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Student Media of Pittsburg High School

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Student Media of Pittsburg High School

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Lacy Nickelson, founder and president of Fostering Connections, sits beside her husband Tom, weights teacher at PHS and co-founder of Fostering Connections. The Nickelsons founded the organization to help both foster children and foster families.

Inspiring change at a local level

Story by Abby Painter, Social Media Editor April 29, 2019

When Lacy and Tom Nickelson decided to open their home to children two and a half years ago, they realized the need for more people to get involved in the foster care system. Different from a normal...

Illustration by: Lane Phifer and Jorge Leyva

Fostering a life

Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor April 29, 2019

For 28 days, senior Dacota Storm Price’s home was the small visitors room of a KVC Kansas foster care office in Pittsburg. Price’s time in the office would follow the same routine. During the day,...

The Fight Against Plastic

The Fight Against Plastic

Story by Lane Phifer, Multimedia Editor April 25, 2019

For as long as I can remember, my science teachers have always told me recycle by saving paper and using as little plastic as possible in order to save the environment. But as the years went by, I started...

Senior Andrew Riachi, programmer for the FIRST robotics team, puts the final touches onto one of the parts of his teams robot. Once completed, the team competed at the Greater Kansas City Regional Competition, and placed 28th out of 36 teams.

Recap: Robotics team reflects on season, sets goals for next year

Story by Sarah Alcantar April 24, 2019

Effort, time and concentration are the three things members of the robotics team would say are required to build a robot. Recently, the team has spent time working together as a team so they could...

Juniors Felicity Kramer and Logan Jones attended the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference from April 7-9. Kramer was sworn into office as secretary and Jones was named J-East Chapter Member of the Year.

Kramer, Jones compete at FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Story by Lane Phifer, Multimedia Editor April 24, 2019

Earlier this month, juniors Logan Jones and Felicity Kramer traveled to Wichita to compete at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Kansas State Leadership Conference from April 7-9....

During the Book Clubs first school-wide spelling bee, English teacher Emily Rountree, who is also the sponsor of the club, announces the next word for the contestant. Juniors Kylee Eidson (left) and Mikayla Kitchen — club officers — time the spelling and read along with the word.

Book Club to host first school-wide spelling bee

Story by Keith Perkins, Reporter April 10, 2019

The Book Club will be putting on a spelling bee at 6:00 p.m. in the PHS auditorium tomorrow, April 11. With over 60 expected participants, the bee has had both high school students and a small group...

Junior Dain Reiling (right) plays next to Senior Andrew Riachi (left) at the last practice for the Mid-American All Star marching band “[I am most excited about] seeing Chicago, Riachi said. Anytime I go to a new city I like to take it all in.”

Gallery: PHS band prepares for Mid-America All Star Marching band parade

Story by Ashlan Brooks, Print Co-Editor, Online Co-Editor April 10, 2019

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Taking aim, changing targets

Taking aim, changing targets

Story by Matthew Moore, Managing editor April 4, 2019

Sophomore Kyle Wescott draws his string back and releases it. The string snaps forward and his arrow flies towards his target. For Wescott, “target” holds multiple meanings. Wescott has been hunting...

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