National Art Honors Society
The last time that we talked to the sponsor, which is coach BlackBurn, he was not even sure that they would have this club this
DECA Districts
DECA recently competed at the district competition, which took place Thursday, February 20th at Seminole Baptist church. “21 people made it to state and 16
Senioritis
If you are anything like me you didn’t know that this was a real thing, or a thing at all till you finally got
Winter Guard Wins
The 2020 Winter Guard season is off to a great start. The JV team, Kickapoo Gold, took home first place at the Ozark Winter Guard
Southside Rivalry
This Friday the boy’s varsity basketball team will come head to head with Glendale at 7:00 pm.Kickapoo heads into the game 14-8. Glendale enters into
Change Wars
Once again FBLA is doing Change Wars for this week. The teacher who’s going to collect the most money, in change, during their first block
Courtwarming
Courtwarming: Welcome to the Jungle will be held February 28th 8-10:30 pm. Tickets are $10 the 24-26th, and increase to $15 the 27th and 28th.
Seals of Excellence
Seals of Excellence are due by the end of the day on Friday, February 21st. Forms for each seal are located in the counseling center.
Less Problems, More Proposals
With dance season, comes proposal season, and students always come up with the sweetest ways to ask their friends to the dance. Courtwarming is
Cheering For The Squad
Cheer tryout applications are available in the main office but just signing a paper isn’t all that goes into the cheer applications. Cheer tryout forms
Talent Show Cancelled
Students and staff were preparing to host the annual talent show, which was scheduled to take place February 20th. Due to a lack of auditions,
FBLA Goes to State
Future Business Leaders of America, (FBLA) has recently won 37 amount of district awards and 48 students from Kickapoo are going onto State. These awards
Buzzing To The Top
The last few weeks have been very busy for Scholar Bowl. Their two teams have gone to different competitions and tournaments and placed highly at
E-sports coming to Kickapoo?
Contender finally opened back at the end of January. Which is a E-sports “gym” to be able to train, learn, and compete against others
The Writing Center
The writing center is pretty much a group of people that help with any sort of writing that they need help with, such as papers
Stressed For School
Counselors are constantly reminding us that honors or advanced classes are good. They help us get ahead, they will look good on our resumes,
Furry Final Therapy
Pet Therapy of the Ozarks is a program that offers certified service animals to come to schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities. They started
The Taste Of Water
Imagine this, it’s between classes and you only have five minutes to get a drink and get to class. Knowing which fountain to go
Bowling Club
The bowling club is one of the many events that take place at Kickapoo. Bowling starts after winter break and is a very competitive club.
Golden Girls Take On the Sunshine State
The Golden Girls and their happy feet have a busy spring among them. They have lately been practicing for state and nationals, which are competitions
Running For Gold
The Cross Country season has come to an end, but it was something to be proud of. Off season and the grind has started for
Sports Talks with Nick
This upcoming weekend the local favorite Kansas City Chiefs face off against AFC West rival the Denver Broncos. The Chiefs and Broncos have been rivals
Kickapoo Journalism Wins Big in DC
Journalism has done it again. While they do not like to toot their own horn as much as they would like, they have done very
Winter Sports Updates: Winter Guard
Color Guard is an award winning team on a local, regional, and national level. They will be performing along side of the golden arrow
Pay it forward
Pay it Forward is one of the service clubs students are able to join. Every year their goal is to give back to the
Mission to Adoption
The summer of 2015 opened up a whole new world of possibilities for the Barron family. Senior Madi Barron’s family has been very involved in
Behind the Tournament
Academic Team, or Scholar Bowl as some call it, has been very busy this school year. Their teams have qualified for Nationals as well as
Democracy in Action
Democracy in Action is looking for new members! The club focuses on political literacy and helping students understand and debate today’s current news. “It felt
Exploring The Medical Field
Medical Explorers is an opportunity to test if a career in medicine is the right fit for a student. The program is open to students
Adopt a Family
Every year Key Club joins hands with classes to “Adopt a Family” for the Holidays. This is an opportunity for classes to donates money and
Impeachment is Happening: Now What?
On Thursday, December 4th, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she asked the Judiciary Committee to move forward on articles of impeachment. What
Gearin’ Up For Graduation
First semester is coming to an end and May 8th will be here soon. Cap and Gown information is now available in the counseling center
HOSA Singo
Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), has been nothing short of busy this year. The nationally ranked club has spent time fundraising for the National
FBLA Hopes to Win Again
FBLA has been competing and winning national awards for several years. The team recently came back after a long and vigorous competition in Denver, Colorado.
FCCLA update
FCCLA is a club that does a lot not only to benefit the students that are in the club, but they reach outside of the
National Honor Society
National Honor Society (NHS) is one of many clubs at Kickapoo that participates in volunteer work. This weekend NHS is participating in bell ringing outside
French Club Winter Activities
French Club is swinging into the holiday season at full force. Monday, December 16th French club is throwing their club holiday party. The members of
“You’re a Wizard, Harry!”
Harry Potter Club is a new and upcoming club that began this past school year. The club meets every Wednesday after school for roughly 30
Keeping The Peace
Peer mediation was organized to help students solve conflicts. The idea is to try and keep a peaceful environment here on campus. Anything said in
Faster Than The Buzzer
Academic Team meets every Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning. The members have been working tirelessly to get ready for upcoming competitions. As a part of
Around the World
One of the many trips being offered this school year is an educational based trip to Peru. Two of the Spanish teachers, Mrs. Nunez and
GSTA Goes to Jefferson City
The 2019-2020 legislative session will mark the 21st consecutive year that Missouri legislators were presented with the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act (MONA). Currently, Missouri’s Human
Getting Vaccinated
The end of the school year marks the beginning of the next. It also marks a new requirement for all new seniors for the 2019-20
Food For Fines
The school library is giving kids an alternative option for paying library fines. If students have an outstanding library fine you can bring in items
Soccer Field
The Kickapoo Chiefs and Lady Chiefs have enjoyed success over the recent years, but not on their home field. Jose Florez Field, home of the
Smarter Than The Book
Scholar bowl is a club where students compete against other schools and try to answer trivia questions as fast as they can. It is a
A Trip Around Ireland
The Choir Department was given the opportunity to perform in the Limerick music festival in Ireland. This festival is made up of orchestras and choral
Varsity Track & Field
The Varsity Track and Field team has attended two major upper-level meets in the month of April. At the Kansas Relays, an invite only meet
Parking Lot Changes
After years of complaints about the parking lot being a chaotic mess,it will be sealed and striped over the 2019 summer, and for the first
When The Votes Are In, Change Could Be Coming
Laws and new bills get passed all the time and high school students rarely know about them. Even when these laws and bills affect students
Living As My Authentic Self
Fighting a battle with himself and with society, the summer before high school, senior Connor Grimsley changed his life, and the lives of those around
Senior Superlatives!
Please take this survey for senior superlatives for the fourth issue of the magazine. https://forms.gle/9toSewf5EanSsUgM8
Keeping Up With Scholar Bowl
Scholar Bowl is a club where students answer questions faster and more accurately than the opposing team. Scholar Bowl is very busy right now. “We
Feel The Vibrations
Drumline: one of the most underrated and mentally tasking sports at school. The season goes from November to April but competition season doesn’t start until
Apex vs Fortnite
As most already know, Fortnite was easily the most popular game of 2018. Just recently a battle royal game by the name Apex Legends that
Let’s Make Some Popcorn! (Correctly)
One might say that making popcorn is an easy task, but if you’re a student at Kickapoo High School, you would realize that that is
thank u, next
When the weight of the world gets too heavy what do you do? For Ariana Grande, you pick yourself up and run to the studio.
Down the Lanes
“If you pick up your bowling ball and you’re on the approach and you don’t know what you’re doing you’re in trouble,” sophomore Spencer Robarge
Student Section
Student section reading newspaper as our rival school’s lineup is being read before the tip-off of a game.
Are We Safe?
ABC News states that fifty school shootings have taken place since the Columbine shooting in 1999. School systems take shootings very seriously. A new procedure
Go Caps
` In order to graduate high school, there are many requirements to receive a diploma. The classes and skills are taught to prepare students for
Entrepreneur of Kickapoo
Kickapoo student learns how to make profit as a young entrepreneur. Many students desire a way to make quick cash. Senior Andrew Sweet found
Graffiti of Springfield
A beautiful butterfly that is painted on a brick wall in the center of downtown Springfield. Sugar skulls that give downtown a taste of a
Springfield Food Leader
Takeout food is a large part of our everyday lives. Being on the move for most of us means either McDonald’s , Wendy’s, or another
Q&A With Dr. Powers
What’s the biggest difference between high school and middle school from what you’ve seen? “For me it feels like the pace is a lot faster.
Cry Pretty
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News A country singer, Carrie Underwood, released her sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, on September 14, 2018. The album consist of
Swimming
In his fifth and final studio album, the late Mac Miller drowns the listener in captivating songs of R&B, soul, jazz rap about heartbreak, self
Dresses From KARE Team
The food pantry, or Kickapoo Korner market, is overseen by Counselor Mrs.Moran and the KARE Team. For many years the pantry has helped students with
Sierra Burgess Really Is A Loser
The Netflix original movie Sierra Burgess Is a Loser was supposed to be a homage to every self conscious girl who feels like they have
Kneeling For Nothing
I do not support making Colin Kaepernick the face of the Nike campaign. I personally believe that it is disrespectful and a spit in the
Student Council
Student Council has just wrapped up work on How Night and are now beginning to prepare for Homecoming. The dance will be held on October
A To Z Conspiracy: Area 51
Whats really going on behind the closed gates of Area 51? By ZACH ARNOLD AND AARON SAWCHAK The U.S we’re conducting low flying planes for
Return Of The Free ACT
Juniors in Springfield Public Schools will continue to be offered the free ACT By ZACH ARNOLD Juniors in Springfield Public Schools have always had the
Interesting Hobbies
Skateboarding is a rather difficult hobby but can be lots of fun if you get the hang of it. Even going for a ride with
Christmas Cookies
As thanksgiving comes to an end family and friends start to think about getting ready for christmas one of the most celebrated american holidays. Making christmas