Seniors in the Professional Careers Academy (PCA), will present their projects, science-fair style, at a symposium at 6 p.m. May 11.
Those who had internships will also present.
For Maggie Zehren and Emily Lenhausen, seniors, PCA has been a central point in their high school lives.
Both Zehren and Lenhausen were chosen by the PCA deans to present their projects at the senior symposium.
Both have been involved in PCA since sophomore year. The senior symposium will show off all of their hard work.
In order to be picked to present, PCA students had to present their projects ahead of time to the PCA deans who voted on which students best represented their specific strands.
Lenhausen, has triple endorsed in PCA, by being involved in law and legal studies, science and engineering, and social science strands. This was the first time in PCA history that anyone has compiled to three strands.
Every time I have written a column this year, it has in some way been related to the Internet. This may be a coincidence, or it may be on purpose, but nonetheless I continue to probe and explore the topic.
Access to the Internet is not physically limited in America, but there is the possibility that the content you see could eventually be censored.
The Internet is a regular part of most Americans’ lives. It is something that many of us feel entitled to have access to; however, this feeling of entitlement raises a few questions about the rights of Americans in regards to the Internet.
If the Internet is a tool that citizens can use to express opinions, does this mean that access is guaranteed by the First Amendment? I am doubtful that this argument would hold up in court. This, however, brings me to my next point.
Andrew Nielson, senior, was not in school like the rest of his peers on April 26. Instead he was in New York preparing for his performance at the National Shakespeare Competition.
Each year the English-Speaking Union hosts a Shakespeare competition. Aspiring actors compete at three progressive levels, school, regional branch and national.
After winning the school and ESU Kansas City Regional Branch competitions, Nielson was awarded the trip to New York for the final stage of the competition.
Nielson was competing to win the ultimate prize: the Amanda Steele Scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Young Actors Summer School in London, England.
The day of the competition marked a major stepping-stone for Nielson’s career.
“I worked with actors for almost two months,” Nielson said. “I even worked with a director from Kansas. Then, a week before the competition, I didn’t perform it at all.”
Have you ever wondered how athletes excel in multiple sports?
Trip Hiller, senior, knows just how that feels as he transitions from the football field to the wrestling mat.
While wrestling is his favorite sport, he finds playing football easier, Hiller said.
“Wrestling is harder because the match is six minutes of intensity while in football there are breaks between the action,” he said.
Hiller believes the hardest part about transitioning from football to wrestling is losing the extra weight.
He does this by running more at the end of football season.
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Sweet spots refresh summer
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” This is the song that we all hear during the summer. Not only is ice cream a summer favorite, but so is frozen yogurt and gelato.
Peachwave and Paciugo Gelato are just few places in Kansas City that will really get your taste buds wanting more sweets.
Peachwave is a self-serve frozen yogurt store located off Metcalf that is great for children and teens because they get the opportunity to make and create their favorite treats.
When you first arrive, the environment is very welcoming and friendly. They have a variety of different yogurts that range from fruity flavors to normal ice cream flavors, along with a toppings bar that has just about anything you can imagine.
Not only does the yogurt taste good, but all the selections are either non-fat or low-fat. When finished, I felt very refreshed and not so unhealthy.
Tyler Kopatich, senior, qualified for the state golf tournament next Monday, May 24, at Alvamar with his regional score of 84.
Diving Champion
Bobbi Bliss, junior, won the Sunflower League Diving Championship Saturday, May 8.
Newspaper awards
Four newspaper students, Emily Atteberry, senior, Emily Cook, Colin Karr, and Kylie Diviney, juniors, qualified Saturday at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association regional 6A competition for the state competition in May.
Gallon Grad
Marain Cameron, senior, is Community Blood Center's first ever donator of a gollon of blood. She donated the blood over several blood drives.
USA weightlifting team
Olathe South will have a USA Weightlifting Team in the next school year. Anyone is eligible to participate: males, females, athletes or non-athletes.
This sport will be coached by USA Weightlifting certified coaches. Anyone interested in being on the first USA Weightlifting Team at a high school in the state of Kansas should come to the meeting right after school May 20th in the library. Coach Mike Jasiczek in Room 215 can answer questions prior to the meeting.
