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Halloween changes due to COVID-19

Halloween changes due to COVID-19

Grant Tesluk, Staff Reporter October 26, 2020

With COVID and its effects, it is no surprise that this year’s Halloween is going to be altered. Many traditional Halloween activities can be high risk for spreading viruses, so the Centers for Disease...

Senior Mylah Potter and Fernando Zarate claim their homecoming crowns.

Homecoming king and queen reflect on being royalty

Maysyn Tippy, Entertainment Editor October 20, 2020

At halftime of the football game on Oct. 9 against Dodge City, seniors Mylah Potter and Fernando Zarate were named the 2020 Homecoming queen and king. Zarate said he felt that the changes made to this...

Senior Girls dressed up for Guys in Ties/Girls in Pearls.

Dressing up for school is rare among students

Maysyn Tippy, Entertainment Editor October 19, 2020

Why dress up for school? This is a question a lot of students probably ask themselves or each other nearly every day. There are multiple students who choose to dress up, but not many enjoy it. “Dressing...

This is me dressed up as Spider Man on my 6th Halloween night.

Halloween costumes change over years

Cade Austin Becker, Staff Reporter October 16, 2020

Halloween is a widely celebrated holiday that Americans dress up for on the last day in October, but often remember for years beyond that night. “My favorite part of Halloween is probably the memories,”...

Junior Kyle Mortensen throws the yellow dodgeball during the team building activity.

Hays High FFA experiences changes

Cayden Sanders, Staff Reporter October 15, 2020

This school year, the Hays High FFA chapter has seen a lot of change with having a new sponsor, balancing skills and competitions and completing community service projects. Nikole Cain, who is in her...

Senior earns perfect score on ACT

Senior earns perfect score on ACT

October 15, 2020

Not too many students get a perfect score on the ACT, but senior Andrew Duke is one of those few who did. He shows that all those hours of studying, practicing and preparing were worth all that time. “I...

10 classic Halloween movies to get you into the spooky spirit

10 classic Halloween movies to get you into ‘the spooky spirit’

Caitlin Leiker, Assistant Editor October 8, 2020

And, so, it begins. As the clock strikes midnight on Oct. 1, “Spooky Season” officially kicks off. Whether you are a comedy connoisseur or a horror flick fanatic, here is a list of 10 classic Halloween...

Students, staff share what makes good teachers, students

Alexandra Coveney, Staff Reporter September 30, 2020

Both students and teachers have different expectations of one another. Here, students and teachers answer ‘What make a good teacher?’ and ‘What makes a good student?’. Students, what makes a...

Hays High offers wide variety of student clubs

Maysyn Tippy, Entertainment Editor September 22, 2020

At Hays High, there is a large selection of extracurricular clubs all the way from Anime Club to Tribe Anglers Club. Anime Club, sponsored by Jolene Windholz, is a club that meets after school to watch...

Top 20 unique college majors

Top 20 unique college majors

Caitlin Leiker, Assistant Editor September 10, 2020

Having trouble deciding on a college major or finding possible career paths? See if any of the unorthodox majors below spark some inspiration!  1. Auctioneering “Our experienced instructors will...

Quarantine affects student sleeping patterns

Quarantine affects student sleeping patterns

McKena McBride, Staff Reporter May 10, 2020

The stay at home order has affected student’s sleeping schedules more than one would assume. Since the national “quarantine” has begun, students have suffered a change in their sleeping patterns. According...

As an opera prompter, Matthew Piatt works with each singer individually to help them perfect their roles in the production. The prompter also acts as an assistant conductor, guiding the performers through the music so they can focus more on their acting and technique. This means that Piatt must have every singers part committed to memory before the first day of rehearsal.

Chamber Singers host Q&A with Lyric Opera of Chicago prompter

Caitlin Leiker, Copy Editor May 8, 2020

In order to finish out their spring semester, the Chamber Singers voted to watch and analyze Richard Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen,”also known as “The Ring Cycle.” “The Ring Cycle” is...

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