Freshman Oliver Davis started the music. Hip-hop played as he walked through the routine he’d only practiced once. All of the hopeful cheerleaders stood anxiously in the Shawnee Mission Northwest Gym....

Olivia Randolph sits around her family’s coffee table, laughing and playing Monopoly with her sibling in their living room. Randolph has never had apps like Snapchat or Instagram because her parents...

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....