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FINDING BALANCE

Claire Rogers and Hope Hunt April 16, 2026

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 ...

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Sarah Wellman, Writer April 16, 2026

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,...

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… OR NOTHING

Claire Rogers, Writer April 16, 2026

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...

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ALL…

Hope Hunt, Copy Editor April 16, 2026

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...

HERE TO STAY

Sophia Ragan November 18, 2025

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...

ALMOST HUMAN

Kayla Chege November 18, 2025

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...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Sofia Ball and Greta Grist October 20, 2025

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...

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OFFLINE

Sarah Wellman and Genevieve Kidder October 14, 2025

At 9:05 a.m. on Sept. 16, senior Valentina Maslovoric sent out a message to the senior class GroupMe, reminding everyone to vote for the Homecoming court nominations by the end of the school day.  “I...

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DOUBLE STANDARD

Annabel Hall April 18, 2025

Freshman world regional studies teacher Stacey Delay struggles to retain the attention of her class. A group of boys sit clustered in the middle, and no matter how loud she speaks, what she says or what...

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“ESTOS SON NIÑOS”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Los nombres de los estudiantes fueron cambiados para proteger sus identidades   Ellos habían llegado. Mirando a través de la mirilla en su puerta, la estudiante de segundo año Rosa Hernández...

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“THESE ARE CHILDREN”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Names of students were changed to protect their identities   They had come. Looking through the peephole on her front door, sophomore Rosa Hernandez was mortified. She went to the porch...

Teachers Todd Boren and Deborah Lopez-Boren pose for a photo.

FIREWORKS

Grace Rau, Staff Writer March 15, 2025

In 1998, when they first met, he was Todd Boren and she was Deborah Lopez. They were both brand new teachers at Shawnee Mission Northwest. He taught freshman world geography, she taught freshman English....

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