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Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

Hays High School's Official Student Newspaper

The Guidon Online

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Hays High’s Indian Call yearbook earns All-Kansas Award

Tavia Wynn-Coffman, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2024

Each year, journalism teacher Jessica Augustine submits the school’s news and yearbook publications to be critiqued by the Kansas Scholastic Press Association (KSPA). On Nov. 18, the Indian Call yearbook...

Fast fashion is harming the planet; we need to convert to slow fashion

Fast fashion is harming the planet; we need to convert to slow fashion

Delia Dixon, Feature Section Editor December 10, 2024

Fast fashion: inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. Fast fashion is designed to quickly produce large amounts of low-quality items to be worn...

Taylor Swift's 'Reputation (Taylor's Version)' Theories

Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’ Theories

Alijah Arias, Multimedia Editor December 6, 2024

“Reputation,” Taylor Swift’s sixth album, was released Nov. 10, 2017. This album saved her career but also had drama behind it. Now, almost every Swiftie wants “Reputation (Taylor’s Version),”...

Seniors Peter Hyatt, Kenny Fisher, and Brett Dreher sit in anticipation at the Scholars Bowl tournament in Hays.

Scholars Bowl ends semester with positivity after multiple tournaments

Clare Tholstrup, Copy Editor/ Entertainment Section Editor December 6, 2024

Over the past two weeks, the Hays High School Scholars Bowl team has competed in multiple tournaments. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the varsity team competed in Lyons. Beloit, Buhler, Chase, Ellsworth, Fairfield,...

Staff member expresses concerns over how school handles emergencies

Staff member expresses concerns over how school handles emergencies

Alijah Arias, Multimedia Editor December 5, 2024
Does the school handle emergencies appropriately?
Hays High takes the field for their week 3 matchup against Manhattan.

Hays High football upsets Eisenhower to secure a spot in the state championship

Hank Corsair, Sports Section Editor November 26, 2024

Hays High School’s football team had to overcome cold weather, two injured quarterbacks and playing on the road for the fourth week in a row, but they did not let any of that stop them as they went to...

New NHS inductees repeat the pledge after they have been inducted on November 12.

National Honor Society induction introduces new members

Katelyn Willemsen, Managing Editor November 22, 2024

On Tuesday, November 12, the June Rynolds Chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 61 students, including 23 seniors and 38 juniors. In a ceremony in Gym A at 8 p.m., sponsors Kayla Brown and...

The Hays High staff volleyball team breaks down their team conversation.

Hays High wins over TMP in staff volleyball game

Tavia Wynn-Coffman, Editor-in Chief November 21, 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, staff members from Hays High School competed against TMP staff members in a friendly volleyball game, sponsored by the schools’ Student Councils, to raise money for DSNWK. To...

The Hays High football team celebrates after defeating Hutchinson in the sectional round of the state playoffs.

Hays uses powerful defense to defeat Hutchinson to advance to sub-state football

Hank Corsair, Sports Section Editor November 20, 2024

The Hays High School football team put up 14 points in the first quarter and never looked back as they defeated the No. 4-seeded Hutchinson Salthawks 28-0 on Friday, Nov. 15 at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson....

Students participate in the October StuCo trivia.

Student Council holds monthly meeting to discuss upcoming events

Clare Tholstrup, Copy Editor/ Entertainment Section Editor November 20, 2024

Hays High School’s Student Council held its monthly meeting Nov. 6, where they discussed upcoming events after recapping Homecoming. The Homecoming recap provided high numbers of attendance from...

Grace Fryer (senior Jordan Aschenbrenner) looks back at other Dial painters. The Fall Play "Radium Girls” was based in the 1920s and showed the health problems caused by radium.

Cast performs historically based ‘Radium Girls’ for Fall Play in November

Alijah Arias and Kennedi Fischer November 20, 2024

This year, Hays High School put on a production of “Radium Girls” for the Fall Play on Nov. 14, 15 and 16 at the 12th Street Auditorium. The play is based off the historical instances of the “Radium...

Album receives appreciation decades after initial release

Album receives appreciation decades after initial release

Clare Tholstrup, Copy Editor/ Entertainment Section Editor November 18, 2024

Listening to the ‘60s station on Sirius XM on my drive to school one day, I found myself listening to “Time of the Season” by The Zombies. I had heard the song plenty of times before, but I had never...

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