After developing, coding, building and the robotics team had a robot that was ready to compete by picking up balls, the size of two softballs, and launching them at a target ten feet in the air.
At...
You spend around seven hours at school. Go to work or practice or rehearsal for one or two afterward. Drive -- that's 10 minutes. Eat dinner— that's 20-25. Then shower— up to 30 minutes. After all...
A loud pop rang out. All around her, things seemed to freeze. Dearing’s opponent let her go. The referee stopped the match. Dearing went down, and she couldn’t get back up. The athletic trainer arrived...
*The names in the story have been changed to protect identities.
Surrounded by friends, sophomore Jerald Williams* tapped his phone and placed a $5 bet on the Chiefs on his friend's phone....
Seniors Rey Rubin and Alan Guzman have been dating since 8th grade.
They met in foods class.
Guzman enjoyed rearranging and moving all of the ingredients and pans that she had displayed so neatly....
The sharp ring of the bell echoes through the Northwest art room as students collect their backpacks and venture to their next class. Art teacher Kimberly Ruttan waves goodbye and turns toward her canvas....
Buenas tardes clase
Oops wrong class
Good afternoon class
Spanish and government teacher Alicia Jones has been teaching for 28 years.
Jones grew up in a small town in southeast Missouri.
“They...
While some teachers are doing their best to prevent their students from using Artificial Intelligence (AI) on assignments, some are using it themselves.
“I think students can see through it and...
Disclaimer: As a part of this story, I texted with ChatGPT to see how it responded to vulnerable conversations
The message appeared slowly.
“I’ll always be kind to you here. You don’t ever...
Junior Husna Asalati’s feet pound the cracked pavement. Hard. The almost-90 degree heat is stifling. Thick droplets of sweat swim down Asalati’s neck. A stream of cars whoosh by on 67th street as she...
Dear readers,
As you can see we’ve changed a few things about this issue. There are color schemes, show stoppers, packages, and the most noticeable factor, it’s glossy, finally. See, as...
![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
