Karley Kent, Staff Writer
October 25, 2019
In our affluent Johnson County public school community, the average expectation after high school is to attend a four-year university then proceed into the workforce. However, for many students, college is not the most convenient...
Peyton Moore, staff writer
May 6, 2019
Alongside society comes a world of pressures, whether they regard the way people behave or appear, many people feel as though the world we live in presents itself with social norms that we feel the need to abide by.
In this da...
Sadie Putnam, Social Media Editor
April 30, 2019
In my family, meeting your soulmate in high school is an unspoken normality. My parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, siblings; literally everyone found their significant other in high school. Then there’s me. I’m a senior and ...
Karley Kent, Staff Writer
April 29, 2019
Music plays a very important role in the life of almost any modern teenager. Regardless of who or what they may be listening to, not one high school student I can think of has any trouble pulling out a pair of headphones during...
Lauren Urschel, Online Editor
April 22, 2019
According to The Good Men Project, toxic masculinity can be defined as a “narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression. It’s the cultural ideal of manl...
Lauren Urschel, Online Editor
April 22, 2019
opinion / the standard / jan. 2019 | 7
More than 87 percent of high school students in the United States get less than the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep, according to the Stanford Medicine News Center. This statistic is...
Jenna Hope, Staff Writer
March 25, 2019
It’s graduation day. Peering out into a sea of seniors, one can see the boldly decorated caps proudly displaying students’ future endeavors. Some wear stoles around the neck of their gown signifying their membership in Natio...
Lauren Urschel, Online Editor
March 25, 2019
According to Boston Medical Center, an estimated 45 million Americans are currently on some type of diet, whether that be Atkins, keto, paleo, Nutrisystem or any one of the myriad fad diets currently worshipped by our society. ...
