Featuring Matthew: Forensics competes

Matthew Parodi, Features Editor
February 11, 2013

The Forensics season started on Jan. 26 as the team headed to the Gardner-Edgerton competition. Despite what some students think every year, forensics does not refer to forensic science, or the use of science to investigate cases in criminal and civil law. Forensics is a wide set of competitive events... Read more »

LEOs Club Bins “Stolen”?

Kelly Stone, Staff Writer
September 21, 2012

What exactly happened to the LEO club recycling bins? Last Sunday night while at a softball game at Lewis and Young park, Kimberly Payton, LEOs advisor, discovered the LEOs recycling bins missing from Lewis and Young Park. Seeing as each bin cost approximately $800-900, and four of them were located... Read more »

Cheerleading Enforces New Restrictions

John Stambaugh, Staff Writer
May 11, 2012

Under the definitions that are set by the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA), cheerleading will not be recognized as an organized activity in which one team competes with other teams, otherwise known as a “sport”. This ruling by KSHSAA is popular belief amongst most students... Read more »

Spring Break: From Belize to Montana, Colorado to Florida

Connor Philgreen, Section Editor
March 16, 2012

Spring Break – sandy beaches, snow-capped mountains, heated swimming pools and towering ski lifts. Yes, it’s here again, but students differ on their location – some choose hot, others cold. Shannon Small, senior, is going on a week-long cruise, with stops at Belize, Cozumel, Costa Rica and Honduras.... Read more »

Senior Night – a fond memory is made

Adam Daugherty, Staff Writer
February 24, 2012

Senior night is a night of mixed emotions. It’s a night of celebration for what you have accomplished, and a night where you are sad that you are just about done with your final season as a Wildcat. “I’m going to remember this night forever,” Patrick Harris said. This year, five total basketball... Read more »

The History of Ash Wednesday

Kieran Bradley, Staff Writer
February 24, 2012

Wednesday, Feb. 22 was Ash Wednesday. This marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection and fasting, which prepares many Christians for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday. The ashes are made from the palms used in the Palm Sunday celebration of the previous... Read more »

Students begin Extreme Couponing project

Jaden Scott, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2012

DECA, along with the marketing class, have a new project this semester—extreme couponing. Christine Stout, DECA advisor and marketing teacher, came up with this idea over Christmas Break. She watched the show Extreme Couponing on TLC and saw that people have found effective ways to save money. The... Read more »