From offering reduced scheduling to underclassmen to new career pathways, many things are changing in USD 497 high schools. Starting next year, civics will not be a required course for freshmen; it will...
“A lot of people ask about the tattoo,” said Social Studies Department Chair Phillip Mitchell.
And I was one of them. Who wouldn’t be curious about the teacher’s unique tribute to his young daughter?
“I...
Upper Left
Classes in this hallway:
math and science
This hallway is full of future engineers and rocket scientists. It is known to have a distinct smell after an experiment conducted by the chemistry...
Ember is one of the Online Editor-in-Chiefs for 2024-2025. In school, she is a part of the forensics team, National English Honor Society, and is a football manager. Outside of school, she loves to paint,...
![Civics teacher Laura Henderson gives a lecture to her Civics 9 class. "[Civics is] a mix of a bunch of different things and it's based out of the state government standards." Henderson said.](https://www.fsfreepressonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PURCELL_Civics-9-900x600.jpg)
