Kickapoo High Quarterly

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Kickapoo High Quarterly

KHQ TODAY
Kickapoo High Quarterly

KHQ TODAY
All content by Madilyn McClure
(Pictured from left to right) Curt Ivey, Becky Ash, Duane Cox, Shondra Fetter, Tommy Wells, Blaine Broderick, and Cheryl Goetz. Individual photos courtesy of SPS.org.

Incoming Principals for the 2022-2023 School Year

A wave of hirings has passed over Springfield Public Schools, as a total of seven new principals have joined the teams of different buildings across the district.
Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • April 28, 2022

With the welcoming of new staff members, the 2022-2023 school year might look a little different for some students in Springfield. Cherokee Middle School will be introducing Curt Ivey as their next...

The San Francisco Giants' Darin Ruf (33) fist- bumps first base coach Alyssa Nakken after reaching base on a fourth-inning walk at Oracle Park on April 12, 2022, in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of MCT direct, Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/TNS

Nakken Takes the Field

Alyssa Nakken has been making history in her baseball coaching career.
Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • April 28, 2022

Alyssa Nakken, a Major League Baseball (MLB) coach for the San Fransisco Giants, has been the talk of the field since she first appeared coaching during their April 11th game against the San Diego Padres....

PDT: a Public Display of Toxicity

PDT: a Public Display of Toxicity

Celebrity Ye West is oversharing his divorce drama on his Instagram, and entertaining his large following. The truth is, however, that he is expressing underlying tones of toxic behaviors in a relationship, something that his fans don't seem to notice.
Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • March 4, 2022

Recently, famed music artist and producer Ye West has been dramatizing his divorce from celebrity Kim Kardashian all over his public Instagram account. With posts involving Kardashian’s new love interest...

A student goes to room 235, interested in learning more about joining FBLA.

FBLA Needs You

Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • October 21, 2021

The Financial Business Leaders of America club is currently searching for new members eager to test the waters of business and career competition. There are many unique opportunities provided with membership,...

Mask Mandate: The Update

Mask Mandate: The Update

Madilyn McClure, Reporter • May 14, 2021

For over a year now, we have been masked in our community. Friends' and peers' faces hidden by a piece of cloth intended to protect our immune systems from the novel COVID-19. But as vaccination rates...

FBLA students bell ringing, photo by Mr.Wooderson

Volunteer Opportunities in the Area

Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • April 30, 2021

Volunteering is an important part of our community that allows people to branch out and help those in need. Volunteering is also a requirement for some programs at Kickapoo. As essential an act as volunteering...

Foreign Language Credits

Madilyn McClure, Reporter • March 9, 2021

Learning a foreign language isn’t for everyone. Some people excel in this department, while others struggle to wrap their minds around something so different. You might’ve heard people in your life...

Our Next Student Body President

Madilyn McClure, Opinion Editor • March 5, 2021

Election week was a busy week for Junior Orlando McElderry, who was running for the position of 2021-22 Student Body President. There was a list of things for each candidate to do, and the pressure for...

Keeping Up With FCCLA

Madilyn McClure, Reporter • October 16, 2020

FCCLA has consistently been meeting once a week since the school year started. Right now, the club has 15 members, but their doors are always open to new ones. The group has already done many things, some...