Brandon Heath concert entices students
March 14, 2011 • Alicia Johnson, Staff Reporter
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
Christian singer Brandon Heath visited Hays at the Beach Schmidt auditorium on Saturday. To promote awareness about children in Africa and spread his religious beliefs, Heath sponsored a show featuring him, Kristian Stanfill, and Dave Barnes. “It was really cool,” said senior Whitney Gerstner. “Nine... Read more »
Popcorn concert is a success
March 10, 2011 • Cora Jaeger, Staff Reporter
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The 25th Annual Popcorn Concert, featuring the concert band, jazz band, jazz quartet, and percussion group “Trashwork!” was held on March 1st in Gym A. The bands performed songs that were written in Kansas, by Kansan composers, or were about Kansas in honor of the 150th anniversary of the state,... Read more »
Spring play cast chosen
January 14, 2011 • Lauren Wright, Staff Reporter
Filed under A&E, News, Top Stories
Postponed by the unexpected Snow Day, auditions for the Spring Play took place on Jan. 11 and callbacks on Jan. 12. Students, at the first audition, were split into groups of four to perform the chosen piece at different times, and the auditions were closed to the other groups not performing at that... Read more »
Teens: the dumber generation?
December 16, 2010 • Erica Staab, A&E Editor
Filed under A&E
“When I was your age, I walked two miles in the snow, uphill, both ways to get to school.” Every generation seems to think they had it so much tougher than the ones to follow. Parents and grandparents seem to look down upon this generation of kids. Elders say they are lazy, they don’t know how... Read more »
Classic movie now on stage
November 30, 2010 • Lauren Wright, Staff Reporter
Filed under A&E
Most everyone has seen the classic movie about a poor boy who finds a golden ticket and is invited to the world’s best candy maker’s factory. Last week that show came to life at 12th Street Auditorium. The students in the cast had been practicing “Willy Wonka” since September. Last Thursday the... Read more »
Pick up the telephone, it’s Lady Gaga calling
November 19, 2010 • Anna Shippy, Staff Reporter
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From dressing in outfits made entirely of raw meat to wearing Diet Coke cans in her hair, Lady Gaga definitely makes herself known in the music world. Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has been a rising music star since 2008 when her first album, “The Fame,” was released. ... Read more »
Harry Potter Seven, Part One released
November 19, 2010 • Erica Staab, A&E Editor
Filed under A&E, Top Stories
The sidewalk outside the movie theater is lined with excited people. Many wearing black cloaks, wizard hats, stripped ties and of course, sporting lighting shaped scares across their foreheads. Listening closely a wild chatter is moving through the crowd, whispers and shouts of spells and laughter ring... Read more »
Kit’s Underground Playlist
November 15, 2010 • Kit Schwarz, Photo Editor
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As Walter Savage Landor once said, “Music is God’s gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to Earth, the only art of Earth we take to Heaven.” Music is the one thing that defines love and all other emotions with a catchy tune. Music soothes the soul and gives one the feeling of content. There... Read more »
Marching season has ended, concert season begins
November 10, 2010 • Rachel Moravek, Online Reporter
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The school’s band members said goodbye to marching season on Nov. 2 when they had their very first concert practice. With their marching uniforms hung up, they begin to work on a spooky piece entitled “Haunted Carnival” by Bob Price. According to some students, marching season did very well when... Read more »
Spooky Haunted Houses located around Hays
October 26, 2010 • Kit Schwarz, Photo Editor
Filed under A&E
Goblins, ghosts, zombies and vampires are all a part of the Halloween cheer that appears in October. There are the fabulous decorations of lime green, glowing spider web weaves strung from the roof to the basement of the house and the carved pumpkins of happy and sad faces, all a part of the spirit that... Read more »
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