Finding the balm; lip balm review
Makenzie Van Buren, health and wellness writer
September 15, 2019
Not all lip products are created equally; some are far superior. Find out which lip balms are the balm.com and which ones chap-suck.
Smoothie recipes
Makenzie Van Buren, health and wellness writer
September 12, 2019
Grab your blender and make a quick healthy smoothie before hitting the road. These tasty treats are sure to power you throughout the whole day.
Tibi(a) or not tibi(a)
Malcia Greene, associate editor
August 26, 2019
When it comes to one’s true feelings for me, there’s only one form of communication I trust: body language.
Coping with grief: a senior project
Olivia Silvey, staff designer
April 2, 2019
Almost 50 KHS students gathered in the lecture hall during homeroom Mar. 28 for Asha Zein’s senior project presentation and discussion about grief. Zein’s project focused on the process of grief, how to deal with loss through healthy coping mechanisms and ways to approach mental health in adolescence. T...
Being in control
Bridget Killian, editor-in-chief
March 6, 2019
In a room full of adult women, Taj Muldrow, senior, felt out of place. She anxiously awaited her turn to see the doctor. Once the time came, Muldrow and her mother entered a room and were greeted by the doctor who proceeded to explain all her options. After a health class at KHS piqued her interest, Mul...
(Same) sex education?
Jonathan Munroe, news features writer
March 6, 2019
*Name changed for anonymity “If you're not having straight sex you’re on your own,” Suzy* said. “When I first thought about having sex, I knew there wasn’t any information, not even a pamphlet in the nurse's office.” For the 26% (81/314) of students like Suzy, LGBT sex education is not prev...
Safe sex
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
March 5, 2019
For every woman who has unprotected sex, there is a 20 percent chance she will get pregnant. Contraception methods: Art by Tatum Shore-Fitzgerald All information from Planned Parenthood...
An ode to B.O.
Malcia Greene, entertainment editor
January 22, 2019
I get it. You’re a teenager, you’re angsty and you’re stressed. Hey, it’s normal. Puberty is a pain in the butt to begin with and your mother nagging you to “freshen up,” even when your pits smell just fine by no means makes matters any less irritating. But when it gets to a point that every...
5 ways to reduce stress in 2019
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
January 14, 2019
With a constant stream of New Year’s resolutions flooding Instagram and Twitter feeds, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in a sea of expectations. The school year is halfway over, and your teachers are piling on new material, tests, projects and anything else they can think of. It may seem ...
Top five health + wellness stories of 2018
December 26, 2018
Our goal in reviving health + wellness was to bring light to many of the issues facing teenagers today. And bringing this section back to TKC has been a really amazing experience. We have been able to cover important topics regarding KHS students’ health, either mental or physical. From menstruation t...
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