Breaking gender roles
Story by McKenna Hodges and Nicole Konopelko
September 21, 2018
Filed under Feature, Multimedia, Showcase
The sound of the fight song filled the air at Hutchison Field minutes before the start of last Friday night’s football game against Blue Valley North. The football players laced their cleats and tossed the ball to warm up. The band members played through their songs in the Pittsburg Community Mid...
SPECIAL COVERAGE: LGBTQ+ youth in PHS
Story by Nicole Konopelko and Ximena Ibarra
July 7, 2018
It’s hard to live in a body that you feel you were never born to live in. It’s hard to feel accepted when others say you are unnatural because of who you love. It’s also hard to put yourself in the shoes of a person who has dealt with all of these difficulties firsthand. But it’s easy to ...
Bonding for success
Story by Matthew Moore, Reporter
May 23, 2018
Filed under Feature
As senior Coltin Oehme lays his first layer of brick at the SkillsUSA National Masonry Competition, he thinks back to the times he spent learning masonry with his coach and uncle, Nakoma Oehme. “[My favorite part of masonry is] just knowing that I can continue the family tradition: just trying to honor their legacy,...
Freshman finds her passion for speaking without words
Story by Nicole Konopelko, Managing Editor
May 22, 2018
Filed under Feature, Multimedia, Showcase
Every time she takes a science test, freshman Emily Wachter grips her pencil and tries to block out every thought running through her head. A potential F on her transcript. A wrong answer. The closet door she had left open in her room. She knows the material, yet self-doubt still infiltrates...
Four student publications staffers place in KSPA’s state digital contest
Story by Susana Canales, Reporter
May 22, 2018
Filed under Feature
Sophomore Dain Reiling-Gutierrez attended the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) State Contest in Editorial Cartoon(ing). “Qualifying for state, I was shocked mostly,” Reiling-Gutierrez said. “I've never really competed in any visual art aspect at all, I was thrilled to even hear that I f...
Painting with a passion
Story by Maddy Robison, Reporter
May 21, 2018
While other students prepare with paper and pens for their club meeting, Art club president Alesha Lawson, junior, grabs a brush and paint. Art club works on a variety of projects and community service throughout the year. “We have meetings every month to organize activities. We also do a ...
Konopelko wins awards at Regionals, qualifies for State journalism
Story by Susana Canales, Reporter
May 18, 2018
Filed under Feature
On May 4, junior Nicole Konopelko traveled to Lawrence. She attended the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) state conference. Konopelko qualified for editorial writing and copy editing. “Editorial writing is just opinion and copy editing is literally just editing,” Konopelko said. “They g...
HOSA students qualify for internationals
Story by Violet Norman, Reporter
May 15, 2018
Filed under Feature
Students from all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico will be competing at Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) internationals leadership conference. Seven students from Pittsburg High School qualified for the competition. This is the largest amount of HOSA qualifiers that PHS has ever had Jun...
Exploring different cultures
Story by Cassidy Bayliss, Reporter
May 14, 2018
To promote diversity in the school, sponsors Kristin Thomas and Anatolia Ruiz decided to create Multicultural Club. For junior Rachel Ruiz, multicultural club is a place for people of all different ethnicities, and she says she loves being immersed in different cultures and ideas. “Multicultu...
From Southeast Kansas to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida: Q&A with forensicator Mikayla Kitchen
Story by Journey Jaramillo, Managing Editor
May 14, 2018
Filed under Feature
This year, 14 PHS forensicators and debaters qualified for the National Speech and Debate (NSDA) tournament in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida — the largest group of students in school history. Sophomore Mikayla Kitchen qualified in "humorous interpretation," a 10-minute long comical acting monologue. In an int...
Story by Patrick Sullivan, Reporter
May 15, 2018
Post Malone's sophomore album, Beerbongs & Bentleys, was released on April 27 coming off an incredible first album Stoney. This 18 song masterpiece was met with critical...
“Far Cry 5:” Balthazor praises innovation of new video game
May 15, 2018
“Far Cry 5” takes the “Far Cry” series to a place it has never been...
Happy Family: A Pittsburg niche for Asian food
May 10, 2018
I drove past Happy Family almost every day on my way to and from school, but...
April 7, 2018
A Netflix original show, starring Drew Barrymore as Sheila Hammond, Timothy...
Story by Nicole Konopelko, Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2018
Last Friday, seniors Brett Wiemers and Ximena Ibarra were crowned homecoming king and queen at the Dragons' football game against the Fort Scott Tigers. The Dragons won the game 17-14 and are currently undefeated at home.
PHS Dragons vs. Chanute Varsity Soccer Recap
September 17, 2018
A recap of last Tuesday night's varsity soccer game against Chanute.
McAfee qualifies for State Tennis Tournament for third year in a row
May 15, 2018
Over the past nine years of junior Devin McAfee’s tennis career, he has improved...
May 7, 2018
As the golf game teed off, sophomore Steve Maceli heard his sister freshman...