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 ...
Call Ed: Ranked
September 28, 2018
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Staff Editorials
As December arrives, counselors and administrators host an annual meeting at Keating Theater for students to discuss their future. A powerpoint illuminates the auditorium as they reiterate college prerequisites, graduation and GPA requirements to the student body. Each slide brings more tension as questions...
Orange you glad you have an Apple TV?
Jonathan Munroe, news writer
August 28, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
Apple TVs are the newest line of technology introduced to KHS classrooms. The equipment includes a 70 inch Sony flat screen, an Apple TV and a rolling cart to which the TV is mounted. That comes to a total of $2,144 a set. This year, 75 TVs have been distributed leaving 35 classrooms without this new tec...
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