BY CAROLYN BLAND Opening night of Cabaret was extraordinary. With many well-rehearsed actors like Blake Savidge, Molly Ross, and Isaac Towne, the musical carried the audience from scene to scene at the edge of their seats. Set in 1931 Berlin, about the time the Nazis were rising, “Cabaret” is […]
BY MEGEN HIPPENSTEEL Truman’s track queen, junior, Stacy Briggs performed phenomenally last weekend at sectionals to earn herself a ticket to state. Right now she is on the cusp of being an elite runner in Missouri. Briggs has proven to be quite the runner and as said by Coach […]
BY MEGEN HIPPENSTEEL Competitive drama, a course highly associated with acting and relating to speech and debate, has a tournament today. The NFL novices (or first years) head to Blue Springs for their first tournament and the varsity (second and above years) travel to Blue Springs South. In these […]
BY MEGEN HIPPENSTEEL Kaili Miller and Syrell Thorpe were both nominated by the band to be on 2017 Homecoming Court. It just so happened that they were the only ones on court that were not nominated by Student Council. Kaili Miller was crowned homecoming queen last Friday. In case […]
BY MEGEN HIPPENSTEEL Homecoming is this weekend starting with the football game tonight, the parade Saturday morning, and the dance Saturday night. We interviewed several homecoming candidates to see what they responded to 4 different questions. Homecoming is a nicely looked upon time of the year as Logan Boone […]
BY MEGEN HIPPENSTEEL Truman junior, Dakota Lepker, will soon be an Eagle Scout. This kind of achievement doesn’t go unnoticed. Lepker is already beginning to see changes around him. One of these changes is that Lepker senses a more respectful attitude coming from many of his elders and peers […]
The third day of school was a first for almost everyone at Truman high school. It was Monday, August 25, the day of the total solar eclipse, the first one in Missouri since 1869. As students entered their sixth hour classes, they were handed a set of what […]
This week’s Patriot Vision looks back at the eclipse, ahead to Cabaret, and examines a few of our athletic programs.
BY MACKENZIE WYATT Truman high school students, staff, and community recently participated in Relay for Life. This is an event where students form teams, and in order to participate each member on the team must raise 100$ worth of donations. Groups get together to do and sell different things […]
BY CHEYENNE HENRY So far very little of President Trumps nominees for his cabinet have been approved. There are ten positions in the cabinet that do not require Senate approval and Trump has exercised his right to appoint government officials by filling in these ten spots right away. […]