Junior reporter Grayson Spurlock interviews sports journalist Chris Mortensen during a visit he made to campus in November.

Mortensen loves competitive nature of sports journalism

Grayson Spurlock, Reporter November 20, 2022

Former NFL Insider, and ESPN Analyst, Chris Mortensen grew up loving the game of football and he later found a passion in life that has carried him on to become one of the most successful story writers...

Vargas work in tv production wins Emmy

Vargas’ work in tv production wins Emmy

Greer McAllister, A&E Section Editor November 20, 2022

Senior Alexej Vargas, one of two high school students invited to the event, was awarded a Mid American Emmy. “I've known about the award for a while,” Vargas said. “It's like one of the biggest...

McAllister, student director, prepares actors for competition

November 20, 2022

After countless practices starting in early October, senior Greer McAllister and Troupe 7262 get to perform their production in the One Act Festival.  The One Act Festival is a competition between...

Composition course teaches students how to analyze, evaluate written works

Braden Sprague, Reporter November 20, 2022

College Composition is an advanced placement English course for twelfth grade students looking to major in journalism or any profession interested in writing. It has an 81% pass rate according to blog.collegevine.com.  “Right...

Barbershop quartet wakes up crowd

Barbershop quartet wakes up crowd

Alli Flynt, Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2022

With his legs shaking out of control and his eyes focused solely on the microphone in front of him, unable to acknowledge the crowd ahead, senior Dutch Leidlich takes a deep breath and sings the first...

Student rises above behavioral struggles and redefines stereotypes

Student rises above behavioral struggles and redefines stereotypes

Audrey Marvin, News Section Editor November 11, 2022

After getting expelled from Bentonville schools for beating up a student who threatened him with a desk, junior Andrew Drindak switched to homeschooling then moved over to Southwest junior high his freshman...

Sophomore dancer featured in Ozark Ballet Theater’s production of ‘Nutcracker’

Audrey Marvin, News Section Editor October 28, 2022

Sophomore Kayla Manning started ballet when she was three. Her mother held her little hand and took her inside the Academy of Dance in Springdale, and she fell in love. Through the years she’s tried...

Payne puts the hurt on his opponents

Ross Felder, Copy Editor/Sports Editor October 27, 2022

Boxing is a staple of Ethan Payne’s high school life. Through the highs and lows, he stays true to the art of boxing and puts in the hard work necessary to succeed in his sport. Long hours of training...

Students create spikeball club

Merrick Mims, Reporter October 27, 2022

Junior Kreyton Carney dives backwards for the ball, and just as it is about to slip past his fingers, he swiftly flings it towards his teammate to finish off the opponent. The ball is moving too fast,...

Students share meaning behind tattoos

Students share meaning behind tattoos

Greer McAllister, A&E Section Editor September 19, 2022

The buzzing of the needle fills the room as it splatters black ink through the air. Lines and patterns trace skin in rich, careful detail. Around 26% of people in the United States have at least one tattoo,...

Choir Cares program sparks community of giving

Jake Myers, Website Manager January 19, 2022

The Choir Cares program created by director Mr. Clint Pianalto has reached several kids and families in the community, especially around Christmas time. The program, created a decade ago, started small...

Student learns history through unique hobby

Student learns history through unique hobby

Alli Flynt, Editor-in-Chief January 5, 2022

Inspired by his grandfather and his own love for American History, junior Braydon Byrd has accumulated a collection of over 3,000 coins in the past 8 years. Byrd purchases coins from a local coin shop...

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