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Blog: Trashy Novels

Blog: Trashy Novels

Staffer Julia Poe finds herself surprised by a trashy teen novel.

 

Blog: Travel

Blog: Travel

Blogs editor Taylor Bell shares her frustration over not being able to travel.

 

Blog: Writer’s Block

Blog: Writer’s Block

Staffer Susannah Mitchell talks about her struggles with writer’s block and gives tips to help solve it.

 

Blog: Novel of Knowledge

Blog: Novel of Knowledge

I don’t usually review books. Which, for me, is unusual in itself. I love to read, I scarf books down like they’re a Chipotle burrito. But recently, I read a book called “Lunchmeat and Life Lessons” that I just have to talk about.

 

Blog: A Holiday Gift Guide for the Gift Clueless

Blog: A Holiday Gift Guide for the Gift Clueless

Senior and Gift Giver Extraordinaire Zoe Brian gives you some ideas for presents during the upcoming holiday season.

 

Blog: Perspectives on People

Blog: Perspectives on People

I lived in Mobile, AL until I was eight years old. After three years spent in Savannah, GA, and two years spent in Bluffton, SC, my family moved to Kansas. Describing the move from the South to the Midwest as culturally shocking is an understatement. I grew up living in a world where homosexuals are unacceptable, abortion is not an option, and forgetting to make the potato salad is fatal. But I was shaped in a world where open-mindedness is key, opinions differ, and food is simply food

 

Blog: Fan of Football

Blog: Fan of Football

My favorite season is a little different than what you’d expect. It’s not summer, spring, fall or winter. My favorite season is football season.

 

Maxx’s Musings Chapter Two: Bike Crashes and Bent Forks

Maxx’s Musings Chapter Two: Bike Crashes and Bent Forks

Bikes take abuse. I just happen to be especially rough on mine. My first bike’s final condition after wrecking it, crashing it and wiping out numerous times was as follows: Front fork bent up to the handlebars, one missing pedal, too many dents to count, an eighteen speed gear system [...]

 

Blog: East 101

Blog: East 101

New to East? Think you’ve got it all figured out? Well, you don’t. We don’t either, but we at least know more than you. The last three years here have taught us a few things about how to not just survive, but thrive, in these halls. Trust us, and follow these bread crumbs of wisdom on the path to a great career at East.

 

Blog: The Final Word

Blog: The Final Word

With high school coming to an end, Becca Brownlee dishes out some lessons that she learned during her time at Shawnee Mission East and explains how difficult it will be to let go.

 

Blog: Teaching Text Speak

Blog: Teaching Text Speak

Nick May shares his fears coming true: his parents using text speak. “My mom’s lack of electronical ability doesn’t just involve computers, however. Despite me trying to teach her, I doubt she could play a movie if she was home alone, and she still claims that the TV is broken if she turns the television on but forgets to turn on the cable box. “

 

Blog: Everyone Sucks

Blog: Everyone Sucks

Staffer Vanessa Daves wants to know where the common decency goes to when everybody tries to leave the junior lot.