Senior creates petition in favor of required masks in school, presents to USD 489 Board of Education
Alicia Feyerherm, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2020
Senior Skylar Zimmerman addressed the USD 489 Board of Education during its meeting on Sept. 14 regarding COVID requirements in schools. “I want to keep COVID guidelines the way they are,” Zimmerman said. “I know there are some people in our community who don’t see it that way.” In particular,...
Forensics team starts preparation for this year
Rylie Fairbank, Reporter
September 17, 2020
Forensics is starting early, and there are some big changes taking place this year. To start, Codi Fenwick resigned as the coach, as she moved to teaching German courses, along with Current Issues. In her place, Jennifer Rajewski will be the debate and forensics coach, although she will not teach...
Dance Team begins after tryouts
Rylie Fairbank, Reporter
September 15, 2020
Dance team had its tryouts on September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of last week. Cristina Leos, a senior, Sammy Pfannenstiel, a junior, Taylor Depenbusch, sophomore, Keiarra Gonzales, sophomore, Sydney Pots, sophomore, Eileen Veatch, sophomore, and Brooke Leiker, a freshman. Freshman Brooke Leiker joined the...
Senior boys organize weekly cruise nights
Allison Brooks, Multi-Media/Photo Editor
September 15, 2020
Every Saturday night at around 9 p.m., a group of friends meets up to show off their cars, drive around and talk about their shared interest in cars. This started around a month ago when senior Tate Kaiser, senior Kelby Rice and graduates Colton Leithead and Jonah Mills-Kumala wanted to start an official...
Students enroll for concurrent credit classes
Emry Lundy, Copy Editor
September 14, 2020
On Sept. 3 between 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., concurrent credit enrollment took place in the Hays High School Library. Juniors and seniors can take classes that count towards their high school requirements as well as for college credit at the same time in these concurrent classes. The classes are arranged...
StuCo holds a back-to-school movie night
Alexandra Coveney, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
The Hays High Student Council Movie Night was held on Aug. 26 from 8-11 p.m. on the football field. “We would have liked the turnout to be a little bigger because bigger is always a little better, but it was still a nice little turnout of students,” StuCo Sponsor Alicia Brungardt said. This...
StuCo holds first meeting of the 2020-2021 school year
Grant Tesluk, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
During PRIDE Time on Sept. 4, Student Council met to discuss upcoming changes for Homecoming and to announce this year’s officers. Starting with Sophomore Class Vice President Quinton McGuire, each StuCo officer introduced themselves and stated their position, ending with Senior Class President...
Outlook crash disrupts students, staff communication
Cade Austin Becker, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
Recently, during the week of August 31st to September 4th there has been a lot of issues lately with Outlook. The main source of communication throughout students and teachers is Outlook. Outlook is a system of E-mailing that is heavily used by the students and staff. It is used to ask questions, be...
Twenty-one students earn spots on varsity, junior varsity Scholars Bowl
Alicia Feyerherm, Editor-in-Chief
September 14, 2020
Scholars Bowl tryouts were held after school on Sept. 3 and before school on Sept. 4. Students completed a 92-point test with a time limit of 30 minutes. The questions ranged on multiple topics including foreign language, math, current events and science. The initial standings are listed below,...
Augustine announces editorial staff for the Guidon newspaper, Indian Call yearbook
McKena McBride, Assistant Editor
September 10, 2020
Journalism instructor Jessica Augustine has announced the editorial staff for the Guidon newspaper and the Indian Call yearbook. The 2020-2021 newspaper positions are as follows: Editor-in-Chief – Alicia Feyerherm Assistant/Online Editors – Caitlin Leiker, McKena McBride Copy Editor –...
Graduation and Project Graduation rescheduled to July 25
Michaela Austin, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2020
On April 16, principal Martin Straub announced in an email that graduation, originally scheduled for Sunday, May 10, has been rescheduled for a tentative date of Saturday, July 25. So far, the ceremony is set to start at 10 a.m., but there are still many unknowns when it comes to graduation. “As...
Unemployment benefits eligible for out of work community
Allison Hillebrand, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2020
With states implementing stay-at-home orders, causing many non-essential businesses to close temporarily, the job market has increasingly diminished. High school students or any other young person with a job may not understand the aspects of unemployment. Whether it be worries about money or simply...
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