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Maggie Condon
Price inflation is at an all-time-high of the past three decades, with prices going up at a rapid pace. Over the past year, prices of all areas of products have increased to 6.2%, according to ABCnews.com.
“The current high is a temporary spike,” economics teacher Robert Bickers said. “In the US, we usually look at inflation of one and a half to two percent a year as normal. It’s this thing we call the wage price spiral, where increased wages drive up prices.”
The current inflation is a mix of the normal growth and consequences of COVID-19, as people are now getting back to spending money on some of the products, like trips etc., that they weren’t able to during the pandemic.
Another cause of this is the government increasing money availability by printing more money rapidly.
All products are affected by price inflation, according to Bickers, who predicts that the increase will continue to go up, but the pace will most likely slow down after the current spike of price inflation.
Dolce Bakery has opened its new addition in the Prairie Village Shops called “The Space” where clients can hold events from baby showers to birthdays to micro-weddings.
“The Space” is replacing the former Health House — a spacious location with added storage and additional kitchen space. Pricing will differ based on the day and time of reservation — weekdays will cost around $100 an hour, with weekends closer to $300 an hour due to increased demand.
“The Space” provides amenities including tables and chairs for up to 50 people, a projector and two private restrooms, according to the Dolce website.
Clients are given a timed rental code in order to access the space during their allotted hour to set up before their event and 30 minutes to clean up following their rental time. “The Space” employees won’t be on site during the event but will be available to take calls with any questions.
Senior Willa Battey has worked at Dolce for roughly two years and is ready for the space upgrade, noting the crammed space at Dolce during busy seasons, like the holidays.
“Christmas last year, we rented out the shop across the street while it was still a vacant space,” Batey said.
The new workspace will provide Dolce with extended storage, space and kitchen amenities including an oversized fridge.
Student Council is hosting its annual trivia night on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Teams will consist of five students and one teacher sponsor who’ll also participate in answering trivia questions. The due date for submissions has passed.
Each team must pay an entry fee of $25, and the winning team will get $25 back as prize money while the rest of the funds raised will be donated to a charity of their choice.
The winners will be determined by who has the most tallies by the end of the night. Tallies are received for each question answered correctly, and the competition will go until the committee is out of the questions.
Special events committee leader sophomore Ira Finkelston has been working overtime to plan the night, meeting with the rest of the committee during seminar to plan for the event. The group of nine StuCo members are in charge of coming up with 10 categories, and writing out 10 questions for each category.
Categories for the night include movies with a bad plot explanation, Nickelodeon shows, video games, sports and more. Each question will be either open ended or multiple choice, with four options.
The committee members will work the admissions booth, retrieving the entry fees. Finkelston, sophomore committee member Hailey Shipley and senior committee member Charlie Harmon will rotate asking the questions on the microphone.
Finkelston says the event is for the “whole school” and hopes it will get the student body engaged, and is excited to show off their trivial skills, while giving back to a good cause.
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