Home of the Scots 2424 SE California Ave. Topeka, KS Vol. 59 Issue 5 March 2012

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First Round CutsBoys and Girls Basketball teams lose first round at the State Tournament.

Senior Shanise Brooks attempts a basket against Kapaun Mt. Carmel of Wichita.

Sophomore Shaffeeq Carr shoots a free throw.

2March 2012

The March for Babies, a fundraiser for the March of Dimes, helps to raise awareness about premature birth.

The walk will be at the Topeka Zoo on Friday, March 4. Registration is at 5 p.m., and the walk starts at 6 p.m.

The effort is taking place within the AVID program, but any staff

or student can join the team, HPHS Heroes, by going to the March for Babies website and search the team name.

The AVID team’s goal is to raise $500 for the March of Dimes.

The AVID classes will also be holding a contest to see which class will design the best T-shirt.

The winner’s design will be

used as the design for the team shirts.

The T-shirts can be purchased through Rebecca Lee.

The price will be determined depending on how many people participate on the team.

Entertainment News

Editor in ChiefHannah Davis

Assistant EditorsDeja Lewis

Gerardo LanderosWeb Editor

Joshua JohnstonBusiness EditorAshanti SpearsSports Editor

Nicholas Caraway-Wakes

Staff WritersAlexandra Arellano

Alexis EdwardsAntanette Vance

Erin GiggerLeanne MichielsLindsay BrooksMoriah SmithPayton Inyard

Stacy Ashurst-Thomas

AdviserHeather Hooper

Letters to the Editor:The Bagpiper encourages all readers to submit letters to the editor. The letters can be mailed to The Bagpiper at Highland Park, dropped off in Room 225 or turned in to any of The Bagpiper staff. Submitted letters must be under 300 words and signed by the writer or writers. The Bagpiper will not accept any obscene, personally offensive or irrelevant material, and reserves the right to edit or refuse publication.

Editorial Policy:The diverse opinions expressed in editorials are either those of The Bagpiper staff or individuals. The editorials may never purposely attack or ridicule anyone. Viewsin this newspaper do not always represent those of the staff, faculty or the school board of Topeka Unified School District 501.The Bagpiper is the official student publication of Highland Park High School. The mission of this paper is to inform students and staff of current events, to entertain and to serve asa forum for thoughts and opinions of students and faculty as accurately and tastefully as possible. The Bagpiper is published monthly and distributed to the students and staff at Highland Park High School.

STAFF March For BabiesBy Gerardo Landeros

Coming to Theaters

March 13The Three Musketeers

Happy Feet Two

March 20The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The MuppetsThe Sitter

March 27Extremely Close and Incredibly

CloseAlvin and The Chipmunks: Chip-

Wrecked

March 124th Quarter Begins

March 136:30 p.m. Winter

Sports Recognition Reception

March 156:00 p.m. ROTC

Dining-In

March 164:45 p.m. G Soccer vs. Topeka West @

Hummer

March 19-23

Spring Break

March 16John Carter

Silent House

March 23The Deep Blue SeaThe Hunger Games

March 28The Island President

March 30Wrath of the Titans

IntrudersBully

School Events Schedule

Coming to DVD

Senior Countdown starting from March 14

2923Prom Commencement

41Senior Breakfast

42Graduation

April 21

Meeting Last Day of School

May 2 May 18 May 19

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is it worth it?

3March 2012

There is an App 4 That!By Gerardo Landeros

Where r u? What if this was your last text message?What if that was the last time you heard

from your best friend? Boyfriend/Girlfriend?What would you do? How would you feel?This simple text can make your whole

life disappear before your eyes. According to a fact sheet from Allstate

Insurance, driver distractions contributes

to 16% of fatal crashes for people under the age of 20. Last year, 4,000 teens died in car crashes.

I know you have reached for your phone while driving when you felt it vibrate or that special song played when you got a message. The reaction is to grab it and see what it says.

When you get in a car and you are with a friend think before you start it up. Do I want to risk my friend’s life with meaning-less words?

I hope you thought no because texting and driving is as bad as driving drunk. According to Allstate, one text while driving equals four beers.

The 3 to 4 seconds it takes to text someone back is double the amount time it takes for a car accident. A car accident can happen in 1 to 2 seconds.

I think no one should text and drive. What is worth that much to talk about?

TeamViewer for Remote Control: control your computer with TeamViewer Free while on the go. Help your friends or family with computer problems when you’re

not there. Edit important documents without the hassle of bringing the whole computer.

Texting and Driving

Aging Booth: What will you or your friends look like when you’re old.? Find out with Aging Booth.

GasBuddy: GasBuddy helps you locate the cheapest gas in your area. Never over pay for gas again.

PhotoFunia: A photo editing app that lets you add effects, or puts your face onto a different body.

Draw Something: One of the popular drawing/ guessing games in the market. Draw an item from the list, and have your friends guess what it is.

Where’s My Water? Swampy the alligator needs help trying to get the water back to his shower. This puzzle game is addicting and you wil

not want to stop playing it.

Cut the Rope: Cut the rope, catch the stars, and feed Om Nom candy.

Reaching for a phone while driving increases your risk of a crash by nine times. 23xTexting and driving

can increase your risk of a crash by 23 times.

One text equals .08 blood alcohol level. 9x Texting by the numbers

By Antanette Vance

iHeartRadio: iHeart Radio brings you more then 800 of the nation’s most popular live radio stations from 150 cities. You can also create custom stations by

putting an artist name or song.

Voxer: Push to talk, send text, photos, location, and group talk. This app lets you turn your smart phone into a walkie talkie.

March 20124In Command:

Cadets learn from leadership

No. Because I have other dreams.

No. I really wasn’t interested in the first place.

No. Because I don’t want to do all of that physical training.

Yes. I am going to the Marine Corps, because there is no point on going to college when I would just flunk out anyway.

Do you plan on joining the military after high school?

Maybe. I might join the Air Force Reserves or just go active duty, because it helps pay for college and you get benefits.

Maybe. I’m thinking about going to the National Guard after I graduate from college, because I would like to possibly help hurricane victims.

By Ashanti Spears

Ashanti Spears

C/Col. Kurtisha “KT” BristerC/Maj. Alex Haines

Verlisa Cradle

D’Onna Brown

Kemp Jackson

Jordan Rice

Scott Woodman

In high school, everyone tries to find a place to fit in. For two senior cadets, Kurtisha Brister and Alex Haines, ROTC is more than just a chance for fun- it’s also a chance for leadership.

“Being group commander has helped me to realize there are times to be serious, even with friends,” said Brister, “and there’s also a time to play.”

Brister, also known as KT, has done a lot in the ROTC program including, sabre team, color guard, and various volunteering opportunities.

“Being on drill team has been the most fun I’ve had in ROTC,” said Brister, “it’s taught me

discipline and diligence. Plus I got to travel and meet new people.”

Alex Haines has always felt like a leader even before he was vice group commander. “I guide people instead of forcing them,” he said.

“Being a leader is teaching me management skills,” Haines said. He also recognized the importance of working as a team “because I’m below KT and I can get the objective done.”

Haines and Brister both want to join the military.

“I work better with a structured environment and I do better with repetition,” Brister said. She plans to join the Air Force.

“I want to join the Navy after I become an engineer to serve my country,” said Haines, “and retire comfortably.”

Sharing over 30 ribbons, or honors, between them, several national awards, and an ROTC letter, Brister and Haines have accomplished a lot in the four years they’ve been in the program.

“The first three years prepared them for leadership positions this year,” said AFJROTC instructor Maj. Peter Kind.

“They are two of our more polished cadets and they have lots of promise for the future,” Kind said.

5March 2012

After five months, a 26-hour flight and a lot of heartache, Ms. Shyla Biju is back from her trip to India.

Biju went back to her home country,India, in September because her parents were in a car accident. Her mother was in critical condition so she stayed a few weeks to take care of her. A few weeks after the accident her mother passed away.

Her son and husband went to India to attend the funeral and her husband, 42, had a massive heart attack.

“By the grace of God he survived,” said Biju.

The family had to wait a few weeks before her husband was well enough to travel.

Dealing with all the trauma she was desperate to return to Highland Park.

Before she could leave, immigration officials said they had to

Now she is at home, staff and students greeted her as she returned. She said, “Dr. New gave me a warm hug that I’ll never forget.”

She returned to all new students and classes she said she misses her advanced classes though. The hardest part about coming back is she misses her mom.

“I’m glad to be back,” said Biju.

By Moriah Smith

A Long Ride Home Need

Credits?Don’t have enough credits to

graduate? Come April you can get more online.

The district purchased licenses to have online courses that can be taken as a class, or credit recovery. As long as a class is taught in the district you can take it whether or we actually have a teacher who is certified to teach that particular subject.

That is as long as it falls under the package we paid for. The cost per a single login license was projected to be $550, so the district opted for building licenses instead. This means that no matter how many students use it the price will not change.

Collin Cathey said “The training should begin on the 27th for faculty and administrators” and that “We bought the license for the core classes for now, but we intend to add some extra curricular ones after a year or so.” Some of these classes include algebra, geometry and English.

Some of the classes that might be purchased in the fall include C++ programming and engineering.

Ask your counselor for more information if you are interested.

By Josh Johnston

verify her employment at HPHS. This delayed her trip home by another few months.

The family returned to Topeka Feb. 24, only to discover their apartment was broken into, all their things were gone. So, they had to find a new apartment.

Teacher Shyla Biju

By Leanne Michiels

6March 2012

A Different Kind ofSpanish

Alexandra Paulino

Imagine moving to a new school and not being able to speak the language.

Freshmen Alexandra Diloné Paulino is up for the challenge.

Paulino, 15, is a transfer student from the Dominican Republic, and has lived in Topeka for just a few weeks. She moved with her dad and her stepmother, and four of her eight brothers to America and does not speak English at all.

Santo Domingo is the capitol of the Dominican Republic, which shares the island with Haiti. The countries are opposites of each other. Haitians speak French and Dominican Republicans speak Spanish. But the Spanish that Paulino speaks has a different dialect than what the Spanish people speak in the States.

On the first of March, I sat down with Paulino and three teachers who speak

English and Spanish. When I asked her a question, the teachers translated the question to her and she answered in Spanish. And they translated for me in English so I could understand it too. Paulino needs to learn English from the beginning and the teachers are willing to help her.

My first question was if she likes it here. She said, “a little bit.” She misses her mother and the food of her own country, because the food here is so different. And the language is hard for her because in school she needs to speak English. That is also one of the reasons why she moved here, to learn English.

The things Paulino liked to do in Clavijo (her hometown), was watch baseball and basketball and swim in the river with her friends. Here in the states she likes to

study and watch TV, and she is learning English through television. When I ask her how her English is going she thinks that right now it is too soon to speak English, because she is still learning, but she thinks that she will get the hang of it later.

Going to America has a big impact on Paulino, her hometown is really small and everybody knew each other. So now since she has been in America her knowledge is growing and she is learning so much.

In the future Paulino is planning on going back to Dominican Republic to go to college.

When you see Paulino you can go to her and just ask her something about her country and culture. She likes to meet new people. So say hi to Paulino and you can teach her some English.

7March 2012

With up and downs of a season, seniors Bryan Woodward, Jarron Ogles, Jesse Gardenhire, junior Kenny Knoll, and sophomore Elijah Miller all went to state on February 24 and 25.

State had disappointments and achievements.

Ogles missed placing by two matches.

“It was heartbreaking, I knew I should’ve wrestled harder,” Ogles said.

At the beginning of the season Ogles faced a different opponent, a torn ACL.

“It was hard, and I had no energy at the first practice I went to,” said Ogles.

After all the struggle and having to lose 15 pounds in one week, Ogles took second place at the Topeka High Tournament.

Bryan Woodward also missed placing at state, but by one match.

Bryan is a transfer student from Jefferson West, and he was a great addition to the team.

“Bryan was a nice surprise at the beginning of the season,” Freddy Maisberger said.

Out of the other state qualifiers, Elijah Miller was the most surprising.

“ He was ineligible, and didn’t become eligible until the last minute,” coach Maisberger said.

Miller had to wrestle off junior Tyler Hickle for his spot to wrestle at regional.

Woodward, Knoll, and Miller were named All-City Second Team members.

Also Honorable Mention went to seniors Ogles, Gardenhire, Dakota Cott, juniors Zack Ortega, Logan Flowers, sophomore Caleb Cott, and freshman Kavshun Boykin.

Wrestling in WichitaBy Hannah Davis

Photo Credit By Lizvette Sanchez

Senior Jarron Ogles Junior Kenny Knoll

Senior Bryan Woodward Sophomore Elijah Miller

Coach Maisberger and son “Little” Freddy Maisberger.

The group picture Coach Tony Canacari Ogles after the tough loss.

Senior Jesse Gardenhire

8March 2012 March 2012 9Victories Cut Short

O U R S P I R I T I S S T I L L A L I V E

HPHS students cheering at the pep assembly.

Andy Gottschalk, Jordan Rice, and Verlisa Cradle cheering on the team.

Teachers Scott Kickhaefer, and Teri Walton singing the school song.

Seniors lined up singing and dancing to the school song Seniors Jordan Rice, and Alex Gottschalk at the game.

Scotsmen defeated Emporia with a victory of 68-59, becoming the Sub-State Champions. The Scots played KC Harmon on Wednesday, March 7 at the Expo Center for state. The boys played their very best but couldn’t catch up. Scotsmen lost 52-35 ending their season with a 16-7 record.

Steffon Kyles, Jahmal McMurray, and Jamon Fulton after the upset loss.

Shaffeeq Carr going for the lay up.Tray Wheeler going around his opponent.Jovan Barksdale looking for a pass.

By Lindsay Brooks

The Lady Scots had a tremendous season winning sub state and heading to state for the second time in a row.

The Lady Scots went up against No.3 seed Wichita Kapaun for the first round 5A state tournament on March 8. They lost in with disappointing 52-32 final score. Kapaun went on to win the state tournament.

Kapaun went on a 14-0 run in the first quarter. The Lady Scots were putting the ball up but couldn’t score. Senior Shanise Brooks had the first basket with 7:03 in the second quarter.

The Scots start getting some baskets but Kapaun kept the lead at halftime 32-15.

“They jumped out early and we missed so many shots right under-neath the basket in the first half,” said head coach Tim Barber.

Brooks came out with the first basket in the third quarter bringing the score to 17-32. Brooks ended the game with 18 points and 13 rebounds; senior Shantae’ Talbert added nine points.

Despite the disappointment, Bar-ber was happy with the Scots’ season overall.

Lady Scots have made a lot of progress this season. Past Lady Scots records were 3-18, 2-19.

“We are 15-8, we are seven games above 500. That’s something to be proud of,” said Barber.

Senior Delores Smith races down the court. Shanise Brooks battles for the ball. Lady Scots after their loss.

8March 2012 March 2012 9Victories Cut Short

O U R S P I R I T I S S T I L L A L I V E

HPHS students cheering at the pep assembly.

Andy Gottschalk, Jordan Rice, and Verlisa Cradle cheering on the team.

Teachers Scott Kickhaefer, and Teri Walton singing the school song.

Seniors lined up singing and dancing to the school song Seniors Jordan Rice, and Alex Gottschalk at the game.

Scotsmen defeated Emporia with a victory of 68-59, becoming the Sub-State Champions. The Scots played KC Harmon on Wednesday, March 7 at the Expo Center for state. The boys played their very best but couldn’t catch up. Scotsmen lost 52-35 ending their season with a 16-7 record.

Steffon Kyles, Jahmal McMurray, and Jamon Fulton after the upset loss.

Shaffeeq Carr going for the lay up.Tray Wheeler going around his opponent.Jovan Barksdale looking for a pass.

By Lindsay Brooks

The Lady Scots had a tremendous season winning sub state and heading to state for the second time in a row.

The Lady Scots went up against No.3 seed Wichita Kapaun for the first round 5A state tournament on March 8. They lost in with disappointing 52-32 final score. Kapaun went on to win the state tournament.

Kapaun went on a 14-0 run in the first quarter. The Lady Scots were putting the ball up but couldn’t score. Senior Shanise Brooks had the first basket with 7:03 in the second quarter.

The Scots start getting some baskets but Kapaun kept the lead at halftime 32-15.

“They jumped out early and we missed so many shots right under-neath the basket in the first half,” said head coach Tim Barber.

Brooks came out with the first basket in the third quarter bringing the score to 17-32. Brooks ended the game with 18 points and 13 rebounds; senior Shantae’ Talbert added nine points.

Despite the disappointment, Bar-ber was happy with the Scots’ season overall.

Lady Scots have made a lot of progress this season. Past Lady Scots records were 3-18, 2-19.

“We are 15-8, we are seven games above 500. That’s something to be proud of,” said Barber.

Senior Delores Smith races down the court. Shanise Brooks battles for the ball. Lady Scots after their loss.

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Coach Shawn O’Brien said, ”I have a lot of promising kids out this year.”

Even though Matthew Miller is the only senior this year, there are plenty of very talented incoming freshmen.

There are also quite a

few returning sophomores and juniors.

A couple of our most promising juniors are Caleb Roberts and Robert Frison.

The first meet is the Too Big Invitational on March 27 at Kossover.

Spring OutlookBoys Tennis Girls Soccer

Baseball Softball

“I’m really excited to be swimming,” said Yamaguchi.

THS women’s swim coach Ken Bennett said this is the first time in six years that a Highland Park girl has trained with the Topeka High team. For the past two years, HP has had two boys on the swim team.

“This will be the first year that all of the Topeka schools will be

represented at the city meet and all the league schools will be represented at the league meet,” Bennett said.

Yamaguchi has been practicing with Topeka High for only a few weeks, but she swam in Japan for two years.

“I wanted to swim because I’m better at swimming than softball,” she said.

The first meet is March 29 at Hummer.

By Stacy Ashurst-Thomas

Track & Field

Senior Jarron Ogles

Sophomore Maribel Alcantara

Sophomore Miguel Roberts Freshman Lauren Smith

Coach Morgan White recently graduated from Ottawa and this is her first year coaching. She’ll be coaching the team with help from her assistant coach Ieyale Morris.

“Our goal is to just build a solid team,” Morris said.

Top returners to the team are seniors Shanise Brooks, and Erin Gigger, junior Anahi Rodriguez, and sophomores Maribel Alcantara and Selene Tavares.

The first game is 5 P.M. March 16 against Topeka West at Hummer.

“We’re pretty young in a tough league and were going to have tough competition,” said head coach Lloyd Murphy.

The team has hit a few snags this pre-season with positioning.

Senior Cierra Sommers- Lunkins said, “We just need more teamwork and

to do our job like we’re supposed to do.”

“It’s going to be a difficult season but I expect us to become a family,” said junior Samantha Zirkle.

Girls Swimming

Momo Yamaguchi swims the butterfly. Momo Yamaguchi

will be representing Highland Park in swimming this year.

Because she is the only HP swimmer, she will be practicing with Topeka High School swim team.

The girl’s soccer team got a new head coach just in time.

Boy’s tennis season is staring and it looks like they are going to have a pretty good season.

The first track meet is the Mid Winter Relays at Hummer Sports Park on March 16.

Some of the top returners to the team are seniors Nicholas Caraway Wakes, Andy Gottschalk, Marquis Montgomery, Jarron Ogles, and Tyler Ross, junior Demarus

Kelley and sophomore Samahj Ross.

The track team is still looking for kids to participate so if you have a physical you still have time to join.

Track season is finally here and coach Tony Canacari is very excited.

“It’s a great time of year and great time for our athletes to get better,” Canacari said.

It’s early in the season but he sees potential in his team.

Coming into the season the softball team is few in numbers. There are only 2 or 3 seniors so the team will rely on their strong junior class.

“Our goal for the season is to win sub state, go to state and compete hands down,” said head

coach Chad Brown.

The Scots have high hopes and many goals for this season.

The Scots have seven returners and four newcomers.

There are no team captains yet, but Brown expects his returned to all be leaders.

By Payton Inyard

By Payton Inyard

By Alexis Edwards

By Deja Lewis

By Lindsay Brooks

Freshman Isiah Martin

11March 2012

Former Scot Goes ProHighland Park Alumni Michael

Wilhoite, who was a graduate of the class of 2005, is currently a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

The 6-foot, 240 pound, linebacker signed with the 49ers on December 14, to join their practice squad. After the season, the 49ers announced they signed Wilhoite to a “Reserve/Future contract” along with others on January 24, 2012. This means he will play for them in future seasons.

After graduating from Washburn University in 2011, Wilhoite looked forward to starting a NFL career.

There was a obstacle standing in the path of his future, The NFL lockout.

Unsure of how long the lockout would last he was forced to decide if he wanted to wait to see if he would be picked up by a NFL team or just sign a contract with The UFL’s Omaha Nighthawks.

Due to financial issues the UFL did not start on time making his decision less difficult. After the NFL lockout was over he was not picked up by a NFL team, leading him to sign with the Omaha Nighthawks for their short season. In Mid

December things changed with a call from his agent.

Wilhoite is enjoying the opportunity to play in the NFL and to work with professional athletes, he said, “It’s Awesome. The guys there are amazing athletes, everybody’s real nice, and they’re no egos or people with too much pride. Most of the guys are real humble and down to earth.”

The 49ers are pretty solid at the linebacker position with good veteran leadership.

“Veterans like NaVorrow Bowman and Patrick Willis help me out and try to point me in the right direction and try to help me be the best player I can be. It will be hard to beat those guys out but hopefully I can at least make special teams in the upcoming season and eventually play linebacker.”

The former Scot is highly motivated and is focused on his future.

“Always believe in yourself because there are always going to be people around you who doubt you!”

By Stacy Ashurst - Thomas

Michael Wilhoite joins 49ers

Wilhoite on the 49ers field ready for practice.

Wilhoite running to the field before a Nighthawks game.

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12 March 2012

When spring comes everybody is either getting their plans together for an out of state vacation, or planning to spend the whole time hanging out with friends. One group of students is making plans to go on the “Black College Tour.”

The tour is a school-sponsored event that takes students from different high schools on the road for a chance to explore historic black colleges and universities in different states. It first started in 1994 when all local high schools students (excluding Topeka High) visited Black Colleges in the southern region. Topeka High had their own tour in April but after that year all the Topeka schools have been traveling together.

While experiencing college life, and learning about the amazing black history and the stories behind the schools, students are given journals with questions to ask each college and at the end of each tour they must write a summary of the experiences they had. With that method, the head of the BCT believes the students will become more knowledgeable and will make them better prepared to make post high school college decisions.

Students may feel like they’re still in school, but they still have a lot of fun traveling with other students they don’t know.

“Being on the bus and at the hotel with the students from other schools and getting

to know them is when everybody has most fun,” said Sherlice Spicer who has been one of the chaperons for two years.

“My favorite part is touring the universities and learning about the schools history,” she said.

This year the group will be visiting Florida A&M, Florida State, Albany State, Fort Valley, Savannah State, Armstrong Atlantic, Edwards Waters University and Bethune-Cookman College. The colleges are located in Florida and Georgia.

Students will all meet at Topeka High at 9 p.m. Saturday and will depart for a long drive to Tallahassee, Fla.

By Nicholas Caraway-WakesOn the Road for the Black College Tour

Larry Keeling- I wold go to the 2012 Olympics so I can watch all the track and field events.

Alisha White - China, because it seems cool and everything is made there.

Matthew Miller- Hawaii, just because that would be a great place to vacation.

Tiffany Pryor- Italy because that’s where a lot of art history began.

Ieyale Morris - I have a lot of places I want to go:Spain- because I want to see la corrida en la tomatina [a big tomato fight]

Jerusalem- because I want to see the Holy Land and the birth and death place of Jesus.

Costa Rica- so I can speak my Spanish.

Dream Break: Where would you go? By Alexis Edwards

Wizard Of Oz Museum-Located in Wamego, here you will find an exhibit with memorable things from the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It also includes a gift shop.

Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure

-Located in Salina, a zoo with more than 300 animals. This zoo also has an indoor museum with hundreds of mounted animals.

Amelia Earhart Museum-Located in Atchison, Here you can explore the homeplace and belongings of Amelia Earhart. Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Flint Hills- Council Grove, is located in the heart of the Flint Hills. Here you can enjoy beautiful landscape, and visit 11 historic points of interest.

Discovery Center-Located in Topeka, here you can explore the different exhibits and receive education on science and math with different activities.

Kansas City - In Kansas City there is the Legends Mall, Sprint Center, the Plaza, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Science City, and so much more.

By Alexa Arellano

Kansas Roadtrip

13March 2012

Lots to see close to home

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BOYS

GIRLS

By Erin Gigger

15March 2012

Dakota Barker shows how women get ready in the morning.

Leanne Michiels and Brittney Brown act out how men would behave if they had periods.

Megan Davis, Carly Klingman and Dakota Barker are sisters in mourning.

Casey Boggs and Ashanti Spears teach at a women’s retreat about the female identity.

Erin Gigger and Taylor Schley are angels who determine the fate of men & women on earth.

Parallel Lives is a that takes a humorous look at the lives of women.

This all-girl play had a cast of 16 and Teri Walton as the director.

The stage was used for not only the acting but for the audience as well. This is was in attempt to make it more engaging and personal.

It worked fairly well especially on the first night when there was a black out on the stage due to technical failure.

Overall the play was fairly successful. The proceeds went towards the theatre troupe’s trip to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland.

By Joshua Johnston

Demarus Kelley and Allyson Dresch in a Shakespearean scene.

16 March 2012

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Student Section at the boys state basketball game.

Jarron Ogles cheering

Cheerleaders leading a cheer

Smiling and doing the floor slide

Coach Shannon Howard smiling in the huddle before the girls state game.

DaJaia James and Lauren Smith