Black Friday
December 22, 2011 • Angelo Cordero
On Black Friday a crazy night followed by a crazy day is a great time to get great deals on what we really want or need. But to get those things we have to wait in amazingly long lines that are not fun, especially if the weather is not right. On Nov. 24 the night Black Friday begins, my brother, my two... Read more »
A new beginning
December 22, 2011 • Tre Ingram
Throughout the year, fellow junior Kelsey Morgan practices softball to stay in top shape for her new team, Mac-N-Seitz. The team is based in Kansas City, MO, and Morgan is the only player on the team from Topeka. During the games, Morgan plays shortstop, third base, and also pitches. Her favorite position... Read more »
Finally
December 22, 2011 • Felicia VanCleave
An Award of Merit. That means nothing to the average person, but to someone who shows dogs, it means a lot. I was in Tulsa, OK, at a dog show called Nationals (that means there were only collies at the show). Hundreds of collies go to compete for the ultimate title of Best of Breed. Not everyone can... Read more »
The dark side of happily ever after
December 22, 2011 • Julia McCraw
Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. Girl finds herself in trouble. Boy saves girl from certain death, and they all live happily ever after. So goes the story of pretty much every modern fairy tale that we all have come to know and love. However there is a dark, morbid side to many fairy tales. In Julie Coulter’s... Read more »
Mealworm lab
December 22, 2011 • Shelby Schone
Mealworms are gross! In Stacie Borjon’s Biology class we did a mealworm lab. We got into a few groups and tested the worm’s behaviors for different things such as, darkness, wetness, smoothness, and hotness. Every group’s worms reacted a little differently than others. But all of them should have... Read more »
The Arkansas adventure
December 21, 2011 • Alex Gunn
This November the FBLA club took a trip to the FBLA/PBL national conference in Little Rock, AR. Nine senior members boarded a greyhound bus in the morning of Nov 18. They then traveled throughout the day until they reached Little Rock. There were also three different schools on the bus from various places... Read more »
Trip to Tulsa
December 21, 2011 • Katie Wright
The 46th largest city in the United States, located in Tornado Alley, and home of singer Garth Brooks is the city of Tulsa, OK. It is one to be reckoned with. Recently, my brother has taken a visit to this city. It was there that he decided we would take a trip to on the day before Christmas Eve. My... Read more »
The Thunderettes perform Cats
December 21, 2011 • Jake Weigel
At halftime of the Shawnee Heights v. Washburn Rural game Friday night the Thunderettes danced to the musical Cats. The dance team worked really hard to make this dance work; they practiced it three days a week for two hours a night for a month. The night of the performance it took the dancers five hours... Read more »
Party time
December 21, 2011 • Katherine Mathews
Partying is the main thing we do in Choraliers. We work really hard learning new music almost every day, and then when there is a chance to party, we take it. This group of people are party animals. Robert Doole’s wife usually brings the meal. Sheryl Franzke-Doole is a wonderful cook. Pasta is her... Read more »
Nighttime learning
December 21, 2011 • Hailey Mann
Most students go to class only during the daytime hours, but some students decided to start working on their college credits early. Those students can choose to take a class at night. There was a small hand full of students that decided to do just this. Once a week the Freshman Composition class meets... Read more »