Dinner show success for Chamber Singers
May 6, 2013 • Samantha Rohleder, Staff Reporter
Filed under Feature, News, Top Stories
“Celebrate Good Times” was the theme of the Chamber Singer, Dinner Show on May 3, 4 and 5. Seniors include, Delphine Burns, Spencer Greathouse, Anna Hickert, Spencer McCue, Dustin Mulkey, Charlie Stieben, Preston Ryan and Olivia Zody. Juniors include, Molly Barnett, Amy Jordan, Shelby Matlock, Rachel... Read more »
Dance team tryouts
April 22, 2013 • Ashly Arthur, Staff Reporter
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Last week, Dance Team tryout practices were held from Tuesday to Friday with the final audition on Saturday. Some of the people who auditioned gave their thoughts on the week. “To prepare for the audition we had to learn a dance and have it memorized and cleaned within the days before tryouts,” freshman... Read more »
Girls compete at KT Goodman in Wichita
April 18, 2013 • Kylee Filley, Sports Editor
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Sophomores Mattison Schlaefli and Kali Pitcock placed first and second in the 100m hurdles 4A-6A division. Their times were 16.67 and 17.01. In the triple jump Elite division, junior Wendy Zimmerman placed first with a distance of 10.75m. Zimmerman also placed second in the high jump Elite division.... Read more »
Library receives grant
April 12, 2013 • Ashly Arthur, Staff Reporter
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The library was recently awarded a Midwest Energy Community Fund grant of $999. This grant has enabled teachers to have a program offering classroom videos on demand. It is a web-based service that can be utilized with Moodle. “This program provides current teaching films, short and long, on almost... Read more »
KSPA Regional Journalism Competition results
March 15, 2013 • Anna Shippy, Co-Editor-in-Chief
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Despite the on-site competition being canceled due to inclement weather, 17 journalism students were still able to compete in the KSPA Regional Journalism Competition through off-site contests. After an extended judging period, the results were released on March 12. Fifteen students in 24 events qualified... Read more »
Schedule changes for next year influence student enrollment decisions
March 7, 2013 • Samantha Rohleder, Staff Reporter
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Students have noticed that a change in the schedule from the 2011-2012 school year to the 2012-2013 school year. A seven-class schedule has been proposed, one less than that of the eight-class schedule of this year, this seven classes total shows a likeness to the 2011-2012 school year. “I am not so... Read more »
Annual Popcorn Concert a Success
March 7, 2013 • Rachel Moravek, Staff Reporter
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The Annual Popcorn Concert took place March 5 at 7 p.m. in Gym A. Senior band members and their parents were recognized during the concert. Awards were given to certain members who were believed to have exceeded standards and reflected good leadership. The Outstanding Senior Musician award went to Spencer... Read more »
‘The Curious Savage’ to take the stage March 14-16
February 24, 2013
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A warm-hearted comedy that contrasts greed with the greater good of generosity of spirit will take the stage on March 14-16 at 12th Street Auditorium. “The Curious Savage,” a community theater and high school staple for more than 60 years, originally appeared on Broadway in 1950. It was written... Read more »
USD 489 to release at 1 p.m. today
February 20, 2013 • Anna Shippy, Co-Editor-in-Chief
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Due to inclement weather, all schools in the USD 489 district will dismiss at 1 p.m. today. The announcement was made this morning at approximately 9:45 a.m. through the district’s alert system. Students will eat lunch before being dismissed and the early dismissal will not count as a used snow... Read more »
Students share opinions on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2013 • Samantha Rohleder, Staff Reporter
Filed under News
Red hearts, candy, teddy bears, flowers, dinner, the works; Valentine’s Day, is often considered a cheesy Hallmark holiday. Other times, it’s considered one of the most romantic nights of the year. For the hopeless romantics, it’s ‘love-love-love’ all day, and for the more pessimistic people... Read more »
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