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...
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....
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...
Northwest cheer has stacked expectations for the new season.
After having time to rest and rebuild their team, they are fixated on winning big at the state competition, expanding their knowledge...
Dance team is ready to perform before a roaring student section with hair glitter, smiles and high kicks once again.
To prepare for the season, over summer break they’ve had dance practice, band camp...
While most teenagers were asleep over the summer at 7:15 a.m, sophomore Micah Baker was hitting the hot summer pavement with her cross country teammates by her side.
What started out as soccer conditioning...
She walks past the rows of gravestones, where his headstone would soon join. The weight of her best friend's casket in her hands.
She walks through the field of green, dew-covered grass in a green...
![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)
