Jacob Wente, Entertainment Section Editor
• October 10, 2023
On Saturday night, Sept. 30, Hays High School had its annual Homecoming dance with the “Back to ‘80s” theme in the gym. The dance started at 8 p.m. and ended at 10:30 p.m., and it had more people...
Reagan Bates, Asst. Copy Editor
• October 10, 2023
On Sept. 25, Hays High School journalism students attended the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA) Fall Conference at Fort Hays State University.
Students from Hays and the surrounding area gathered...
Kennedi Fischer, Assistant news section editor
• October 10, 2023
Every other year, the Hays International Travel Club takes a trip during the summer to a new location.
For the club’s upcoming trip in Summer 2024, the club is planning on going to many different...
Maddie Meis, Copy Editor/News Editor
• September 27, 2023
This year, Student Council moved up Homecoming week to the end of September instead of the beginning of October, which is more typical, in order to have a Friday and a Saturday with less scheduled events...
Reagan Bates, Asst. Copy Editor
• September 26, 2023
Auditions for Hays High School’s Fall Musical, “Sweeney Todd,” began on Wednesday, Sept. 6.
To audition, students were required to fill out a form with basic information about themselves, select...
Eleanor Bittel, Feature Section Editor
• September 21, 2023
On Aug. 29, the American Red Cross came to Hays High School, where the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) hosted a blood drive in Gym B.
A total of 37 units of blood was collected, which...
Jacob Wente, Entertainment Section Editor
• September 20, 2023
On Wednesday, Sept. 13, some members of Hays High School’s senior class took a test called the Dane G. Hansen scholarship qualifying test, which covers the history of Kansas and the country and is about...
Feeding Hays is a non-profit organization based at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. The goal of the organization is to provide meals to those who either cannot afford or do not have the time to prepare...
Delia Dixon, Assistant Features Editor
• September 19, 2023
On Sunday, Sept. 10, giant kites took to the skies at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex, as the Hays Prairie Winds Kite Show featured some of the largest kites in the world.
The kites were brought to...
On May 9, Hays High School choirs and Hays Middle School choirs had their final concert at Fort Hays State University’s Beach Schmidt auditorium.
The middle school choirs went in order of grade, starting...
Students at Hays High School and other schools in USD 489 have lunch accounts that need to be paid for by the students and their parents to be able to eat. If the lunch account of a student drops below...
Jacob Wente, Asst. Features/Entertainment Section Editor
• May 15, 2023
On Sunday, May 14, the Class of 2023 graduated from Hays High School at 1:30 p.m. at Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The seniors’ last day of school was Thursday, May 11, while...
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