Principal Dr. Lisa Gruman carefully sounded out the words of her speech, gently leaning back against her black desk chair, her hazel eyes flitting back and forth between lines. She wanted each word to...

Every odd block day, senior Mallory O’Neal is greeted by a chorus of excited voices the moment she walks into Ms. Zimmerman's classroom at Benninghoven Elementary. “Mallorys here!” they shout. Not...

Anyone who knows senior Sang Son — Homecoming King, co-founder of Asian Student Union, major contributor in robotics club, NHS and Math NHS member, cross country runner and tennis player — would never...

In third or fourth grade, Sara Tewelde, seven years old, comes home from school to tons of people crammed into her tiny home in Ethiopia, partying and celebrating. They’d finally gotten their papers,...

Senior Jacob Stirling lies on a bed in room 11 of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Children’s Mercy, blankly. Machines lay all around, continuously beeping, keeping his vitals on their screens. ...

On a long walk, then 13 year old, senior Gabriel Larkin, grabs his mom’s Canon T13 out. He takes pictures of the flowers. The trees. The bugs crawling on the pavement beneath him. This nature walk was...

Finding a good balance with food can be incredibly hard in a society built on diet culture and glorified binge eating, telling you to be a part of said extremes. Here are some tips to make it easier ...

Everyday senior Kelli Adams wakes up and sees a display of sticky notes, marking each day until her 75 days of following a strict regimen would be over.  The trending “mental toughness” program,...

As the weather gets warmer and clothes get tinier, diet culture schemes and the promotion of disordered eating behaviors in the media are on the rise yet again.  In the 1990s, famous supermodel, Kate...

Mukbang culture has ravaged the internet for over 20 years. Between a table full of Buldac noodles and Wingstop, or a bag full of seafood boil in the car, people are eating absurd amounts of food in one...

*The student names in this story have been changed to protect their identities. Senior *Josie Milner stares intently at her popcorn ceiling. She watches the bumps cast familiar shadows and weave intricate...

Brian Miller used to be able to fly. He would mount his horse, Lady, no saddle, no bridle, and take off, going as fast as possible, trying to get far away from his family’s farm in Kansas.  He’d...