Post-High School Plans (video)
With college admissions and scholarship deadlines just around the corner we caught up with several students from a variety of grade levels to get their thoughts about college.
The Impact of Social Media
BY ROSA PRESTON Surveys show that 90% of teens ages 13-17 have used social media. 75% report having at least one active social media profile, and 51% report visiting a social media site at least daily. And often enough, they do this during school, which unsurprisingly isn’t allowed. […]
Three Earn All-State Choir
Three Truman students earned All-State Choir nods this week. Kyleigh Hendrix and Sarah Bumgardner both earned top 10 slots in alto auditions. And Paige Gonzalez earned a top 10 spot in soprano. Truman is one of just four schools in the Kansas City metro area with three or […]
THS Today (Episode 1)
In the first episode of THS Today the crew has JROTC and the cheerleaders show them around their spaces at school and they talk with the Cross Country team in front of their next meet.
Getting Involved (video)
THS Media caught up with students around campus to discuss their involvement in extra curricular activities.
Sleep Depravation Leading to Slumbering Grades
BY ROSA PRESTON Let’s be honest, we’ve all done it. We all have fallen asleep in class for a variety of reasons. Whether you’re bored, or you’re sitting in a warm room after lunch, it happens. However, it does make you wonder why this happens so often. According […]
Speech & Debate Returns to Competition
BY KAYDEE DWYER Truman’s Speech & Debate team recently participated their first in-person tournament in just under two years. For what seems like forever, COVID has forced many high schools to have strictly online tournaments, which definitely pulled the team in many directions. But now, it was the […]
Throwing Hands Leads to Throwing Questions
BY ROSA PRESTON Throwing hands, quarreling, wrestling, sparring. No matter what you call it, it all means the same thing: fighting. Whether participating, witnessing, or hearing about a fight, students in any school can say they’ve had an experience with fighting. And at Truman, the word seems to […]
Speech & Debate Roll On (video)
THS Media talked with the Speech and Debate team about their season to this point, and what they expect going forward. The team continues to rack up results at competitions nearly every weekend.
Homecoming Dreams Denied: What Happens When You Aren’t Even Given A Chance
BY MOLLY SLOAN As homecoming approaches, the excitement at Truman is palpable–and for good reason. It’s an excuse to put stress and obligation on the backburner and focus on more interesting things, like asking a date to the dance, planning an outfit, or voting for Homecoming King and […]
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