BY JOSH HAZLETT About 30% of Missouri’s schools and the ISD have now transferred over to a four-day school week. The districts hope that this measure will help resolve the shortage of teachers and other school facility workers. This new schedule seems like a significant change, but when […]
BY ANDREW FARRIS In the United States, school pride is often portrayed and valued as an essential component to the high school experience. Pep assemblies are routine at Truman, and students are highly encouraged to participate in the loud chants and traditions that celebrate the character of our […]
BY BAY COLT From his highly controversial presidency, reelection loss, and spectacular fall from public eye in the wake of January 6, former President Donald Trump has surged back into national news with his historic indictment by a Manhattan Grand Jury, the first president to ever be charged […]
In our latest edition of Club Highlights we put a spotlight on the Black Student Union and their big upcoming event the Black Excellence Dinner.
BY KAYA DWYER Prototypical high school life’s best reference is found in a 60’s teen-true-crime with a dog, a group of meddling kids and a mystery van. One of the fan favorites being science nerd Velma Dinkley who is the perfect representation of a brilliant high school student […]
BY KAYA DWYER When will high schoolers achieve some level of normality? It’s been a little more than a month since December 13, when the Independence School District announced their move from a five day school week to a four day school week: effective through the 2023-2024 school […]
BY ROSA PRESTON It’s February, which means next month is March, and you know what’s in March. Wait, what? NO, not Pi Day. I’m talking about Extreme Test Day (just as exciting). And for some of you, that means you’ll be taking the ACT soon. Naturally, you may […]
BY ADAM PRESTON Firearms have served as a core part of the American Identity since our conceptual founding; with the words “Shall Not Be Infringed” burned into many of the American people’s minds. In a country where there are 120 guns for every 100 people, it should be […]
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