If you’ve never looked at the page on Wikipedia titled “twelfth grade,” you’re in for a hoot. It starts out: “Many students consider the twelfth grade a year to relax and prepare for transition...
Juniors Randall Schmidt and Sam Hay and senior Madeline Chestnut describe their journey for Encore 2014 and weigh in on their experience.
Pre-Auditions
When did you start preparing for Encore?
Sam Hay:...
All throughout her childhood, senior Ashton Edwards was told she looked anorexic.
What people didn’t see was the girl who was always hungry, who viewed her skinny as “disgusting,” and suffered severe...
The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are complete, and four teams have already secured their spots in the Elite Eight, while four more games will be played tonight as the Sweet 16 continues. With...
When did you arrive in Kan.? I think it was on New year. The first of January
So far, since you’ve been here, what are the biggest differences you’ve experienced? Oh you don’t want to know…...
Selection Sunday is over; the brackets have been set, and the games are about to start. As is the case every year, the tournament is unpredictable. Some teams are underseeded, some overseeded. Others got...
Imagine being told to “put your weave back on” in front of the entire school just because that is a stereotype for your race. Imagine being told you don't belong in the United States because you weren't...
At 8:10 a.m., with his navy polo shirt tucked into his belted khaki pants, senior Marcus Allen finds a seat at a round table in his school lunchroom and waits for the headmaster to open morning meeting...
Facing a pool of clear blue water, sophomore Ethan Kallenberger appears deadly calm.
In the moments leading up to swim meets, Kallenberger does his best to get his mind off the race and relax.
“I try...
Junior Parkin Srisutiva kicked off the matchmaker date by impressing junior Isabelle Haake with chocolate and a red rose.
“It seemed liked the proper thing to do,” Srisutiva said. “Without chivalry,...
The first signs of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in freshman Madison Bruhns were initially mistaken for a cold. Then, her lungs collapsed.
Last year, over 1.5 million people were diagnosed with cancer, according...
