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Smoky Now

The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

The SHHS Bookkeeping Office, Located Directly Behind and to the Right of the Deans Office.

SHHS Senior Fines 2023 Due Soon

Dawson Patterson, Staffer April 6, 2023

Any SHHS Senior who went to the senior meetings over the last two days should know that if you want to graduate, there are some things that they'll need to do before graduation in regard to fines. The...

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...

New graduation requirements for the class of 2021

Rhonan Norvell, staffer November 3, 2016

The requirements in order to graduate from any Cherry Creek school are changing for the class of 2021 and beyond. The current requirements include completing a minimum of 22 credits: Four credits of...

The Celtic Pot

The Celtic Pot

Issac Rodriguez, Editor March 6, 2016

Junior John Donnelly spent half of a semester building a large pot for his advanced pottery class, then he spent a quarter of a semester to glaze his pot. Donnelly’s artwork now sits in front...

Join a Sport and Improve Yourself

Join a Sport and Improve Yourself

Issac Rodriguez, Editor February 4, 2016

Sports are a good way of improving students academic performance in school. Not only is doing an athletic sport a great way of staying in shape and maintaining students health, it is also a great...

Portrait Photography

Portrait Photography

Issac Rodriguez, Editor January 20, 2016

Update Thursday Jan. 28 Katelyn Todd said there is a hierarchy of awards. "You have the gold key award, the silver key award and honorable mentions, so my piece won silver key in photography," Todd...

CCSD Night School

CCSD Night School

Nisha Razack, Staffer January 20, 2016

Enrollment for night school spring classes at Endeavor Academy will start on January 22 for any student who needs to make up a credit for failed classes. “ Endeavor Academy put forth the proposal...

New Principal Chuck Puga

New Principal Chuck Puga

Nafees Abidi, Staffer October 2, 2015

Chuck Puga is the new principal of Smoky Hill High School. He has been in education for 27 years. Starting off as a social studies teacher, administrator, and now Principal, “The way I got involved in...

Mr. Puga Makes Himself Known

AJ Olsen, Staffer September 17, 2015

It’s not a secret that Smoky Hill’s new principal, Mr. Puga, has made an appearance to almost all of the fall sports and activities so far this school year. He was there to encourage students to follow...

Tie-dying in Chemistry

Tie-dying in Chemistry

Issac Rodriguez, Editor May 16, 2015

There is a lot that we do not realize about tie-dye, for example it has a lot to deal with chemistry. Tie-dye is a method of producing textile patterns by tying parts of fabric  to shield it from...

Stay healthy and active

Stay healthy and active

Issac Rodriguez, Editor May 8, 2015

Girls on the Run is a program to help improve the way young girls feel about themselves, and build their confidence. Written in a 9News article a recent study by the British Medical Journal found the regular...

Lettering is Not Just for Sports

Lettering is Not Just for Sports

Loralee Bandy, Staffer April 16, 2015

Similar to lettering in a varsity sport, students of all grades who meet the minimum points requirement can apply for an Academic/Activities letter. Packets to apply for the letter, which also describe...

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