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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

CCSD Closure and Delay Procedure

Sabrina Chavez, Staffer January 5, 2017

Sabrina Chavez When the weather gets bad, the Cherry Creek School District wants to make the best decision to keep students and faculty safe. This begins the systematic process with the earliest forecast...

All CCSD Schools are closed

Raven Scott, Staffer January 5, 2017

All Cherry Creek District Schools are closed Jan. 5 due to weather. All activities and before and after school day care programs in the District facilities are canceled. Sports events and team practices...

How to Prepare for Finals

Nisha Razack, Staffer December 2, 2016

Finals are really stressful time for students- I know they are for me. Knowing how to prepare and organize can really take a load of stress off. So here are some easy, non-stressful tips to help with finals. Get...

Girl Bosses at Smoky

Girl Bosses at Smoky

Amira Marie, Staffer November 22, 2016

A girl boss is someone who is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it. A woman of character, hard-working and goal driven, mature and cooperative, a leader and a team...

Bikes In The Library

Autumn Olson, Staffer November 8, 2016

Monday November 7, Smoky Hill’s library got a new addition to the students' work stations. They were able to buy three ¨Desk Cycles¨ and two ¨Wirk Desk," Through the Cherry Creek Foundation...

Personal Finance Lessons

Elizabeth Fernandez, Staffer November 8, 2016

Learning about the basics of financial management at an early age will help ensure that you will become more responsible with money and other things later in life. These things may include responsibilities...

Students then placed the different colored toothpicks at each lobe of the orange brain, representing the Frontal (red), Parietal (orange), Temporal ( green), and Occipital (blue) lobes

The Orange Project

Kyna Fitzpatrick, Editor November 4, 2016

Students in Mr. Bliven's AP Psychology class created a brain out of an orange to help them learn the structures of the brain. Students were told to bring an orange from home and follow the directions that...

The Scholars

The Scholars

Priscilla Morris, Staffer November 4, 2016

The National Merit Scholarship Program also known as the NMSP is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the NMSP by taking the Preliminary...

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...

Halloween and School, got me Scared!

Halloween and School, got me Scared!

Michael Boyd, Staffer October 14, 2016

This year we will be having school on Halloween, I know--shocker. I don’t know what the district was thinking when they made this decision. Personally, I do not believe that school should be not held...

Major Change to ASSET Day

Nisha Razack, Staffer October 14, 2016

asset-day -october-21 Every year at Smoky Hill, we have ASSET Days. ASSET Days are when presenters and speakers come to our school to help us make healthy choices for our futures. Typically they...

Frankenstein Field Trip

Frankenstein Field Trip

Kyna Fitzpatrick, Editor October 7, 2016

Students in Mr. Brown’s theater classes or Mrs. Lubowicki’s AP Literature classes have a field trip opportunity to go see the play Frankenstein. “The classes going on the trip are Mr. Brown’s...

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