Thin glass fibers the width of human hair are prepared to stretch from utility poles to private homes; the Kansas City metropolitan area and local businesses are ripe for the latest and greatest technology. Google Inc. has begun construction in Kansas City, Kansas on Google Fiber.
According to a report from the U.S. Labor Department, unemployment has fallen from 9.1 to 8.3 percent since last August. Despite this recent improvement, families at East are still feeling the effects even though some believe the economy to finally be stabilizing. Principal Karl Krawitz has clearly been able to see the impact of the economy on the student population.
Molly, a street term given by the DEA to an alternative of Ecstasy called TFMPP, is among the newest drugs that has gained considerable name recognition at East. In a poll of 107 students, 43 percent say they’re aware of the drug, 32 people in that group know someone that has done it and 9 percent have tried it.
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On Jan. 18th, Wikipedia went black. On its ominous homepage read the words, “Imagine a world without free knowledge.” Wikipedia’s protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) had begun.
On Jan. 26, Governor Sam Brownback proposed to the state Senate a bill that aims to completely rework the way state education is funded. When the recession hit in 2007, the state tightened its belt and started making cuts, and the amount of money allocated for Kansas education plummeted. Districts statewide have felt the effects of the decrease in funds, and the Shawnee Mission School District is no exception.
The Nelson is celebrating the Chinese New Year this week.
Sophomore Sarah Medina was last seen Jan. 4 around 7 p.m. at home with her mother, Kim Medina. After three weeks, the 16-year-old has still not been found.
Is sacrificing a social life and free time for school more beneficial than exploring interests?
Senioritis, according to senior Alex Fanning, is “a highly contagious, highly contaminative disease that plagues the modern high school senior; a great lack of energy to complete schoolwork; downright laziness. Antonyms: Honor student, Over-achiever.”
This year Indian Hills Middle School has started a renovation project that will last until fall of 2013. The new renovations will make the school larger and add newer features as well as new fields for East athletic teams to practice on.
At a meeting held at the Prairie Village post office, a representative from the United States Postal Service reassured residents that the branch will not be closing, however if the building is sold and the lease is not renewed, relocation may be inevitable.
