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Listening, seniors Jack Tell, Natasha Torkzaban, Maya Smith and Morgan Salisbury look at board member Kelly Jones as she discusses Gaggle policy changes.
Student journalists seek policy changes prompted by AI monitoring of students
April 30, 2024
AI Humanizers in Education: A Test of Student Integrity
April 30, 2024
AP exam administration is steadily progressing away from the paper format, and towards a digital future.
Pixelated Future: The Shift to Digital AP Exams
April 30, 2024
Two subjects pass a vape prop between them. This represented the peer pressure that 45.5% of students feel according to the survey conducted by The Muse.
Up in Smoke
April 30, 2024
Park students from S.O.A.R. sit and listen among Park school staff and other community members at the school board meeting on Wednesday. The meeting on March 13. consisted of interviewing finalists for the St. Louis Park district superintendent position.
Superintendent election interrupted
April 26, 2024
INTERPRETING. Senior Haley Schwendemann, junior Whitney O’Connell, senior Brooklyn Both and senior Alice Jerome at theater rehearsal practicing for the ASL interpretation of Cinderella.
Soundless storytelling: ASLHS to interpret spring musical
April 30, 2024
It was definitely out of my comfort zone to get [the dress] and decide I loved it enough not to wait and risk not having something that memorable.
Going in Italian style
April 30, 2024
Seventh and eighth grade Project Idea Plus students spend most of their day learning in “the pod,” a mobile classroom at Kennedy Junior High School.
PI+ or PI-? A student-centered evaluation of District 203’s Project Idea Plus program
April 30, 2024
At 14 years old, Kalbhavi developed EasyBZ, a cost-effective microneedle patch that allows for the transmission of drugs without the use of traditional or hypodermic needles. Photo used with permission from Shripriya Kalbhavi.
Shripriya Kalbhavi develops microneedle patch in medical breakthrough
April 30, 2024
A globe on fire, symbolizing climate changes effects.
Dousing the Flame
April 30, 2024
A pickleball ball lays still on the sport court on Archers back field. As a part of their fitness curriculum, 10th graders have a pickleball unit, where they practice drills and participate in round-robin style play. 
What’s the dill: Exploring the popularity of pickleball
April 26, 2024
Players on the Canton Girls Varsity Basketball team sit and listen to citizens comments at the April 16 Board of Education meeting
Canton Girls Basketball Coach Kayla Bridges let go after winningest season in ten years; P-CEP students and families voice their opinions
April 25, 2024
Dreyfoos on Ice
April 25, 2024
Linnea Ousdigian pushes ahead in her race at Nationals.
Freshman Linnea Ousdigian: National Nordic champion
April 25, 2024
Eva Wilson lunges toward her opponent at a lesson on Friday, April 12 at Phoenix Fencing Academy. Both fencers are wearing the metal jackets that are connected to strips with cords that detect when they are hit.
Sabers, horses and race cars: Not your typical sports
April 25, 2024
In their full runway outfits, (from left) Audrey Lee 25, Olivia Lucy Teets, 25, Fashion Design teacher Ms. Judy Chance, and Xueying Lili Yang pose for a photo. All three girls made it to Austin Fashion Week by getting in the top 10 in a previous runway show held by Shop LC. [I like my students] creativity and how they can look at a fabric and make it their own, Ms. Chance said.
Runway Ready: Fashion Design Students Attend Austin Fashion Week
April 30, 2024
Opinion: Despite recent progress Black representation in media still lacking
April 30, 2024
Kickkat members and juniors Sriman Ratnapu, Jayadev Ghanta, Vineeth Yenduri and Jonathan Bruennert and sophomore Bruhath Batla performed at the Valkyries show in January. Not pictured: juniors Daniel Wan and Aryan Patnaik.
Striking a chord with the Kickkats band
April 30, 2024
“Civil War”: “An American nightmare”
April 30, 2024
Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss join with True Blood writer Alexander Woo to create a new hit show, 3 Body Problem.
‘3 Body Problem’ takes viewers on a journey through time and space
April 30, 2024
Students at Manual walk to the bus after school. They will not have the opportunity next year.
STAFF EDITORIAL: The JCPS board’s recent busing decision denied the community of its voice
April 30, 2024
Masses stand before the social media gods, offering their prayers. (Graphic Designed by Helen Beebe)
A Heretic among the pious
April 30, 2024
Hazard signs warn students of lead in lab stations around the high school.
Miscommunication fuels concern over lead in lab station water
April 24, 2024
Ocean Lakes Wind Symphony performs a concert with the ODU Wind Ensemble on Dec. 15, 2023. The group would later go on to receive a superior rating at their Concert Band Assessment while performing the most difficult grade of music. Photo used with permission from Katelynn Proffitt.
VBCPS budget cuts threaten essential programs, jeopardize creative environments
April 24, 2024
Senior Brie Howell worked with senior Celia Brown to create a set of pins meant to promote feminism and empower girls.
Yes, she can be president: Casual misogyny hijacks senior tradition
April 23, 2024
Spirit Central grows from humble beginnings to booming business
Spirit Central grows from humble beginnings to booming business
April 30, 2024
MHSNews | Making Art at the Manchester Makers Mart
MHSNews | Making Art at the Manchester Makers Mart
April 30, 2024
The Talk: The Faces Headed for Space
The Talk: The Faces Headed for Space
April 30, 2024
In Your Head Podcast Ep. 2
In Your Head Podcast Ep. 2
April 25, 2024
The Talk: Ramadan Builds Bonds Through Belief
The Talk: Ramadan Builds Bonds Through Belief
April 19, 2024
The Talk: The Faces Headed for Space
The Talk: The Faces Headed for Space
April 30, 2024
In Your Head Podcast Ep. 2
In Your Head Podcast Ep. 2
April 25, 2024
The Talk: Ramadan Builds Bonds Through Belief
The Talk: Ramadan Builds Bonds Through Belief
April 19, 2024
SciScoop Ep. 4: Diving into deep brain stimulation
SciScoop Ep. 4: Diving into deep brain stimulation
April 16, 2024
Join WSPN’s Bella Schreiber, Tina Su and Hallie Luo as they discuss the gap between women’s and men’s sports at the professional, college and Wayland High School level.
Fair play or foul? Uncovering the gap between women’s and men’s sports
April 12, 2024
TO THE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUM: Senior King Perez plays the drums with his band, Red River Trucking Co. at Thursday’s Battle of the Bands. The band had plans to play “Red River Line” as well as a new song they had been working on, “Road Dog Fever,” but later decided to add “12 Gauge Shotgun” and “Lawbreakin’ Man.” “We chose the first two because they’re newer and we feel like they’ve come together and are a good representation of us now,” Perez said. Perez shared that the band performed well overall and that the audience’s reaction was the best pay off. “My most memorable moment from that night was seeing everyone jumping off the stage and moshing,” he said. “It is always awesome seeing people enjoy our music in that way.” Caption by Gaby Esquivel.
Battle of the Bands offers mosh to be proud of
April 12, 2024
In a circle, GT American Studies students look at the half-eclipsed sun as they lie on the practice turf. Teachers passed out protective eclipse glasses to students at the start of third period. It was definitely a cool experience, junior Jacob Piehl said. It was crazy seeing how quickly the moon came over the sun and how dark everything was. Seen in the photo, starting at the yellow shirt and working clockwise, are juniors Annabelle Nugent, Erica Smith, Savannah Westwick, Sarah Goddard, Lauren Owen, Jacob Piehl and Avery Parker.
Total eclipse brings students together to view once-in-a-lifetime event
April 10, 2024
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Junior Zalie Mann performs “I Love to Cry at Weddings,” an ensemble piece from the fall musical Sweet Charity, to prospective students during the Fine Arts Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The showcase is a compilation of performances and demonstrations from each fine arts strand offered at McCallum. This show is put on so that prospective students can see if they are interested in joining an academy or major. Sweet Charity originally ran the weekends of Sept. 28 and Oct. 8, but made a comeback for the Fine Arts Showcase. “[Being at the front in the spotlight] is my favorite part of the whole dance, so I was super happy to be on stage performing and smiling at the audience,” Mann said. Mann performed in both the musical theatre performance and dance excerpt “Ethereal,” a contemporary piece choreographed by the new dance director Terrance Carson, in the showcase. With also being a dance ambassador, Mann got to talk about what MAC dance is, her experience and answer any questions the aspiring arts majors and their parents may have. Caption by Maya Tackett.
McCallum shows off award-winning Fine Arts Academy programs to prospective Knights
February 23, 2024
SPREADING THE JOY: Sophomore Chim Becker poses with sophomores Cozbi Sims and Lou Davidson while manning a table at the Hispanic Heritage treat day during lunch  of Sept 28. Becker is a part of the students of color alliance, who put together the activity to raise money for their club. “It [the stand] was really fun because McCallum has a lot of latino kids,” Becker said. “And I think it was nice that I could share the stuff that I usually just have at home with people who have never tried it before.” Becker recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic heritage at Mac. “I think its important to celebrate,” Becker said. “Because our culture is awesome and super cool, and everybody should be able to learn about other cultures of the world.” Caption by JoJo Barnard.
Mac celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
January 12, 2024
Ziad Ben-Gacem (’25) speaks to Clarisa Gomez Rodriguez (’24) in the show’s opening scene during dress rehearsal Nov. 13. Rodriguez sang the first song of the musical, “I Get a Kick Out of You.”
GALLERY Students perform High School musical ‘Anything Goes’
November 30, 2023
Spirit Central grows from humble beginnings to booming business
Spirit Central grows from humble beginnings to booming business
April 30, 2024
MHSNews | Making Art at the Manchester Makers Mart
MHSNews | Making Art at the Manchester Makers Mart
April 30, 2024
Securing screens
April 18, 2024
MHSNews | Science Bowl Team Buzzes Competition
MHSNews | Science Bowl Team Buzzes Competition
April 17, 2024
MHSNews | Duo Dogs Visit Special Olympics
MHSNews | Duo Dogs Visit Special Olympics
April 12, 2024
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Milestones on the mat

By Serena Liu, Parkway West High School
February 8, 2024
Historically, photography has long been biased toward lighter skin tones. Over the years and over many different photography companies, students like junior Elizabeth Franklin have begun to see this bias seep into their school pictures. “It’s disappointing that each year, my school photos looked wildly different. Some have glares, and some are completely oversaturated,” Franklin said. “They don’t look like me and they don’t really represent me.”

Photography through a racial lens

By Serena Liu, Parkway West High School
February 24, 2023
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