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Interview with South High’s Boy’s Tennis

Gabri Trujillo April 25, 2025

As another season of Tennis at Wichita South High begins, there is much effort going towards increasing skill. As the team captain, Kenyon Shelton is committed, and when asked about his journey as a...

The Slow Decent Into Fantasy: A Short Rant About the Growing Skepticism of Academic Knowledge

The Slow Decent Into Fantasy: A Short Rant About the Growing Skepticism of Academic Knowledge

Kamariyae Cotton April 24, 2025

Flat Earthers, Creationists, Pseudohistory/ Pseudoscience/Pseudoarcheology; what do these all have in common? They all actively work to debase, disturb, and fight the active scientific principles that...

Rain World Watcher; A Deep Dive Into the Endings

Rain World Watcher; A Deep Dive Into the Endings

Rose Roe April 24, 2025

With the release of Rain World’s new Watcher campaign, there is a lot to discuss about it and it’s new endings. Rain World is a game on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch that was made by...

Figure at The Furnace

Wichita’s Underground Sound: A Teen’s Guide to Local Shows

Saige Russell April 24, 2025

I’ve been to more than my fair share of concerts—like, hundreds. Yeah... I’m flexing. But seriously, nothing beats the feeling of a local show. There’s something different about it. The person...

Introduction to the Band Mustard Service

Introduction to the Band Mustard Service

Anastasia Cuevas April 24, 2025

Mustard Service is a band from Miami Florida. They like to call their music Zest Pop! From an interview one of the band members did, this is how he described Zest Pop: "We’re from Miami, and we're all...

Rainy days

Rainy days

Kamariyae cotton, Cartoonist April 17, 2025

I'm Thinking About Ending Things: Movie Explained

I’m Thinking About Ending Things: Movie Explained

Emily Zaruba, Writer April 17, 2025

Have you ever seen a movie or a show and were left confused? Like no explanation at all? Well, I have and that was with the movie, I'm thinking about ending things. I remember watching it years ago and...

Disney's Mess That is Snow White

Disney’s Mess That is Snow White

Kamariyae, Writer and cartoonist April 17, 2025

So, Have You seen Snow White? The new one? Well, I have, and it ain't pretty—at least the dwarves aren't. First things first, I gotta say that the market is already oversaturated with movie remakes,...

Rain World Watcher; An Overview Before (Or Maybe After) Release

Rain World Watcher; An Overview Before (Or Maybe After) Release

Rose Roe, Writer April 17, 2025

Rain World, as people know, is a game being worked on by Videocult. It is a survival game, where you play as a little animal called a slugcat and try to survive the harsh conditions with most creatures...

The Weight of a Bullet: Gun Violence Within The Black Community

The Weight of a Bullet: Gun Violence Within The Black Community

Janaya Berry, Writer April 17, 2025

Gun violence in the Black community is more than a statistic-it's a wound that never fully heals. It leaves holes in families, fractures friendships, and destroys communities built around that person....

A Synopsis on Rain World's New Watcher Campaign

A Synopsis on Rain World’s New Watcher Campaign

Rose Roe April 17, 2025

As of April 7th of 2025, Rain World’s The Watcher has been out for a couple of weeks, and so far multiple of the endings have been discovered. With the campaign comes a new slugcat named the Watcher,...

Why You Should Buy A Yearbook

Why You Should Buy A Yearbook

Danielle Fragoso, Writer April 17, 2025

Why should you buy a yearbook? You have four years of high school and in those four years, you create memories. The memories you make in high school are a significant period of your life and it is a way...

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