October 28, 2022.
Courtney Allison woke up at 6:00 a.m., which was oddly early considering that for the first time in ages she had time to make breakfast. A Pinterest worthy piece of toast, lathered...
Senior Elijah Locke doesn’t get a lot of stage fright. But sometimes, the hair on his arms will rise. He wonders if anyone looks at him funny. If he should just quit.
Then the words of a...
When some people have a bad day, they write about it in their journal, gossip on social media, or vent to their best friend.
But not Addy Baker. Instead, she turns her bad days into songs.
She...
October 28, 2022.
Courtney Allison woke up at 6:00 a.m., which was oddly early considering that for the first time in ages she had time to make breakfast. A Pinterest worthy piece of toast, lathered...
July 26, 2023.
Senior Josie Malara was getting ready for a job interview when she got the text.
“Call me ASAP.”
Suddenly, she’s sprinting down the halls of Overland Park Regional Hospital,...
She thought Caleb Smith was going to ask her homecoming. They had talked every day over summer, texting and Facetiming to keep in touch through their busy sports schedules. Only seeing each other on the...
Danie Eaves didn’t expect to be on homecoming court.
But she wanted to be, really wanted to be. So when her name was called over the intercom as one of the ten girls nominated for court, her eyes...
December 2022.
Winter break had just ended and Olivia Beck could barely get out of bed, every inch of her body ached. She couldn’t even keep a spoonful of strawberry yogurt down. Her best guess was...
April, 2017.
Senior Maddie Yepez gets dropped off by her best friend Mia’s mom, in her 2007 silver honda.
She can see the lime green slip from a mile away, the big red letters almost blurring her...
It’s three in the afternoon, and cross-country runners are floating inside the pool. The smell of chlorine fills the air.
Their feet barely touch the bottom as they try to improve their endurance,...
JEWELRY
Necklace 1 - This sterling silver necklace with a pale blue teardrop bead in the center was purchased by Galloway at the Renaissance Fair years ago.
Necklace...
![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)
![Smiling, senior Courtney Allison watches her students Oct. 25 at Nieman Elementary. Allison has been coaching cheer for 2 years and teaches grades 6-8th. “[Moments I live for] are when I make a correction and I can see the students that are taking a correction and using it to get better and not immediately shutting down,” Allison said. “I feel like I'm more of a peer role model because I'm somebody closer to their age who maybe they could relate to a little more.” Photo By Haylee Bell](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Hbell_courtneyscolumn10.25-02.CMYK_-1200x801.jpg)
![Smiling, senior Courtney Allison watches her students Oct. 25 at Nieman Elementary. Allison has been coaching cheer for 2 years and teaches grades 6-8th. “[Moments I live for] are when I make a correction and I can see the students that are taking a correction and using it to get better and not immediately shutting down,” Allison said. “I feel like I'm more of a peer role model because I'm somebody closer to their age who maybe they could relate to a little more.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-10.22.49-AM-1200x800.png)
