Q&A with 2018-19 retiring teachers
Hayden Davidson, sports writer
May 21, 2019
Filed under Features, Top Stories
There are two teachers retiring from KHS this school year. Read here to find out what they learned and what advice they have from their combined 73 years of teaching.
Senior After Grad Party scoop
Maddie Hawes, associate editor
May 5, 2019
Filed under Top Stories
Seniors at KHS may have noticed the After Grad Party list of rules KHS posted on Twitter earlier this week. Learn more about the event here.
Searching for solutions
Charlotte Heinrich, features + in-depth editor
March 25, 2019
Filed under In Depth
According to the KSD Achievement Gap Task Force’s website, the committee attempts to ensure equity from students learning how to count on their fingers to students counting down the days until graduation. Here are three systematic policy changes that will most closely effect KHS students: Diversifying Staff...
The top priority
Thomas Birmingham, print editor
March 6, 2019
Filed under News, Top Stories
They drilled a hole in his back. They put metal tubes in his body. He came to school with a cane. Then, under KHS’s revised attendance policy, he got detention. Aaron De Marco, senior, has cystinuria, a rare and aggressive condition which causes him to produce kidney stones every single day. Symptoms include anythi...
No more summer homework for KHS
Amara Harper, features writer
March 1, 2019
Filed under Showcase
Recently, at a KHS staff meeting, Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, made the decision that summer homework for any class will no longer be required. This rule applies to regular classes as well as AP and honors level courses, according to Havener. “It's on the same lines as no homework we...
Needle in a haystack
Ally Ortmann, features + in depth editor
December 4, 2018
Filed under In Depth
Chatter fills the Senior Hall as Principal Dr. Michael Havener, smiles and greets students. Hearing his phone ring, he diverts his attention to the voice on the other end of the line. The news he receives knocks the wind out of him. He asks them to repeat. Everything, the bustle of heading to class,...
Student’s search safety
Ethan Peter, features writer
November 8, 2018
Filed under News
Polly Rekittke, senior, Googled the word “knife” in her first hour. By fifth hour, an administrator concerned about her search pulled her from Spanish class. Rekittke, embarrassed and flustered, quickly explained it had been for a “Hamlet” presentation in English class. Rekittke’...
Locking out the problems
Grace Fearheiley, web staffer
October 8, 2018
Filed under News
At the start of this school year, KHS administration started enforcing a policy that requires teachers to keep their classroom doors locked at all times. According to Dr. Michael Havener, KHS principal, this policy was set in place to increase security in our classrooms in response to many school shoo...
Hats and hoods permitted in the updated dress code
Tom Mueller, features writer
October 3, 2018
Filed under News
KHS instituted a trial period in which the dress-code policy pertaining to the wearing of hats and hoods in school changed in January 2018. The change was the conclusion of ongoing discussions between administrators, and it allowed students to wear hats and hoods in school without reprimandations. As l...
Locked down
Amara Harper, features writer
October 1, 2018
Filed under News
As the bell rings, you run up to the door of your next class. You tug at the handle but the door is locked. You frantically knock to no avail. Before you know it, the tardy bell rings, and you are officially late to class. Recently students have been faced with these situations due to a new policy at ...
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