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Case of Flesh-Eating STD’s on the Rise

Emily Morales February 24, 2022

Donovanosis is a sexually transmitted infection(STI); however, people sometimes call it the "flesh-eating STD" due to its symptoms. It does not eat your flesh; however, it causes thick, ulcer-like sores...

MYC Speaks Out About USD 259 BOE Meeting

MYC Speaks Out About USD 259 BOE Meeting

Ali Nguyen February 12, 2022

On January 10th, 2022, there was a meeting held at North High School and within 3 minutes, it was cancelled. Newly elected board members, Kathy Bond, Diane Albert, and Hazel Stabler refused to wear...

Crime Rates Going Up In Kansas

Crime Rates Going Up In Kansas

adviser February 11, 2022

Lately, since 2021, crimes rates in all cities in Kansas have been going up. Aggravated assault has been one of the most common ones occurring, accounting for 70% for some of crime in the safest cities...

Hot Cheeto Mountain Dew Review

Hot Cheeto Mountain Dew Review

adviser February 10, 2022

Mountain Dew has recently come out with a new flavor, Hot Cheeto, and I tried it out. It pretty much just tastes like Mountain Dew but the after taste is hot, as to resemble eating hot Cheetos. It was...

Gift Ideas For Your Significant Other

Ali Nguyen February 10, 2022

Your love language might be words of affirmation, quality time, or even physical touch. But you can never go wrong with a gift every now and then. Gifts you can purchase: Throw blankets SocksA...

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...

How to Push Through Being Burnt Out

How to Push Through Being Burnt Out

adviser January 27, 2022

School can be difficult and can be especially difficult in this current time with the pandemic. Many students and teachers are out being quarantined, and this can contribute to lack of motivation in students,...

Reflect on 2021

Reflect on 2021

Emily Morales January 27, 2022

The Capitol Riot On Jan. 6, 2021, a Trump-supporting mob of around 2,000-2,500 stormed into the Capitol in Washington D.C. They were trying to overturn the defeat over Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential...

Why Do We Dream?

Why Do We Dream?

adviser January 27, 2022

The theory of dreaming is that they help you store important memories and learn about what you are really feeling on the inside. Sigmund Freud, neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, believed that...

JROTC Event - January 19th

JROTC Event – January 19th

Ollie Cockrum January 27, 2022

South's JROTC program visited Topeka on the 19th of January for a tour along with all other state JROTC and Leadership programs. They toured the State Capitol Building along other historical buildings...

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