Winter Wish Week 2020
Tori Griffey, Staffer
January 12, 2020
The annual winter wish week is approaching fast. This year's winter wish week will take place on January 27-February 1. Wish week is a whole week where the school focuses on donating money to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year the kid we are raising money to support is named Taurean. Tauren is a 1...
Unified Basketball Starts Today
January 8, 2020
Students Kamari Lewis-Stallworth (11), Chase Lyons (12), and Lydell Hudson (12) have been working with the Unified basketball team this year. They have been practicing 2-3 times a week for about an hour to prepare for their first game against Grandview.
Alicia Dante- Student Director
Tori Griffey, Staffer
November 24, 2019
Standing in the spotlight is a dream for a lot of kids, but for Alicia Dante making those kids dreams come true was just what she wanted to do. Dante, a senior here at Smoky, is directing her own play for the underclassman. “I've wanted to direct a show for a while, I always thought it...
Smoky Hill Alumni, Claudia Mora
Jhohaivis Madrigal, Staffer
August 26, 2019
For the first time in forty-one years, Claudia Mora, a trade student alumni from the class of 1978, came to visit Smoky to see all that had changed. She came from Columbia after graduating from high school there to improve her English here in the United States. Mora also got involved with the tennis te...
Indecent
Zazi Hunsucker, Staffer
April 29, 2019
“All students and staff should understand that they are responsible for managing their own personal "distractions." This is one of the first lines referred to in the official dress code of Smoky Hill High. Continuing on, it says, “students should be able to dress comfortably for school ...
The Heartbeat Bill
Trinity Trietsch, Staffer
April 29, 2019
Recently Ohio has passed a bill which states that after 6 weeks of being pregnant a women can no longer get an abortion. Sarah Speidel, 9, who is pro choice said,"I think abortion is personal and it's a big decision and it should not be the government's choice." The bill makes no exceptions to women...
A Colorado Catastrophe
Tyler Dortch Tori Griffey, Staffer
April 21, 2019
Sol Pais, the woman ‘infatuated’ with the Columbine high school shooting. Pais, an 18 year old girl that flew from Florida flew to Colorado on Monday April 15, near the 20th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. As soon as she got to Colorado she bought a pump-shotgun at a gun shop less than two mil...
One Acts Festival
Tracy Johnson, Staffer
April 14, 2019
On Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12, the Smoky Hill drama program hosted the annual One Acts festival. Student directors could write and cast their own production to be one of the eight featured in the festival. Student director Victoria Walton,12, directed a play called “A Wedding Story...
PSAT/SAT!
Arian Jensen, Christine Bailey, Staffer
April 8, 2019
Students will be taking the PSAT/SAT on Tuesday. Therefore, here are a couple of thoughts and advice these Smoky students have for you. Good luck Smoky!
The JackStrong Campaign
Trinity Trietsch, Staffer
March 11, 2019
Recently Jack Padilla, 9, who attended Cherry Creek high school committed suicide. "Jack was super bullied, he had been dealing with it for a very long time and on February 14 he committed suicide," said Tsomo O'Brien. However, Jacks death will not forever be mourned but instead has given...
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