On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans for a new national athletic competition, the Patriot Games, a four-day event scheduled for the fall of 2026. The competition is intended to...
For the first time in Northwest history, three out of three northwest student media publications placed in the top 10 Best of Show at the 2025 National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) fall convention...
Freshman Alba Allen felt a tap on her shoulder.
It’s go time.
Shoulder’s back, chin up, eyes on the rectangular, black runway. Watching the eyes looking expectantly at her.
The lights...
Senior Sienna Dehaemers walks along a narrow gravel path crawling with stubborn tree roots. She brushes aside tall weeds and thorny branches, without a second thought, as her feet find familiar footing....
On Nov. 4, Johnson County held its general elections, and several members of the Shawnee Mission School Board were up for re-election. The positions up for re-election were Members Two and Four, as well...
“No, but what are you?”
She says it as if wondering whether I am human or alien.
I played dumb at first — American. But I knew what she meant when she asked, what response she wanted.
She...
“No, I definitely don’t feel accepted, Sophomore Kylee Hook said, “I feel like if I talk about my beliefs, more people just aren't going to agree with me.”
In 2025, the divide between Democrats and Republicans has been very prevalent within the political sphere. According to Gallup, a global analytics firm, the percentage of Americans identifying as moderate,...
You probably haven’t heard of Mulla Sadra.
That means you also probably don’t know that he’s a 17th century Islamic philosopher who wrote about everything from metaphysics to the human soul.
But...
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Babies born in 2020 are now in kindergarten, entering their scholastic journey.
According to...
I’m pushed through the sluggish crowd on the way to the main gym. An ensemble of instruments can be heard from outside the doors while chatter from the crowd tries to drown it out. I’m pushed into...
Junior Elle Cole grew up taking art classes with her mom and sister. She remembers drawing all sorts of cats — some fluffy, some tiny, and even some rainbow ones. Throughout her childhood and teen years,...
