Q&A With the Cast of Bye Bye Birdie

katie guyot, copy editor
November 17, 2011

Jon McClees, Conrad Birdie Q: You’re the lead in the musical, right? A: One of the leads. Q: So what’s that like? Playing a lead? A: I’ve played it before. Not the character, but I’ve played a lead before. My sophomore year I played the lead in Pippin, and it’s definitely interesting, but it’s... Read more »

Two women. Countless acts of courage

sarah whipple, reporter
October 24, 2011

Jana Mackey was known by her friends as a 25 year-old law student at the University of Kansas. She was known for her fun, “party-girl personality” and had many friends. Two years ago, she was a college student with life at her fingertips. Behind that persona was someone who was fulfilling her potential... Read more »

Firebird Productions: Students use film skills to give back to community

Natalie Hiebert, Reporter
October 3, 2011

You probably have heard or seen some of the work of Firebird Productions, the student run film production class. But many students don’t know that the studio does work outside of the annual homecoming video. Throughout the school year, Firebird Productions works on many individual film projects which... Read more »

The young ones #3- a sophomore’s survival guide to being on the bottom

sarah whipple, reporter
September 18, 2011

School is in full swing as teachers begin to assign projects and hand out tests. The weather acclimates into a cool breeze. And the football team settles their plays and starts to have more chemistry as a team. This can only mean one thing: Homecoming looms around the corner and some young ones may need... Read more »