BY MASON SMITH Truman’s student section erupted as the final buzzer sounded at Belton High School on Friday night, sealing their first conference title since 2011. The two teams fought hard all night and battled back and forth until Antoine Davis hit the game-winning three pointer with a […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL We’ve all heard the person who doesn’t want to get involved in political conversations because of controversy, along with many who don’t vote. The saying “your vote doesn’t matter” has been said much more in recent years and actually acted upon. Ahealthierdemocracy says In the […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL One of the most disturbing consequences of recent ICE actions is the case of Renee Good, an American citizen whose death exposes how dangerously blurred the limits of federal power have become. An agency tasked with enforcing civil immigration law should never be in a […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL Most of what we see online as teens, the memes, the news, the dances, and yes even the chaos of trends we pretend we understand starts on TikTok. I’m not immune. I doomscroll for hours some nights, laughing, cringing, and occasionally learning something new. But […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL As the semester wraps up, students face the yearly double whammy, finals week colliding with grade deadlines. It’s a chaotic mix of determination, panic, and attempting to remember everything we learned since August. The halls are quieter than usual, filled with students holding review packets […]
We take a look at the impacts from the government shutdown on ISD schools, and we discuss the voters approving the ISD continue the 4-day school week.
BY SUMMER CRANDALL This week, the Trump administration announced a sweeping plan to transfer major responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education to several other federal agencies, a move critics say could fundamentally reshape how schools, colleges, and student programs are run nationwide. According to KSAT News, in […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL For the first time in history, the United States witnessed the longest government shutdown on record. What began as a standoff between Congress and the White House over budget priorities grew into a national crisis, halting services, freezing paychecks, and testing the patience of millions […]
BY SUMMER CRANDALL The youth in the Independence School District will continue to see the weekly schedule that many didn’t ever see possible. Four-day school weeks were just passed by popular vote in the city of Independence. This means Independence schools will only host students in class for […]
THS Media 