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The student news site of Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Now

Culture and Community at Smoky

Culture and Community at Smoky

Smoky is fortunate to have a wide range of different communities that can be found in the various clubs and groups open for anyone to join. The different cultural groups, activities, and athletics make...

Senior Checkout Postponed

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2023

PowerSchool SIS has been shut down for the past weekend. With Senior Checkout being scheduled for today, Mon. May 15, has been postponed to tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. "This past Sunday,...

Drug Culture at Smoky

Drug Culture at Smoky

Simone Van de Sande and Faven Getnet May 7, 2023

The drug culture at school is a serious issue that affects many students around the world. Many students smoke, sell and buy drugs at school without worrying about getting caught. “I can walk into...

The Modern Medieval: Fantastical Fashion and Cultural Immortality

The Modern Medieval: Fantastical Fashion and Cultural Immortality

Sofiia Znakharenko, Co-Editor May 7, 2023

Sun-dappled emerald forests brimming with mystical fae, valiant knights, and malevolent lumbering dragons tormenting royal damsels within ivy-covered towers reaching to the heavens, the Middle Ages have...

Its Time for Senior Checkout

It’s Time for Senior Checkout

Rainey Sharp, Staffer May 3, 2023

After four years, seniors are ready to graduate high school. Starting next week, 12th graders can complete the checkout process. Here's how that looks. "On May 8th, [seniors] can start picking up their...

Hazel Mental Health is Here to Help

Hazel Mental Health is Here to Help

Rainey Sharp, Staffer May 1, 2023

Recently, Smoky Hill has partnered with Hazel. Hazel is a therapeutic service, now available for students grade 6-12. The scheduled sessions with licensed mental health professionals are virtual, meaning...

Five Dead In Texas Home

CJ Wilson, Staff April 29, 2023

On Friday, April 29 at 11:30 P.M. in Cleveland, Texas Francisco Oropeza, a 38-year-old male, opened fire on a family shooting 5 people with 4 dead at the scene and one dying in the hospital later on including...

The Innovation Spaces are Opening Back Up

The Innovation Spaces are Opening Back Up

Rainey Sharp, Staffer April 27, 2023

At the end of quarter two, all of the Smoky Hill Innovation Spaces were closed down. These areas were open for all students to use during their off periods, to hang out and get some work done. Once students...

Enchanted to Meet You: Planning Prom 2023

‘Enchanted to Meet You’: Planning Prom 2023

Gloria Namgung, Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2023

A highly anticipated upperclassmen-exclusive event of the year- prom. Many are in preparation by renting out tuxedos and switching from short to long dresses to participate in the formal dance that is...

Bask in the Classics

Bask in the Classics

Sofiia Znakharenko, Co-Editor April 23, 2023

For many, the blistering period from May to August consists mainly of lethargic lounging and highly elevating one’s screen time hours, but despite its often less-than-savory reputation summer reading...

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