads, and patterns.
Around the room sit five sewing machines, the heart [...]
Upcoming banquet has Chinese classes excited
In Room 514, 17 students wait. Some are groggy, it’s the start of the day after all. Some are talking, their conversations peppered with short Chinese phrases. “Ni Hao!” Hello. “Zao-an.” Good morning.
All 17 faces of the 2nd hour Chinese class look to the front of the room as a small, spritely woman clears her [...]
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