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What do Seniors do After High School?

What do Seniors do After High School?

Diana Grajeda May 5, 2022

4-year Colleges and Universities The most common path that high school seniors are pushed to and pursue is the one that leads them towards a degree from a 4-year college or university. Wichita...

Natural Disasters in Wichita

Natural Disasters in Wichita

Diana Grajeda April 7, 2022

For a city that's right in the middle of "tornado alley", Wichita doesn't get that much extreme weather. Of course we experience the usual crazy Midwest weather like a week that has rain, sunshine, snow,...

Snow Days for the District

Snow Days for the District

Diana Grajeda February 2, 2022

This week, USD 259 has cancelled school for today, Wednesday, February 2nd, and for tomorrow, Thursday, February 3rd. This is due to the predicted 6 to 13 inches of snowfall along with a predicted wind...

Students' Thoughts: Should USD 259 Go Remote Again?

Students’ Thoughts: Should USD 259 Go Remote Again?

Diana Grajeda January 27, 2022

Everyone remembers when 2 years ago, COVID-19 was just a crazy virus going around China. Surely it wouldn't make it all the way to the United States... right? Now we're here, in 2022, with new strains...

Extreme Weather Conditions in Wichita and Around the Midwest

Extreme Weather Conditions in Wichita and Around the Midwest

Diana Grajeda December 16, 2021

Unless you're living under a rock, the extreme amounts of wind and unusual warmth that we started experiencing late Tuesday night have affected just about everyone living in Wichita and across the entire...

COVID-19 Effects on Students

COVID-19 Effects on Students

Diana Grajeda December 2, 2021

From March of 2020 to March of 2021, a year later, students did not attend in-person classes. After schools shut down because of the pandemic, class work became optional to finish out the school year....

Is too Much Caffeine Affecting High Schoolers?

Is too Much Caffeine Affecting High Schoolers?

Diana Grajeda November 4, 2021

Everyone knows high schoolers love coffee and energy drinks. But are their reasons for drinking them worth the negative side effects? High schoolers love their caffeine because it helps them stay awake...

Diana Grajeda

Diana Grajeda

Diana Grajeda October 5, 2021

Editor-in-Chief of The TorchCo-editor of The SceptreGirls Varsity TennisVarsity CheerNHSMCLA Drum major in marching band

Climate Change in Kansas

Climate Change in Kansas

Diana Grajeda September 27, 2021

Anyone who lives in Kansas knows that the weather is always crazy. While it is expected, the unexpected weather means obvious signs of climate change are brushed off as "crazy Kansas weather", but that...

How High School Sports were Affected by COVID-19

How High School Sports were Affected by COVID-19

Diana Grajeda September 12, 2021

After we came back to school for the 2020-21 school year, sports teams across the country saw a huge decrease in participation. With the pandemic, players were more reluctant to come and spend so much...

Is it Ever Okay to Ghost Someone?

Is it Ever Okay to Ghost Someone?

Diana Grajeda March 6, 2020

The Urban Dictionary definition for ghosting is "When a person cuts off all communication with their friends or the person they're dating, with zero warning or notice beforehand". 71 percent...

March is National Craft Month

March is National Craft Month

Diana Grajeda March 6, 2020

Why do we have a National Craft Month? March is dedicated to crafts just because they are relaxing and can be fun for all ages. The first National Craft Month was in 1994. Anything you make yourself...

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