Woman Leadership in Olathe West
April 23, 2019
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As they say, boys come from Mars, girls come from Venus, but the question still remains on how they work together on Earth. At West, the battle of the genders is just as prevalent as anywhere else. But in terms of participation and giving back to the school, girls seem to be winning. The stereotyp...
15 Minutes Alone
April 22, 2019
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“What’s happening?” she thought but could not say. “What’s happening?” The breathing tube implanted in her mouth restricted her vocal chords from begging for answers. Where was she? Why did she have an I.V. pricking her arm? From birth, junior Olivia Eisenhauer had Restrictive Cardiomyopa...
The Powerlifting Club: A Family of Hard Work
March 29, 2019
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Students in the powerlifting club have performed impressively in their first season, but despite their success, not many people have even heard of them. The powerlifting club has been hard at work in the past couple of months, with many of the members medaling on multiple occasions. Even after su...
Starting Fresh(men)
February 22, 2019
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Leading up to and also at the recent Eighth Grade Transition Day, several questions about moving on to new schools and opportunities were asked to both the seniors leaving West this year and the eighth graders coming in as new freshman next year. The questions were nearly identical, but mirrored to see ...
The Freshmen – Class of 2023
February 21, 2019
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What are you most looking to about High School? Zahra Andela from Mission Trail- “I wanna get better at art mostly, and soccer, so I have more things to look forward to. Things that I actually like in the future, so I don’t have to get stuck at a McDonalds working there. I wanna maybe do ...
Out With the New, In With the Old
February 21, 2019
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The first iPhone ever made was released on June 29, 2007. Since then, the world has seen 10 more generations of iPhones, the most recent being the iPhone X. These smartphones have been in our lives for many years now, and they show no signs of stopping. The average American spends up to three hours on the...
Katie O’Keefe: A Helping Hand in Horticulture
February 14, 2019
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On a Wednesday in January, the students in Mr. Oberhelman’s horticulture class sat in their usual seats and brainstormed for a way their class could include the CBR kids, or the special education students, in their activities. By the end of class, they weren’t set on anything specific, but Katie...
The Class That’s All Fun and Games
December 21, 2018
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For most, Guess Who or Headbandz aren’t the main focus of the class. But down in the SPED rooms, Fridays are chock-full of games. Down on the first floor, every Friday, Mr.Stahl’s Impersonal Skills class spend the hour playing board games, card games, and coloring. The class is of course made of ...
From Victim to Activist
December 20, 2018
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Freshman Kellen Broeckelmann was used to getting verbally and physically bullied during his middle school days. As a student at Mission Trail Middle School, especially in sixth grade, he was a rather small kid. Broeckelman witnessed, as well as experienced, a large amount of bullying including being sho...
Adventure to the United States
December 18, 2018
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Karen Fukami, Monica Almagro, Maged Wadi, and Sarah Mari Nielsen, are from different cities in different countries. They have different backgrounds, stories, ideas, experiences and eat very different things for breakfast. Now, they sit in Kansas City, the center of the United States, and discuss thes...
Kalista Brown Takes the Stage
December 10, 2018
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Voices and laughs intermingle in the excitement-filled choir room. It’s the first day of rehearsals for The Wizard of Oz, and cast and crew alike line the risers. Lorelei Frazee is leading the crowd at the moment, instructing them to pick up their name-tagged manilla folders at the front of the room, but...
Not Bound By the Details
November 22, 2018
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Amongst the repertoire of classes English teacher, Aaron Schwartz, has taught, Comic Books is on the more obscure side. Most teachers have not sat kids down and taught them the in depths of how graphic novels are written and their importance, but Schwartz has.. The course allowed for many students to lear...
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The 2019 NFL Draft was held in Nashville, Tennessee from April 25-27. And despite this year lacking the...
The NBA is Becoming About Me, Not We
May 11, 2019
Let me start this off with a question. In any sport,...
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