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District faces dilemma without VATRE
District faces dilemma without VATRE
December 10, 2024
Senior and BSU co-President Leila Khademian led a series of chants at the walkout after the first of the two pep rallies.
Black Student Union holds walkout to call attention to lack of change
December 10, 2024
MSMS students launch seeds to space in NASA experiment
MSMS students launch seeds to space in NASA experiment
December 6, 2024
Haitian student Lauryn Aubuin stands next to the Immigrant Statue in downtown Logansport.
“Business As Usual”
December 6, 2024
Employee continues multimillion dollar lawsuit against PAUSD
Employee continues multimillion dollar lawsuit against PAUSD
December 6, 2024
Three women question themselves and others around them. "Women have been socialized to aspire to perfection and are overly cautious," Reshma Saujani said. "Even when we’re ambitious and we lean in, that socialization of perfection has caused us to take fewer risks in our careers."
‘This might be wrong’: Exploring female fear of failure in the classroom, workplace
December 11, 2024
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND - Former Wilde Lake principal Ms. Marcy Leonard stands with her fellow 2023-24 administrators. They show off their spirit week hats. PHOTO COURTESY OF MS. LEONARD
Ms. Marcy Leonard waves goodbye
December 11, 2024
Programs often distribute merch without considering whether students actually want the items they are offering, instead ordering bulk and distributing until they run out. Departments like performing arts, athletics, and speech and debate provide swag to members every year, especially with every new production and season, resulting in members receiving duplicates if they continue for multiple years.
Unsustainable swag negatively impacts environment
December 10, 2024
The Ohlone-Portola Heritage Trail spans 90 miles across San Mateo County and outlines the Portola Expedition where the Spanish, guided by the Ohlone tribe, “discovered” California. Today, according to Castro, there is one surviving branch of the Ramaytush Ohlone, the tribe that lived in the San Francisco Bay.
New California bill reinforces education on Native American histories and perspectives
December 10, 2024
Living in two languages
December 10, 2024
Pickleball, the internet's newest recreational sensation, has long dominated the leisurely hours of older generations. However, now sparking the interest of youth, pickleball has recently taken over West.
What’s the racket?
December 10, 2024
Junior Wilson Faucette cycles in a race as a part of the USA Cyclocross series. Faucette has had an impressive season and will be competing in nationals in December. (Courtesy Wilson Faucette)
Pedal to the medal: Faucette, Gentry cycle around Bethesda
December 10, 2024
Preparing to enter the field, number 15 and communications senior John Markee watches his teammates from the sidelines. On Friday, Sept. 20, the Forest Hill High School varsity football team played in their fourth game of the season, ending in a loss despite winning their first three games.
Jaguars on Forest Hill Boulevard
December 10, 2024
Freshman Casey Maloney competes as a jammer in roller derby. Photo courtesy of Casey Maloney.
Her ‘Brat’ season rolls on
December 6, 2024
Freshman Bentley Dill Joins Kennedy Girls Basketball
Freshman Bentley Dill Joins Kennedy Girls Basketball
December 6, 2024
Zion Bennett works on her drawing as part of her independent study project. Her art combines creativity and a mission to address mental health stigma in high school settings.
High School Cartoonist Tackles Anxiety Stigma Through Graphic Novel Project
December 11, 2024
The Musician Who Turns Neurodiversity Into a Symphony
The Musician Who Turns Neurodiversity Into a Symphony
December 11, 2024
A plywood sign states “we are free take us home” in front of a used mattress sitting on the sidewalk. Unwanted furniture is often abandoned outside for free.
From Trash to Treasure: What was once furniture waste can have a second life
December 10, 2024
POSED FOR SUCCESS: Standing in the Bowie hallway, Pelz holds two of his manufactured, but not yet released for sale, clothing pieces. He partners with a manufacturer oversees to produce his drawn designs into the physical items shown.
Sophomore stitches new clothing line
December 10, 2024
Hwang performs at the 42nd Annual Korean Harvest and Multicultural Festival.
Alexander Hwang (‘27) dives into professional songwriting
December 10, 2024
As antisemitism runs rampant among both major parties, many Jews feel left behind by the current political system.
Jewish Identity, Frustration, Political Independence
December 11, 2024
Electric vehicles ignite nationwide concerns in Korea, after the recent flames and the dominance of parking spots.
Electric vehicles spark fire and fear 
December 10, 2024
On Dec. 25, 2024, my family will put ornaments on the tree and light the menorah as it is both Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah.
My family’s concoction of culture
December 6, 2024
A girl grips onto a keffiyeh. The keffiyeh is often cited as a sign of resistance of the Palestinian people.
Don’t Look Away
December 6, 2024
Major publications influence the future of student journalism, with opportunity to better highlight and appreciate student journalists as distinct voices.
Scholastic journalists deserve consideration equal to professionals
December 6, 2024
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
December 11, 2024
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
December 10, 2024
Science teacher Jessica Hutchings lead the AP French class in a chemistry experiment on Thursday, Dec. 5. MHSNews asked participants about the lesson and possible future lesson plans.
Lessons in Chemistry
December 10, 2024
TISD Police Officer Bart Veal and one of his four shoppers roll through Target to the store’s toy aisle while at the Shop with a Cop & Firefighter event on Dec. 3, 2024. Veal and other first responders from around the Texarkana area helped provide children with Christmas presents.
Holiday heroes
December 6, 2024
Photo Illustration | Erin Liu
Um yeah, so like…
December 6, 2024
Photo Illustration | Erin Liu
Um yeah, so like…
December 6, 2024
Rachel Hamilton
Humans of KPARK: Rachel Hamilton
December 6, 2024
Lauren Morris Thorp: A Winding Road to Entrepreneurship
November 26, 2024
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
Students react to the 2024 presidential election outcome
November 26, 2024
This is a podcast produced by the staff of The Purbalite at Baldwin High School.
Podcast: Which Spiderman adaptation is the best?
November 25, 2024
Dan Bovey announces his candidacy for West Chicago mayor during a rally held on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beron Design Group in downtown West Chicago.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Bovey announces mayoral run, promising change for West Chicago
December 3, 2024
AS EASY AS PB&J: At the blindfold sandwich-making station, senior Zane Wiggins and Kai Talebi attempt to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The activity allowed students to experience the mundane task without sight. Wiggins found that the simple activity turned into a challenge in almost every aspect of the process. "It was pretty rough," he said. "My bread wasn’t put together properly, and I put my jelly right next to my plate and not on the plate, it was really difficult. I was expecting it to be easier than it was cause I'd made sandwiches all my life, and I thought 'I can do this from muscle memory,' but it was a lot harder than I thought, and it makes you not take your sight for granted. Access to your sight makes things so much easier." Since students participating are used to having full sight, it was difficult to adapt to the sudden loss of a sense. "I had to kind of guess where things were and the plate was moving a lot," he said. "Every time I would reach for the plate it would be in a different location, so I kind of had to feel around for everything." Along with that, Wiggins had to work together with Talebi to communicate to communicate which ingredient he needed next. "I had to share the peanut butter and the jelly with Kai, so we had to coordinate with each other on who gets what first," he said. "I knew Kai was right next to me, but it was hard to know where her hands were. We had to find each other's arm and make our way up to pass the ingredients." Caption by Lillian Gray.
Learning to see without sight
November 20, 2024
Coach Adam Chavez comforts senior Tommy Murphy after the team's loss to the Ironmen in round one of the playoffs.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Play by play, brick by brick
November 5, 2024
ALL ABOUT ALTOS: In the midst of the prelims performance of “Fury Road,” movement captain and alto section leader junior Liliana Escamilla, makes her way through the music and choreography with other members of the alto section by her side. This being her third year as a member of the band, Escamilla has played in the Bands of America Regional competition before and knew what to expect. “It went pretty well and most people were pretty proud of how they performed,” she said. “The competition has always been an extremely hard one as most of the bands are 6A, so we do it as more of an experience to improve, but I feel like it definitely benefited us to see what we can do better for the next competition next Saturday.”
Band sharpens its craft at first competition of season
October 16, 2024
The Blue Angels diamond performs the barrel roll break during the 2024 Fleet Week Airshow.
2024 Fleet Week Airshow stuns spectators with one of the best performances in years
October 16, 2024
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
December 11, 2024
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
December 10, 2024
Science teacher Jessica Hutchings lead the AP French class in a chemistry experiment on Thursday, Dec. 5. MHSNews asked participants about the lesson and possible future lesson plans.
Lessons in Chemistry
December 10, 2024
TISD Police Officer Bart Veal and one of his four shoppers roll through Target to the store’s toy aisle while at the Shop with a Cop & Firefighter event on Dec. 3, 2024. Veal and other first responders from around the Texarkana area helped provide children with Christmas presents.
Holiday heroes
December 6, 2024
The Start of the FHN Pickleball Club
The Start of the FHN Pickleball Club
December 6, 2024
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Humans of KPARK: Rachel Hamilton

By Marie Wakefield, Kingwood Park High School • December 6, 2024
By Marie Wakefield

In the latest episode of the Humans of Kingwood Park, meet freshman Rachel Hamilton. She spends part of the episode talking about how she deals with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. OI is a genetic disorder that causes bones to break easily. (Music: “Up to No Good” by Victor Natas” via freesound.org.)

This story was originally published on KP Times on December 3, 2024.

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