Sydnee Kuhn, Reporter
September 5, 2019
Seven experienced teachers joined the Oriole staff this school year.
Most of the new teachers came into school during the summer to prepare for the upcoming year.
“I came up early to meet some of the new teachers and past ones, got textbooks and prepared lesson plans,” math teacher Margaret Gonzales said.
Gonzales teaches Algebra I, consumer math, and informal geometry. In consumer math, Gonzales plans on bringing in guest speakers.
“We will be having speakers coming in from Intrust bank, a school dis...
September 5, 2019
After traveling more than 5,000 miles, two foreign exchange students experienced their first day of American high school Aug. 19.
Junior Francesco Latte is from Italy and senior Albert Kříž is from the Czech Republic.
Along with different countries comes different cultures. In America, students expec...
September 4, 2019
A new Culinary class that takes place in room 104 and in the culinary building, started on Aug. 16th to give more opportunities to high school students.
Opaa! Food management, the food service provider for the district, collaborated with Butler Community College to create a two-year track that puts pas...
May 15, 2019
The Ukraine public elected Volodymyr Zelensky to be their sixth president April 29.
Zelensky, who won in what CNN described as a protest vote, won 30.24 percent of the vote in the first round and 73 percent in the second round, which is about 13,438,410 votes, has no experience being a politician ...
May 13, 2019
Special education students say they have a harder time feeling accepted than other students. Many feel belittled and unintelligent when it comes to their peers; however, it may not be for the reason everyone believes.
“I feel like we’re not as smart as everyone else and that other kids see us ...
Paige Harrington, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2019
Lincoln, Ewalt, Garfield and Robinson students spent the day at Relay Recess to support the American Cancer Association Friday, April 26.
Relay Recess is an event that engages students to be active and have a fun field day to raise money for cancer programs and services.
“I think it’s great. Th...
Gracie Johnston, Reporter
April 25, 2019
Kellee Roberts teaches the Oriole Productions class, that has created an interactive social media platform on Twitter. A couple of students – Samantha Dudeck (11), Alison Vance (10) and Jack Mansfield (11) – came up with the project idea and planned how they were going to make their idea come to life...
Michael Carter, Reporter
April 23, 2019
The Save the Internet Act bill passed Wednesday, April 10 in the House of Representatives that would revert the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to revoke net neutrality.
It was a 232-190 vote after months of debate and committee hearings in the House. This is seen as one of the bigges...
April 15, 2019
The USD 402 district posted an updated quarantine policy for students who tested positive for influenza Feb. 12.
Influenza (also known as the flu) is a common virus that comes during the springtime; the virus attacks the nose, throat, and lungs. If left untreated, it can lead to death.
“[Inf...
Daniel Doell, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Members of JAG-K toured McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita on Wednesday, March 6. The tour was the first of its kind; bringing a large group of students to visit the base. Sergeant Matthew Laxton contacted JAG-K specialist Christy Pray, asking if she would like to bring the group on a tour of the base.
The tour aimed to show the students what happens at McConnell and the occupational opportunities they provide.
“He wanted us to get an overall sense of what the Air Force does there, primarily the Air Force Guard and the...
April 1, 2019
The Kansas City Royals opening day was yesterday at Kauffman Stadium vs. the Chicago White Sox.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) season schedule consists of 162 games for each of the 30 teams in the American League (AL) and National League (NL), played over about six months. This totals to 2,430 games, plu...
April 1, 2019
In the age of technology and social media where information can be spread to the masses quickly, parents wish they more informed and the school communicated more often with them.
Policies on what is communicated to parents are the responsibility of the Board of Education (BOE).
According to Superint...
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