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Craving Caffeine

by emilygerhart
Craving Caffeine

The new iced coffee station in the lunch room seems to be a hit with many students, but it begs the question: Is caffeine addiction in teens a problem?

Sophomore Gretchen Isbell said, “Honestly, I love caffeine, it’s what gets …

Kansas City on the Come Up

by emilygerhart
Kansas City on the Come Up

Kansas City is known for a variety of things, such as “barbecue, convenience, and fairly friendly people,” said history teacher Dustin Fox. Some people consider KCMO a major city in the U.S.,while others might disagree. Junior Nate Wernsman said he …

Self Defense: Is It Worth It?

by emilygerhart
Self Defense: Is It Worth It?

Have you ever thought about how self defense classes can help you? Freshman Tara Moradi said self defense classes are something to consider. “I think everyone should take a self defense class for the value of defending yourself, but also …

Self Tanning: The New Norm

by emilygerhart
Self Tanning: The New Norm

Tanning is something that a lot of people do, whether laying out in the sun, from a bottle or a tanning bed. For those people people tanning gives them that needed boost of self confidence.

Over the course of about …

Sex Ed in LSR7

by emilygerhart
Sex Ed in LSR7

In Missouri, sex education is not required to be taught, but the curriculum for sex education is based on abstinence due to bill 170.015.

The bill states: “Present abstinence from sexual activity as the preferred choice of behavior in relation …

Career Day 2023

by emilygerhart
Career Day 2023

Choosing a career path that will pave the way for the rest of your life can be significantly stressful for most teenagers. The thought of growing up and becoming more responsible can be scary.

The new 2023 edition of career …

Changes Coming for Courtwarming

by emilygerhart
Changes Coming for Courtwarming
2023 Courwarming court poses for a picture. Photo courtesy of Ashley Jones.

There is a lot of talk about courtwarming around Lee’s Summit West. This year, courtwarming is informal. Usually people dress up for courtwarming, so there are a lot of opinions going around. Some people are very excited for courtwarming to …

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