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The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

Opinion | A Student Newspaper is Essential to an American High School

Opinion | A Student Newspaper is Essential to an American High School

Dawson Patterson, Staffer March 27, 2023

Part One: The Reasoning On Mar. 16, Newspaper Advisor Carrie Faust announced that the Smoky Hill Newspaper class is going to be cut next year, upsetting a lot of us hard-working newspaper students who...

Smoky Hill Newspaper Program Projected to be Cut Upcoming 2023-2024 School Year

Smoky Hill Newspaper Program Projected to be Cut Upcoming 2023-2024 School Year

Gloria Namgung, Isaiah Escamilla, Simone Van de Sande, Faven Getnet, Sofiia Znakharenko, and Lily Gibson March 16, 2023

Gloria Namgung (Junior, Editor-in-Chief) On Monday, Mar. 13, the Smoky Hill High School Newspaper program was informed by advisor Carrie Faust that the class and program in itself would be cut and not...

Administration Slashes Newspaper and Speech & Debate

Administration Slashes Newspaper and Speech & Debate

Tyler Dortch, Editor-In-Chief March 16, 2023

Two of Smoky Hill's most important class options are being taken away. Multi-Media Journalism (newspaper) and competitive Speech & Debate are not being reinstated during the 2023-24 school year because...

Upcoming Underground Rapper Comes to Colorado

Upcoming Underground Rapper Comes to Colorado

Ivan Parfonov, Staffer March 8, 2023

Hip-Hop rapper by the name of Lucki Camel Jr. or known by his stage name “LUCKI” is on his North American tour. On March 4th, he performed in Denver, Colorado at the Summit Music Hall. The concert...

Opinion | No Delayed Start?

Opinion | No Delayed Start?

Faven Getnet, Staffer February 23, 2023

After a long 4 day weekend, Smoky Hill students come back to school with hazy and snowy weather this morning. At 8:28, the line for the tardy cart downstairs in front of the lecture center is still a very...

Review | PinkPantheress: Boys a liar Pt. 2

Review | PinkPantheress: Boy’s a liar Pt. 2

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2023

Debuting at No.14 on the Billboard Hot 100, the single "Boy's a liar Pt. 2" by English singer and songwriter "PinkPantheress" and featuring American rapper "Ice Spice" is trending on all media platforms...

Opinion | The Petition for Reopening the Student Lounges

Opinion | The Petition for Reopening the Student Lounges

Simone Van de Sande, Staffer February 12, 2023

It's the Friday before finals week starts and you hear the announcements come on. Principal, Andre Bala, announces that the lounge areas in the innovation centers will be shut down for the rest of the...

Opinion | The State of the GOP

Opinion | The State of the GOP

Zakary Peterson, Co-Editor February 8, 2023

Netflixs New Password Sharing Policy Has a Loop Hole

Netflix’s New Password Sharing Policy Has a Loop Hole

Sophia Gnyra, Staffer February 7, 2023

Netflix has started to share its new password policy which could take place sometime in March, according to Khou. This policy will add a monthly fee for password sharing on top of the subscription each...

Problems with Smoky Hill Bathrooms

Problems with Smoky Hill Bathrooms

Lily Gibson, Staffer February 7, 2023

If you have recently gone into a bathroom at Smoky, you’ll understand the chaos of its current state. Broken or detached stalls happen to be in almost every bathroom. Some stalls have the lock completely...

Opinion | Fire Drill Being Held in Freezing Temperatures

Opinion | Fire Drill Being Held in Freezing Temperatures

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2023

Today, Tuesday, Jan. 31, a fire drill was held in less-than-ideal weather conditions. School authorities should have taken into consideration the well-being of students and staff by moving the fire drill...

Dogs Vs. Cats: Which One Is Better?

Dogs Vs. Cats: Which One Is Better?

Jonathan Fonseca David, Staffer January 29, 2023

Dogs and Cats are the top two most popular pets in the world, dog being number one and the cat being number two. Both these animals have many differences and it depends on the personality of the person...

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