Story by Ashlan Brooks
January 14, 2020
The drama program recently participated in the annual Kansas Thespians Festival on January 8, 2020. The program took a group of 30 students to Wichita, Kansas for a series of workshops...
December 16, 2019
ACT Inc. plans to adopt a new policy change in September 2020, allowing single-section scores to be improved without the risk of lowering other subsection scores on a retake. In...
December 13, 2019
The musical “Pippin” is leaving Pittsburg and going to state. The musical is a coming-of-age story about the life of a boy named Pippin. Senior Gabe Anderson plays Pippin...
December 4, 2019
As the holidays begin to approach us, faculty members are taking charge to aid students that don’t have their basic needs met at home. In order to do so, Club 209A, a counseling...
December 4, 2019
Around the country, there are parked school buses with a sign that reads: "Bus drivers wanted." According to Forbes, there is currently a bus driver shortage across the...
Story by Lane Phifer, Multimedia Editor
December 20, 2019
At the age of five years old, I'sis Thomas developed a love for dance. As a child, she often spent her time prancing around her bedroom to Michael Jackson’s music videos...
December 20, 2019
As senior Ainsley Balthazor approaches the stage at Julie Fest, a women’s and arts festival in Joplin, she feels a rush of adrenaline runs through her as she picks up her instrument...
December 6, 2019
Standing in front of the band in purple, white and silver, freshman Ashleigh Henderson spins and manipulates a baton. Her smile is carefully in place and her hands steady from...
November 15, 2019
An American flag drapes over a wall. A mannequin is dressed in fatigues and battlefield gear while the corner of his office is decorated with pictures of comrades and memories...
November 15, 2019
Seniors Cali Donovan, Megan Loudermilk, Mikayla Kitchen and junior Sofie Cummins were accepted into the Girard Medical Center Youth Leadership program. “The Girard Youth...
Story by Ashlan Brooks, Assistant Online Co-Editor
January 11, 2020
In recent days, fires have ravaged parts of Australia, consuming more than 6,000 homes and claiming miles of land. In these times of destruction and heated turmoil, many people...
January 3, 2020
With the start of the new year, people all across the world are taking action on their new year resolutions. Whether your goal is to lose weight, get better grades, or to simply...
A paperless route to future problems: why digital isn’t always better
December 10, 2019
At this point in every school year, teachers and students alike scramble to make up for lost work and juggle remaining assignments and end-of-semester tests. The only...
How Trisha Paytas’ “Coming Out” video negatively effects the trans community
December 4, 2019
American Youtuber Trisha Paytas is known for her clickbait and controversial content that range from topics about plastic surgery, race, hoarding, and most recently, gender identity. After...
Story by Hannah Gray, Print Editor
January 15, 2020
On Thursday, Jan. 16, the wrestling team will compete at the first Crosstown...
Dance team hires new coach midseason
January 13, 2020
Before alumna Taylor Redd started dancing, she was reserved and had stage fright. “I was shy before I began dancing,” Redd said. “But after a couple [of] years… I broke out of my shell and no...
Game changer: PHS moves up to a 5A classification
November 14, 2019
Next year, football will be moving up from the 4A to the 5A division due to an increase in enrollment. Every year in the state of Kansas, a count is taken on Sept. 20 to determine the official enrollment...
Repairing Hutch Field: District investigates turf replacement
November 12, 2019
As the 2019 football season finished, the district is currently in the process of working on a plan to replace the turf on Hutchinson Field. The current turf was installed in 2012. According to...
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Story by Ashlan Brooks
January 14, 2020
The drama program recently participated in the annual Kansas Thespians Festival on January 8, 2020. The...
Story by Ashlan Brooks, Assistant Online Co-Editor
January 11, 2020
In recent days, fires have ravaged parts of Australia, consuming more than 6,000 homes and claiming miles...
Story by Sarah Alcantar, Assistant Online Co-Editor
January 8, 2020
Walking down the hallways, it’s noticeable that several girls are wearing similar outfits — an oversized...
