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Girls Volleyball Takes second in Silver Bracket at Blue Springs

Avery Mattingly, Staff Member October 8, 2021

Varsity girls volleyball competed in the Blue Springs tournament Oct. 2. Which included state and nationally ranked teams across Missouri. “All of the opponents we faced were very competitive. We...

Homecoming Spirit Week Rewards Students and Staff with Tickets

Homecoming Spirit Week Rewards Students and Staff with Tickets

Grace Sutton, Staff Member October 6, 2021

Monday, Sept. 27 kicked off the annual Homecoming Spirit Week with PJ Day; Class Color Day, Decade Day, Tropical Day, and Blue and Gold Day followed. "My favorite spirit day is Blue and Gold Day because...

Cross Country Recieves 3 Medals In Gans Creek Classic

Cross Country Recieves 3 Medals In Gans Creek Classic

Bea Schneider, Staff Member October 1, 2021

Sept. 25. Boys and girls cross country traveled to Mizzou to compete at the Gans Creek Classic. Across the board, the race holds the fastest times of the season so far, with 34 runners beating their personal...

Boys Swim Takes Home Two Wins in One Weekend

Boys Swim Takes Home Two Wins in One Weekend

Alex Richardson, Staff Member October 1, 2021

Boys swim won both the Pattonville tri-meet, Sept. 14, and the Ft. Zumwalt South meet, Sept. 15. The team finished with 137 points at Pattonville and 135 points at Ft. Zumwalt South. “Pattonville’s...

Marching Band Takes 5th at Lafayette Contest of Champions

Marching Band Takes 5th at Lafayette Contest of Champions

Tyler Rauser, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

The Viking Marching Band competed at the Lafayette Contest of Champions Saturday, Sept. 25. The band earned four awards for their band performance entitled “Kusama,” receiving awards for second place...

No Heels at Homecoming Dance on Turf

No Heels at Homecoming Dance on Turf

Owen Sikorski, Staff Member September 29, 2021

For homecoming, STUCO decided to switch things up. Instead of homecoming being held in the commons, it decided the Oct. 2 dance will take place on the football field after COVID protocols canceled last...

Football Ranks Sixth in State and Undefeated in 2021-2022 Season

Football Ranks Sixth in State and Undefeated in 2021-2022 Season

Avery Mattingly, Staff Member September 27, 2021

Varsity football moved to a 5-0 season after its most recent game against Troy Buchanan. The game was close with an end score of 41-38. Which places varsity in sixth place for state football. "Being...

Boys Soccer Takes #1 In GAC South Division

Boys Soccer Takes #1 In GAC South Division

Bea Schneider, Staff Member September 27, 2021

Boys soccer ranked #1 in GAC South Division. Varsity’s current record is 7-2. The two losses came from high-ranked teams Notre Dame and St. Dominic. Varsity went 2-1-1 as they beat Howell Central 6-2...

Girls Tennis Wins Three Gold Medals From Jackson Doubles Tournament

Girls Tennis Wins Three Gold Medals From Jackson Doubles Tournament

Tyler Rauser, Staff Writer September 23, 2021

JV and varsity girls tennis teams won against Fort Zumwalt South Sept. 15. JV made two comebacks by winning multiple tiebreakers and then went undefeated for the rest of the match. Varsity Gold won 8-1...

Marvel Continues Streak Of Excellence With Shang-Chi

Marvel Continues Streak Of Excellence With Shang-Chi

Cooper Traluch, Newspaper Editor September 17, 2021

Sept. 3, Marvel Studios released their twenty-fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, Just Mercy), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the...

Cross Country Takes on New Course

Cross Country Takes on New Course

Bea Schneider, Staff Member September 16, 2021

Cross Country went to Forest Park Sept. 11 for the annual Cross Country Festival. The meet attracted some of the top programs across the Midwest and over 1,000 runners competed in multiple high school...

Backpacks Take Place of Lockers

Backpacks Take Place of Lockers

Anna Rausch, Photo/Sports Editor September 16, 2021

Walking down the hallway, seniors Brandon Li and Caden Maupin are greeted with laughs and stares. To round out high school, they chose to use decorated children’s backpacks that depict characters from...

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