Student responses to AP class and exam changes due to COVID-19
Jiana Collins, Staff Reporter
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 has caused schools to have to undergo serious changes with their curriculum, and advanced placement (AP) classes are no different. AP classes are college level courses and feature an exam from the College Board at the end of the year. However, these exams have had to be altered because of sc...
Empty stadiums
Audrey Lippert, Co-Current Events Editor
May 23, 2020
Athletics are deeply ingrained in the American high school culture, so not being able to play and compete this year upended the goals of many students. “We wanted to win state, that was probably our biggest goal as a team but also it’s just getting close to everyone over the course of the season a...
Creativity in a crisis
Kaleigh Henderson, Podcast Editor
May 5, 2020
When faced with a shut-down school, shut-down social lives, and a practically shut-down country, students’ lives tend to, well, shut down. Some students take advantage of the extended period of self-isolation by sleeping in until noon, spending excessive amounts of time on their phones, binge-...
SchoolTubers
Kaleigh Henderson, Podcast Manager
February 26, 2020
There are 31 million different channels on YouTube, as of Jan. 31, 2020. In such a giant ocean of video and sound, it can be hard to grow your own presence on the global video-sharing website. But among those 31 million, that hasn't been a problem for these two channels, run by students and facult...
A safe place
Zoe Barnett, Co-Opinion Editor
February 20, 2020
One in five teenagers suffer from a mental illness, and according to Teen Mental Health. That's 20% of our population. Teenagers experience a wide variety of mental disorders, ranging from ADHD, to anxiety, to depression and other mental disorders. Inside the walls of classrooms, there is littl...
Poetry Out Loud 2020
Kylie Zeman, Lily Frazier, and Kaleigh Henderson
February 13, 2020
All sophomores memorized and performed two poems in their English classes in the past few months, and the best performance of each class moved up and performed at a school-wide competition. The winner of the contest, Anna Olson, will perform at the state competition on Mar. 13.
What are the counselors doing for you?
Morgan Johnson, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2020
In the U.S., the rate of high school-aged youth considering and committing suicide continues to rise, according to Child Trends. There has been a 33% suicide increase for 15 to 19-year-old students since 2009. Out of every 100,000 high school students, ten committed suicide in 2016. More than a quarter...
How do we want to be remembered?
Delaney Callaghan, Current Events editor
January 28, 2020
In my second-ever StoryCorps, I sit down with my dad and talk about his proudest moments and how he wants to be remembered. If you skip to 0:40, you can hear my dads advice for what to do when you get caught stealing a plane. StoryCorps is a non-profit challenging people to capture their families...
Freshman Success Team: what is it?
Kelsey Murphy, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2019
In these halls, there are 90 students that are part of a group called the Freshman Success Team. Now for the real question: what is it? The Freshman Success Team is a group of 90 students, all taught by the same three teachers: Jenifer Howe, Conor Greaney, and Amanda Dowd. The general idea is to h...
A look inside STEM education
Delaney Callaghan, Current Events Editor
November 14, 2019
Every early-release day, the robotics team, known as To Be Determined or TBD, hosts a STEM camp where elementary and middle schoolers have a chance to have a hands-on experience with STEM activities. Beth Landsem, junior, is one of the organizers of these events. “For these, we have around five different ...
Leading the lions through League
Anna Gay, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2019
Varsity volleyball has a new head coach, Emilie Wilmes. Even though she’s new to her position, she has had experience working with the past two head coaches, Carl Neuburger and Michelle Hoover. “It’s good,” Wilmes said. “I’ve been one of the assistants for the last two years.” ...
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