The Emeralds competed in their first two competitions of the year: the KC Classic and Lee’s Summit North Regional contest. In the the KC Classic at Liberty High School Dec. 9, the team earned second...

  It would be an understatement to call “Five Nights at Freddy’s” a successful horror franchise. With eight games and a ninth on the way, 28 books and now a feature length film, this...

Bastian Knoblach, 12 What do your friends call you?  “Bastian.”  What is your home country?  “Germany.”  What languages do you speak?  “German, English, French.”  Why...

     In an attempt to end distracted driving, Missouri lawmakers have put in place a new law. Aug. 28, the ‘Hands-Free Law’  was passed that stated that any driver using...

    “Be the leader you want to follow.” The student body repeated those words back to the first African-American female NFL coach. Collette V. Smith coached for the New York Jets...

Get to know your top 16 Homecoming Queen nominees. Seniors can vote on Canvas for the top five. Voting for top five ends Wednesday, and they will be crowned at lunch Thursday. The Homecoming Queen will...

The following stories were produced by student journalists in the introductory journalism classes, Journalism 1 and Journalism 1 Photography. For these stories, each student closed their eyes and randomly...

After facing bullying most of his middle school years, senior Hunter Staley said he never understood why. Staley said bullying left memories he has not forgotten that truly affected him. “In the seventh...

School clubs, groups, and activities are all in junior Alana Romey's schedule, but she also skydives – sort of. For about a year now, she's been indoor skydiving at iFLY with her father and younger sister. Romey's...

     Growing up playing sports, athletic trainer Alena Nelson said she always knew she wanted to be an athletic trainer. She had a passion for sports and was dedicated to helping others...