How to: get into your dream school
Claire Boysen, print managing editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under The Parsnip
**this piece is entirely satirical Being a senior in high school, there is one question that I get almost anytime I am with family or friends: “Where are you going to college?” Where am I going to college? Well, anywhere I want. And you can go anywhere you want too, as long as you follow this simp...
Making cents of college tuition
Paisley Regester, Bridget Killian, and Charlotte Heinrich
November 23, 2018
Filed under In Depth
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Issues: Standardized test prep affordability
Adler Bowman, web editor
October 30, 2018
Filed under News
With a TI-84 calculator and No. 2 pencil trapped in a sweaty grip, high school students across the United States file into freezing classrooms at 8 a.m. on a Saturday to take a test. A test thought to be an equalizer, to level the playing field between college applicants from all schools, ethnicities a...
Should you take the ACT or the SAT?
Grace Klebe, news editor
October 1, 2018
Filed under Quizzes
It is testing season again, which means it is time for you to learn the difference between the two main tests colleges look for: the ACT and the SAT. Take this quiz to find out which test is the right one for you. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); ...
Senior Profiles: Emilee Autry
Grace Murphy, features writer
May 8, 2018
Filed under Senior Profiles
College: Quincy University Major: Nursing She was in her sophomore honors English class when she asked Dr. Amy Barker, English teacher, if the strawberry patterned vest she was wearing made her look too fat. She needed to ask Barker about colleges or help with school at anytime. From that ...
Top 5 of senior year at KHS
Adele Baughman, web managing editor
May 4, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Top Opinions
As I enter my last week of school ever at KHS, it’s hard not to look back on what has made my four years here so enjoyable. So, here are some things that all students, especially seniors, at KHS should take advantage of and enjoy. The first day of school: The first day of school f...
Senior Profiles: Zoe Risch
Charlotte Heinrich, features writer
May 3, 2018
Filed under Senior Profiles
In a purple bedroom, pop music plays while one sister teachs makeup to the other. Giggles fill the room as Mary Kay samples are smeared on. Like many pre-teens, older sister Zoe, had recently become enveloped in the world of makeup. It was a way for her to find her identity amongst a lot of changes, like her family’s move from Calif...
Oh the people you’ll owe!
Will Drury, Parsnip editor
April 24, 2018
Filed under The Parsnip
Oh, the People You’ll Owe! Condolences... Tomorrow is the day. You’re off to a school, you’re going to pay. You have dust in your head and no money to spare. Your annual tuition makes you pull out your hair. You’re all alone. And you know nothing at all. And YOU are the guy who is lea...
Call Ed: Pushing down on me, pushing down on you
February 15, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Showcase, Staff Editorials, Top Stories
When Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, established two upcoming no-homework weekends, students and teachers responded loudly. The trial came from an effort to release pressure on students so their mental health doesn’t suffer. The debate about how much is too much for high school students to handle is ...
From teacher to student and back again
Richard Pfeifer, features writer
August 30, 2017
Filed under Features
Colleen Curran, Special School District (SSD) teacher, attempts to compile her laptop, school supplies and homework on her way out of her front door. She steps out into the hot summer night and walks to her car. She lets out a sigh of relief, only in her car she can find quiet. She shifts into reverse ...
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