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Special education teacher Teresa Van Epps (left) will take the position of volleyball head coaching position and business and graphics teacher Morgan Westervelt (right) will take an assistant coaching position.

Administration hires new head, assistant volleyball coaches

Story by Joseph Lee, Co-Editor-In-Chief March 27, 2019

Administration has hired special education teacher Teresa Van Epps for the volleyball head coaching position and business and graphics teacher Morgan Westervelt for an assistant coaching position. Van...

Sophomore Dalton Sutton pins down freshman Dexter Carlton at the Purple and White Wrestling Scrimmage. Sutton competed on the White Team, while Carlton competed on the Purple Team. The tournament, which kicked off the Dragon wrestlers season and determined who would be taking the teams varsity and junior varsity spots. Carlton and Sutton are two of the 16 underclassmen on the varsity team, coached by LC Davis.

Stepping up to the mat

Story by Keith Perkins and Matthew Moore March 21, 2019

This year, freshmen and sophomore wrestlers have had to step up. Of the 21 wrestlers competing this year, 16 of them are underclassmen. “We’re asking a lot out of our underclassmen to go compete...

Ahead of the game

Ahead of the game

Story by Lane Phifer, Multimedia Editor March 20, 2019

From the age of four, sophomore Madden Petty has spent a majority of her life playing basketball. Over the years, she has received multiple awards, including an all-state honorable mention. This year,...

Ahead of the game

Ahead of the game

Story by Ian Sullivan, Reporter March 20, 2019

Javon Grant is the lone sophomore returning for the varsity basketball team.   Grant, who has played basketball since he was 4-years-old, credits his style to players like former NBA star Allen Iverson....

Assistant principal Kelynn Heardt will replace Phil Bressler as head principal of Pittsburg High School starting in July.

District hires Heardt as new principal, begins replacement process

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor March 8, 2019

Starting in July, current assistant principal Kelynn Heardt will take over as the head principal of Pittsburg High School. The USD 250 Board of Education approved Heardt’s hiring in its regularly...

Senior Nicole Konopelko gives remarks in student publications adviser Emily Smiths classroom at a a ceremony on the afternoon of Feb. 20 in which Konopelko was honored for winning Kansas Student Journalist of the Year.

Konopelko named Kansas Student Journalist of the Year

Story by Joy Lee March 8, 2019

Senior Nicole Konopelko received a call on the morning of Feb. 24 from Eric Thomas, the executive director of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, that she was named the Kansas Student Journalist of...

Junior Kordon Johns gives a speech at the HOSA conference at Pittsburg State University.

HOSA members qualify for International Leadership Conference in Orlando

Story by Mattie Vacca March 6, 2019

On Feb. 20, 26 members of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) program attended the Spring Leadership Conference at Pittsburg State University. Out of the 26, 11 qualified for the International...

The process behind canceling

The process behind canceling

Story by Nicole Konopelko and Lane Phifer March 4, 2019

Tomorrow is already setting itself up to be another cold day. The National Weather Service (NWS) projects a high of 24°F, a wind chill value as low as five and a possible snow accumulation of 1-2 inches,...

Head debate and forensics coach Julie Laflen responds to interview questions from a local television station at the teams annual home tournament. This years student-run tournament was the largest in school history, with over 300 competitors from 21 different schools.

Forensics team hosts largest tournament in school history

Story by McKenna Hodges, Co-Editor-In-Chief March 2, 2019

The debate and forensics team hosted a tournament larger than last year's 5A State Forensics Tournament at Valley Center, with over 300 competitors from 21 different schools. Due to weather cancelations,...

Sophomore Rebeccah Jones (right) — the only girl on the PHS wrestling team — takes on Labette County at PHSs first annual home Southeast Kansas JV Wrestling Championship. Jones went 1-2, placing second in the tournaments all-girls, 100-104 pound weight class.

Sophomore wrestler places fourth at state tournament

Story by Vincent Norman, Reporter March 1, 2019

On Feb. 9, sophomore wrestler Rebeccah Jones competed at the McPherson Girls State Wrestling Championship and won fourth place in her weight class of 106 pounds. 80 schools competed in McPherson, Kansas...

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