The district updated its COVID-19 close contact policy with the help of county health officials to provide different guidelines according to the level of exposure.  On the USD 250 website, the different...

At every pep assembly, the students of PHS gather together to participate in the class yell. Although there are 203 freshmen, 230 sophomores, and 199 juniors, a small number of seniors stand in the bleachers...

Tears stream down junior Amy’s face as she gathers all of her clothes into a black trash bag and heads for the door. Her stepmother screams curse words behind her. Amy’s stepmother forces her out into...

The signs of a toxic relationship are often overlooked or even ignored. Relationships between friends, family and significant others are sometimes difficult to identify as toxic or harmful. According to...

Junior Kassi Burns first discovered American Girl Dolls as a child on a family vacation at the Mall of America. She and her mother looked through the store but didn’t end up buying a doll until they...

In April, 1,400 books will be moved from the library to an on-sight storage facility. The library will be condensed into a smaller selection throughout the months of April and May. The high school construction...

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,...

Did you actually use Purple Power Hour? I don’t know about you, but Purple Power Hour (PPH) gave me a chance to finish homework and catch up on work I didn’t have time to do otherwise. Between...

Every fourth hour, senior Arely Rodriguez heads down to special education teacher Amber Kloster’s classroom to see the kids who are some of her best friends. Rodriguez is a student aide in Kloster’s...

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...