The Student News Site of Olathe West High School

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The Student News Site of Olathe West High School

Owl Post
The Student News Site of Olathe West High School

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Caché Goracke

Caché Goracke, Editor-in-Chief

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“They’re being treated like they are new detectives instead of students in a class. The less times you can say make believe and pretend, the better.” -Detective Groves

Major Case Event Tests Skills of Senior Public Safety Students

Caché Goracke
May 10, 2021
Students arrive at the crime scene near the baseball fields.

Seniors Garret Holloway, Andrew Weiler and Libbie Winkleman listen as their team leader guides them through assessing the crime scene.

Senior Cade Smith climbs to the top of the storage building where the drone picked up a backpack that contained three shirts and a white powder substance.

"Heights have always been a fear of mine, so I did not enjoy going up that ladder at all...but it had to be done in order to find evidence for the case.” - senior Cade Smith

Students watch the surveillance footage in the Public Safety room.

Senior Kobe Pointdexter takes notes after the briefing and the surveillance footage.

Surveillance footage is shown to the students for the first time that morning.

Police canine Java walks back to the police vehicle with the others after having found the suspect.

Senior Summer Sperke handcuffs newly found suspect.

Seniors Bobby Wimpey and Summer Sperke discuss their next steps as the suspect sits hand cuffed on the curb.

Seniors Summer Sperke and Bobby Wimpey ask their suspect several questions after apprehending her and placing her in hand cuffs.

Senior Leslie Tellez picks up evidence found by police canine Java on the soccer field.

Seniors Kobe Pointdexter and Caleb Keith take notes on the condition of the crime scene after assessing it.

Seniors Kobe Poindexter and Leslie Tellez place evidence found on the soccer field in an envelope.

Seniors Ingrid Beltron and Cade Smith find evidence on the roof of storage building near the baseball fields.

Students in the Public Safety Academy's fire team help hold the base of a ladder so that senior Ingrid Beltron can climb to the top.

"Every couple of sentences, or every couple lines, I’m just darting my head up for a split second just to see whether or not I’m about to run into somebody." - senior Justin Sumter

A Chapter in the Story of Justin Sumter

Caché Goracke
May 4, 2021
Junior Lana Young adds details to her acrylic mural of an octopus.

Making a Mark Through Murals

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
April 9, 2021
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The emptiness of the library and the commons full of isolated, code-scanning, phone-focused, half-faced students, are a haunting reminder of just how much things have changed.

A High School Eulogy

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
March 26, 2021
 A Talk With the School Nurse About COVID-19 

 A Talk With the School Nurse About COVID-19 

Caché Goracke
March 1, 2021
Superintendent of Olathe Schools, John Allison, to Retire after 15 Years

Superintendent of Olathe Schools, John Allison, to Retire after 15 Years

Caché Goracke
January 29, 2021
Senior Haley Hahn shows off her ‘I voted’ sticker that she earned on election day.

First Time Voters Take on the Polls

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
November 23, 2020
Things to Try While Quarantined

Things to Try While Quarantined

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
May 8, 2020
The student section cheers on boys varsity during their senior night game against Olathe North.

Both Varsity Teams Claim Sunflower League Titles on Senior Night

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
March 9, 2020
Matthew Goans poses with his signature leather jacket and a bottle of Buffalo sauce: the inspiration behind his nickname, Sssauce.

That ’50s Kid

Caché Goracke, Editor N Chief
February 21, 2020
Hispanic Leadership Club Attends the Latinx Leadership Symposium at KU with Students from ONW.

Hispanic Leadership’s Name Change Meets Mixed Feelings

Caché Goracke, Editor N Chief
January 21, 2020
Angela Holtgraves smiles with a nurse after undergoing her third round of chemotherapy.

Beating Cancer and Filling Stockings

Caché Goracke, Editor and Chief
December 11, 2019
Cast member and senior Peyton Falen laughs with stage manager and junior Summer Sperke, while holding onto a handful of flowers and handwritten notes that the audience members had a chance to write before the show and during intermission.

The Curtain Closes on Xanadu

Caché Goracke, Editor and Chief
November 25, 2019
After the show Friday night, freshman Emily Heflin and junior Ava Lafoon have a laugh at the many pictures of the production for sale.

Cast members and sophomore Lexi Eckels and freshman Emily Heflin visit with the audience after the show, while still in full costume and makeup.

Sophomore Kalista Brown is all smiles after the first performance of Xanadu Friday night, as she carries a bouquet of flowers and meets with members of the audience.

Four cast members including sophomore Kalista Brown (far left), sophomore Lexi Eckles, senior Weston Curnow, and senior Peyton Falen (far right), share a group hug as they pose for a picture after the show.

Opinion: It’s 2019, and Marriage is...not Outdated

Opinion: It’s 2019, and Marriage is…not Outdated

Caché Goracke, Editor in Chief
November 10, 2019
“Dating has become a very laid back scene that seems to me has no real commitment involved.”

[Photo] Opinion: Casual Dating Can Lead To Bad Habits In Marriage

Tyler Burkett
October 23, 2019
"I guess I just wanted a chance to do something other than just what we do in class, and represent the academy in a different light." - Alyssa Kailee

Carrying the Colors

Caché Goracke, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2019
The Olathe school board passed a vote that authorized a lawsuit against e-Cigarette company JUUL in order to "protect its students."

Breaking News: Olathe School District Makes Decision to Seek Legal Counsel Against e-Cigarette Company JUUL

Caché Goracke, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2019
Wrestling coach, Lucas Vincent, coaches two athletes during Summer wrestling camp

West Welcomes Kansas Decision to Make Girls Wrestling an Official Sport

Caché Goracke
September 18, 2019
Cast of the New Works Festival lines up at the end of the show to take bows and point ovation to technical crew.

Students Reflect on The New Works Festival

Caché Goracke
May 9, 2019
In just the five minute period it takes you to pass to your next class, the porn industry will have made around one million dollars.

Opinion: Pornography is the Pedestal on which Rape Culture Stands

Caché Goracke
April 8, 2019
“There's more funding for boys. There’s way more gear made for boys. I guess people in general are just conditioned to go to the boys games,” Sophomore Alyssa Moore said.

[Photo] Sexism in the Student Section?

Caché Goracke
March 18, 2019
Girls BBall Story Featured Photo

Sophomore Katie O’Keefe appears in Olathe West Green house where her inspiration for the activity was sparked.

Katie O’Keefe: A Helping Hand in Horticulture

Caché Goracke
February 14, 2019
Freshman Kellen Broecklman overcomes being a victim of bullying throughout Middle School.

From Victim to Activist

Cache Goracke
December 20, 2018
Foreign exchange students from Olathe West stand together for photo. Karen Fukami (Far left) Monica Almagro, Maged Wadi, and Sarah Mari Nielsen (Far right.)

Adventure to the United States

Caché Goracke
December 18, 2018
Tim Oberhelman waters plants in the greenhouse at Olathe West .

The Odd Life of Timothy Oberhelman

Caché Goracke
November 13, 2018
Top 10 Places to Buy Your Next Homecoming Dress

Top 10 Places to Buy Your Next Homecoming Dress

Caché Goracke, Writer
October 7, 2018
Guy and Jade

Guy and Jade

Cache Goracke, Writer
September 14, 2018
James and Kaylee

James and Kaylee

Cache Goracke, Writer
September 14, 2018
Riley and Ashleigh

Riley and Ashleigh

Cache Goracke, Writer
September 14, 2018
Homecoming Propsals

Homecoming Propsals

Caché Goracke, Writer
September 14, 2018
Olathe West Freshman football team gathers together to warm up for their first scrimmage of the year at an event called Friday Night Lights. True the name, the sun light set over them as they prepared for their big night. Caption: Cache Goracke

[Photo] Friday Night Lights Photo Slideshow

August 30, 2018
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