by Julia Florio Recently, the school had
its own “If You Really Knew
Me” day on Feb. 15 and
called it Challenge Day. A
group of 50 freshmen and
sophomores were either
selected or decided to
participate in this event.
“If You Really Knew Me,”a show that aired weekly on
MTV, was a program that
allowed high school students
to get to know one another
and learn about each other’s
struggles and prove to their
classmates that there was
more to them than meets the
eye.
Morgan Trout and
Marissa Robles, sophomores,
were the students who
suggested Challenge Day. “I brought it up with
StuCo and Mrs. Fales, and
they liked the idea. So I met
with Mr. Clark and the StuCo
Cabinet and helped plan it,” Trout said. Read More...
Challenge Day thought helpful
by Staff Recently, the school had its own “If You Really Knew Me” day on Feb. 15 and called it Challenge Day. A group of 50 freshmen and sophomores were either selected or decided to participate in this event.
“If You Really Knew Me,” a show that aired weekly on MTV, was a program that allowed high school students to get to know one another and learn about each other’s struggles and prove to their classmates that there was more to them than meets the eye.
Morgan Trout and Marissa Robles, sophomores, were the students who suggested Challenge Day.
“I brought it up with StuCo and Mrs. Fales, and they liked the idea. So I met with Mr. Clark and the StuCo Cabinet and helped plan it,” Trout said. Read More...
Student tests skills on 'Jeopardy'
by Andie Beene “It said, ‘This 16-year-old boy from Olathe, Kan., is going to compete on Teen Jeopardy!’” Evan Eschliman, sophomore, said. “And I shouted, ‘Who is Evan Eschliman?’”
Eschliman received the news he would be participating in the “Jeopardy! Teen Tournament” through a note from his mom who said it was a question she couldn’t solve from the show.
“For a second, I thought my family was just being mean,” Eschliman said.
It all started because Eschliman’s brother had taken the online application test in years past.
by Ryan Merchant The bowling team has had their ups and downs this season, but overall the season has been good.
The girls varsity team ended up going to state and finished up in fifth place, but unfortunately the boys varsity team didn’t qualify for state. However, three other bowlers qualified as individuals: Brittany Ball, senior; Mackenzie Mitchell, sophomore; and Jared Douglas, senior.
Nine schools from three different regions were at the state meet, and there were 62 individual girls. Read More...
GRAMMY Music Revolution comes to Kansas
by Chelsea Butler The GRAMMY Museum’s
Music Revolution Project
will “provide the youth of
Kansas City greater access to
careers in the music industry
by bringing Grammylevel
artists, producers,
songwriters, etc. to speak
to students,” said Kait
Stuebner, senior education
manager of the GRAMMY
Museum.
This summer the
GRAMMY Museum will
give 25 creative musicians
of different musical
backgrounds from the
Kansas City area the
opportunity to participate
in a four-week program of
rehearsal and mentoring.
The month-long camp
will be five days a week from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the
day, the 25 musicians will
learn about music history
and digital production. In
addition to learning valuable
skills, musicians will
participate in sessions with
GRAMMY- level artists and
have rehearsal time.
DECA is on its way to nationals after doing well in the district and state competitions.
Nationals will be in Salt Lake City from April 28-May 3. Eric Novelli, Brady Cox, Brian Kearney- Spaw and Ian Leverich, seniors, and Maggie Carter, junior, are the five national finalists.
Japanese contest
Three students took awards at the 14th Annual Japanese Language Contest on Saturday, March 3, at Olathe North High School. Ian Graham, sophomore, took first in poetry recitation. Alena Lam, sophomore, placed second in the beginner kanji bee. Brandon Danford, junior, received third place in the talent show.
Forensics
The forensics team started March by placing second at the Olathe Northwest Invitational as a squad. The next week, March 9-10, they got first at the Shawnee Mission Invitational and received another first March 16-17 at Gardner Edgerton. “March was definitely a good month for us,” Catherine Smith, coach, said.
All Star Basketball
Megan Balcom and Alex Hugo, seniors, were representatives in the Kansas- Missouri Basketball All-Star game last Friday at Shawnee Mission South. The two girls were also selected to play in the Kansas Basketball All- star game at Topeka in August. They were two of the four 6A representatives selected.
Poetry Out Loud
Robbie Winslow, senior, took second place in the Kansas Poetry Out Loud competition Saturday, March 31, at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kan.
For his win, Winslow received $100, and the school will also receive $200 to purchase poetry books.
