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Rickard announces retirement

April 8, 2013
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NHS principal Ken Rickard recently announced his retirement after 40 years working in education

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Markus receives All-State Vocal scholarship at All-State Choir concert

April 8, 2013
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Q&A with senior Monika Markus Q: What scholarship did you receive and when? MM: The KMEA All-State Vocal Scholarship at the All-State Choir concert. Q: What are your plans for college and how will this scholarship help those plans? MM: I plan to attend Emporia State University to study Music Education. The scholarship will pay…

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Robotics Wrap-up, regional competitions

April 8, 2013
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Ultimate Ascent is played by two competing alliances on a flat, 27×54 foot field. Each alliance consists of three robots, and they compete to score as many discs into their goals as they can dur- ing a two minute and 15 second match. The higher the goal in which the disc is scored, the more…

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NHS graduate cheers for WSU at NCAA tournament

April 4, 2013
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There’s no doubt that the Wichita State Shockers shocked the entire country in this year’s NCAA tournament, making it all the way to the final four. NHS graduate Alisha LaFave has had the once in a lifetime opportunity of watching the underdogs first hand as a WSU cheerleader.

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Heaston works as stage manager for second year

April 4, 2013
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While attending a show at NHS, most audience members only see what happens on stage. Few recognize the countless hours of work put in by behind-the-scenes members such as stage manager senior McKenna Heaston.

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USD proposes, approves ’13-14 schedule changes

March 15, 2013
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In January, a team of teachers and administrators began meeting to discuss several issues related to time, such as when school would start, when semesters would end and what days would be professional days or work days. In result and after several meetings, the team decided to propose a calendar that reduced the number of…

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School Board Election fast facts

March 15, 2013
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School Board candidates: incumbents: Barbara Bunting Randy Zohn Renee Erickson Challengers: Chris Ross Colby Roberson Dick Koontz Election day fast facts: • Official voting day is April 2. The polls will be open at 7 a.m. • Early voting will be available starting March 19 in the community room in the courthouse basement. • Voting runs from…

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Kreider attends national nature photography contest

March 14, 2013
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Senior Mark Kreider attended NANPA Feb. 24-March 3

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Language classes important for high school students to gain ‘deep knowledge of the world’

March 4, 2013
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According to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Web site, 2,638 students who speak English as their first language are enrolled in German in the state of Kansas. This is compared to 43,097 students enrolled in Spanish. Seventy-six percent of the students enrolled in world language classes are learning Spanish, and German is part…

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Interact Club participates in Gown Town

March 4, 2013
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Interact Club will participate in Gown Town March 8 and 9

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