The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

Cherry Creek School District Eliminates Valedictorian for All Schools

Cherry Creek School District Eliminates Valedictorian for All Schools

Simone Van de Sande, Staffer December 18, 2022

  Freshman Madisyn Lyninger has been longing to get Valedictorian since the 6th grade. "I want to follow in my mother's footsteps, I wanted to get the approval of my mother since she was...

From a Students Perspective: 2022

From a Student’s Perspective: 2022

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2022

The year is finally coming to an end and so is the school semester. Students across the building take the time to reflect on the year and look forward to the upcoming year once finals week is over and...

Family Through Shoes

Family Through Shoes

Kalani Winchester, Staffer December 18, 2022

Shoe culture is more and more popular with the younger generation, Gen Z. It draws in so many views of modern society. In today's generation, people are getting more and more desperate for the newest kicks....

Girls Wrestling

Girls Wrestling

Faven Getnet, Staffer December 18, 2022

The girl's wrestling team, which combines all of the Cherry Creek School Districts, has students and staff with different opinions. “It's a really good sense of community for me and it allows me...

Test Taking Strategies for the Midterms

Zakary Peterson, Co-Editor December 18, 2022

   

Homeless on the side of Cherry Creek state park

Homelessness In Colorado

Michael Keegan, Staffer December 18, 2022

As it get colder in Aurora, Colorado; homelessness is still a problem that is getting bigger every year. More and more come and it hurts Aurora as well with areas of land becoming trashed. Cherry creek...

The Push Back of Winter Break

The Push Back of Winter Break

Desire' Young, Staffer December 17, 2022

Last year's winter break started on Dec. 20th, 2021 - Jan. 4th, 2022. This year it starts on Dec. 23th, 2022- Jan. 9th 2023. The date of changes has surprised most of the students since this year we get...

Review | Worlds Finest Chocolate Bars

Review | World’s Finest Chocolate Bars

Desire' Young, Staffer December 16, 2022

The World's Finest Chocolate bars is a fundraiser that multiple schools do, to sell various types of chocolate for $1. The types of chocolate offered are almond, milk chocolate, caramel, crisp, dark chocolate...

How Students Study for Upcoming Finals

How Students Study for Upcoming Finals

Sophia Gnyra, Staffer December 16, 2022

There is less than a week away from finals week, where students take exams on what they learned for the whole semester. Studying during the two weeks prior is a big part of success for the final so what...

Colorado Hires Former Jackson State Head Coach Deion Sanders

Opinion | Colorado Buffaloes Football New Head Coach

Michael Keegan, Staffer December 14, 2022

Colorado Buffaloes football hired former Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders. Karl Dorrell, CU Buffs former head coach through 2020-2022, was fired during the season because of leading the Buffaloes...

SOS SZAs New Album Review

‘SOS’ SZA’s New Album Review

Simone Van de Sande, Staffer December 13, 2022

R&B artist SZA, one of the newest and hottest R&B artists in 2022, released her newest album "SOS" on Dec 9. After SZA released her newest single "Shirt", everyone went wild. "Shirt" came out...

Class Meetings: Are They Accomplishing Anything?

Class Meetings: Are They Accomplishing Anything?

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2022

The class meetings held on Friday, Dec. 2 were not effective for students.  The goal of these meetings was to hold students accountable for the number of tardies and low grades that were present in...

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