Clay II students try Raku
Shabana Gupta, Staff
May 29, 2018
Emily Phillip's Clay II class went on a trip to the Des Moines Art Center to fire their raku pots with the help of professionals. Raku is a technique of 'baking' pots in an extremely hot kiln at about 1650 degrees Fahrenheit. Phillips decided to do a obvara style of firing, where students remove thei...
Educators in the outside world
May 21, 2018
As kids, we all remember at one point or another we would joke about teachers who lived in the school building. They slept under their desks and ate in the cafeteria. However, as we grew up we realized that this couldn’t be farther from the truth. In fact, some teachers even have second jobs. ...
The virtual economy
Gretchen Lagerblade, Staff Writer
May 18, 2018
Erin Lamberty ‘18 and Darrick Beckman '18 were strategizing to try to come up with a way to keep their country afloat after it was hit by a hurricane. “Every round we get hit by something bad and we lose a lot of resources and we are India so we need a lot of resources,” Lamberty said. Lam...
Rumor-busting: Student rights in school
Jenna Gilbert, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
Earlier in the semester school resource officer James Slack and student liaison Josh Kennedy spoke with Kristine Volesky's Business Law for Personal Use class. While discussing the topic of the Fourth Amendment rights in the school, Kennedy asked the class what they know about searching and seizure....
The story of the after prom props
Emily Chambers, Staff Writer
May 2, 2018
The after prom committee received help from the Mitchellville womens' prison to assist in painting the after prom props. Sally Kreamer's job as the Fifth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services deputy director is to supervise community-based corrections. Kreamer is the mother of Ben...
Dragon Time leads to mixed responses
Kennedy Stone, Staff Writer
April 24, 2018
Filed under Feature
The new addition of Dragon Time this year has left a variety of impressions on staff and students. Depending on the teacher and student's situation, the popularity of Dragon Time can be vastly different. Dragon Time was supposed to be a time for students to get help in classes they are struggling...
Evan Newcomb, Sports Editor
September 21, 2018
The girls Cross Country team added another meet win to their resume winning the Varsity at the Tom Karpan Invite hosted by Valley High School, they also finished third in...
Girls win, Boys disappoint at Bobcat Cross Country Invite
September 14, 2018
May 23, 2018
Naanep wins District Singles Title
May 17, 2018
Jacob Marren, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
"To All Boys I've Loved Before" was aired on Netflix August 17 2018 and gained immediate praise across the world. I however find it to be another average entry into the teen...
Recent Arts & Entertainment Stories
May 22, 2018
From the release of his single Funeral, I've been a fan of AUGUST 08, who first appeared alongside Rich...
May 18, 2018
I will never forget how I felt when the virtual idol Hatsune Miku was on a "Kids React" video from the...
Ash Princess; A new type of book
May 15, 2018
The book Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian was published on April 24th of 2018. It is Sebastian's debut...