Archives 2014-2015

USD 497 implements delayed start policy

Hala Hamid, Reporter • January 19, 2015

Last year, USD 497 called off four days of school due to inclement weather, and only one of those days had to be made up by adding two minutes on to every class. This year, however, there are no snow days built into the calendar. The school district will do their best to avoid cancelling a full day of school. A new Two-Hour Delayed Start policy has been implemented. When unsafe weather conditions occur, the district will delay school start time for two hours. Delayed Start is meant to allow dangerous weather conditions to pass, sidewalks and roads to be cleared and cold temperatures to warm...

Senior discusses college application process

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief • January 16, 2015

As seniors start to narrow down their college decisions and prepare for next year, I sat down with senior Wynn Feddema to talk about his college application process. *Photo by Mary Brady

ACLU requests discontinuation of single-gender English classes

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief • January 14, 2015

On Jan. 12, Superintendent Dr. Rick Doll received a letter from the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Legal Director Doug Bonney and Cooperating Attorney Amy Katz regarding the introduction...

Freshman English classes to be split by gender

Maddie Birchfield and Ryan Liston • January 5, 2015

As the bustle of the first day of second semester pushes students from room to room, a group of ninth grade boys will walk into their seventh hour English 9 class to find none of their female peers will...

Students favorite holiday songs

Erin Friedrichsen, Reporter • December 31, 2014

Before winter break, several students were asked about their favorite holiday songs. As the holiday season nears an end, take a look at what some students were listening to over the break. "Mistletoe...