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

What CCSD is Doing About the Current Tragedies at Eaglecrest

What CCSD is Doing About the Current Tragedies at Eaglecrest

Faven Getnet, Staffer November 18, 2022

2022 has been a tragedy for EagleCrest High School. Jackson Langford, Jayden Alvarado, Ryan Nowlan, and Shenieca Harper are students from EagleCrest who have sadly passed away due to car incidents or suicide.  Julia...

Smoky Hill Flag football team on the podium celebrating first place in Special Olympics Regionals

Smoky Hill Unified Flag Football, State Champs

Yahir Moreno-Arreola, Staffer November 14, 2022

State Champs--Smoky Hill Flag football team takes first place at Special Olympics State Championship for Unified sports at Colorado State University 10/29/2022. Coach Kelton Coppinger, Players: Kyson...

Opinion: Amazons Rings of Power Series vs The Books

Opinion: Amazon’s Rings of Power Series vs The Books

Dawson Patterson, Staffer November 4, 2022

On Sept. 2, 2022, Amazon Studios released the first two episodes of their new spinoff TV series based on Tolkien's middle-earth called The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. They were backed by New...

Library closure during second lunch now reopening

Library closure during second lunch now reopening

Sophia Gnyra, Staffer November 4, 2022

Smoky Hill is known for its academics that they pride themselves on but now students who had a safe quiet space to work are now working in the noisy cafeteria and outside in the fall weather. Not for...

A No Vacancy sign sits in-front of a partial building that is held up by beams. The building has multiple beds along with a dresser that has visible clothing.

“War Zone”: Four Weeks After Hurricane Ian the Fort Myers Community Starts to Rebuild

Zakary Peterson, Co-Editor October 25, 2022

Fort Myers Beach, Fla. — Tragedy. It’s the only way to describe the amount of damage and livelihoods lost by hurricane Ian since it landed just four weeks ago. But from the ruins of barely held together...

CCSD cutting down on breakfast times

CCSD cutting down on breakfast times

Simone Van de Sande, Staffer September 26, 2022

The Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) is cutting down on students' breakfast times down by two hours. Since this new school year, breakfast was cut from being able to get breakfast at the latest time...

Opinion: Donald Trump on Twitter

Aidan Henry, Staffer May 16, 2022

By now, it is a well-known fact that billionaire CEO, Engineer, and space exploration enthusiast Elon Musk has acquired Twitter. The buyout of the social media platform on April 14 cost Musk $43 billion. Since...

Alternative Pathways After Highschool

Aidan Henry, Staffer May 16, 2022

In 2022, it is no secret that success can be found without a college degree. The increasing popularity of trade programs and other alternative routes have become widespread. Although a college degree...

Coming To An End

Coming To An End

Alexandra Lopez, Staffer May 12, 2022

The 2021-2022 school year is finally coming to an end. For seniors, graduation is right around the corner. It's such a special event that only comes once. And well for the rest of us, we've finished another...

Roe v. Wade Should Not Be Overturned

Roe v. Wade Should Not Be Overturned

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

Roe v. Wade should NOT be overturned. Women and those that identify with having a uterus should be given the opportunity to make a decision for themselves and not have a decision made for them by a male-dominated...

Latino World Alliance

Latino World Alliance

Alexandra Lopez, Staffer May 12, 2022

Every Tuesday, a group of students meets in room II-307 for a club. Latino World Alliance. It’s open to all students at Smoky Hill. The club works towards doing projects & activities. “We plan...

Home for Mothers Day

Home for Mother’s Day

Caleb Benavidez, Staffer May 10, 2022

Mother's Day was the previous weekend, a time to spend with your mom and celebrate what she's done for you. For Mother’s Day according to Pioneer Women.com, some activities you could do are make breakfast...

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