Revolutionary War, Beginning of America, Civil War, World War I, The ‘20s, Great Depression, World War II. Every year it is the same thing, the same lessons, the same stories, the same videos. Every...
Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief
• December 13, 2021
As finals week rolls around, students expect to begin wrapping their class’s content and reviewing for the final exam before the semester’s end. Many start counting down the assignments and planning...
Advanced Placement Environmental Science students experienced an active salt mine on a field trip last week.
After in-class discussions about mining, science teacher Clancey Livingston took the group...
Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 10, 2021
As the semester comes to a close, students feel rushed to finish last minute assignments, take on new spontaneous work, power through finals – projects, presentations, essays and labs – and study for...
Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief
• December 6, 2021
Six new classes concerning an array of subjects have been recommended to the USD 383 school board for approval to be offered during the 2022-2023 school year. They include Adaptive Performing Arts, Advanced...
Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief
• November 8, 2021
Parental involvement in a child’s life leads to confidence and success in achieving their goals. There is such a thing as too much involvement. Over involved parents are those who take an obsessive interest...
Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief
• September 30, 2021
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“I prefer student-led because I can lie about my academic performance.” — senior Emmett Spaw
“It...
All teachers have had to make adjustments this year, but, for many, now that hybrid is over, teaching has returned to a level of normalcy. For others teaching remote full-time, the switch to five-day-a-week...
Katya Tarabrina, Blue M Organizations Editor
• January 15, 2020
As the new semester kicks off, new student interns from Kansas State University join classrooms to further their learning and grow to become a true teacher.
“Right now it’s kind of an introductory...
Skipping a university to attend community college or take a gap year has a negative connotation, but I want to dispel the common myth that students can’t be successful without going straight from high...
Naturally when a student reaches their senior year they have to start seriously thinking about where and if they want to go to college. If they choose to go to college, is the beginning of senior year...
It may seem like a fun idea to skip class because school is “boring.”
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve sent my fair share of texts begging my mother to sign me out. Looking at the bigger picture,...
