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Olivia Dopheide

Olivia Dopheide , Web Managing Editor

  • Walkout Song: “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi
  • Guilty Pleasure: Cookie dough
  • Favorite Food: Chocolate ice cream
  • Favorite TV Show: “Game of Thrones”
  • Spirit Animal: Wolf
  • Pet Peeve: People who don’t go when the light turns green
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Sophomores Morgan Herriott and Catherine Crayon clap hands in the freshman hallway during spirit week last year dressed for the Yacht Club theme.

Spirit Week is Almost Here

Cecilia Mohacsi, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 16, 2018

Sophomores Morgan Herriott and Catherine Crayon clap hands in the freshman hallway during spirit week last year dressed for the Yacht Club theme.

Theology teacher Paul Kramschuster created shirts for his school board campaign.

Kramschuster Wins Center School Board Election

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Apr 12, 2018

Theology teacher Paul Kramschuster won a seat on the Center School District School Board April 3. Kramschuster took second after Rebecca Lahann, earning him the second and final position on the board....

Along with expressing emotions through poetry junior Tempest Malone uses the online arts publication The Siren to pursue art as another passion.

More Than Words

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Mar 29, 2018

Springing alive, words bounced around the conference room at the Lucille Blueford Library. Energized by emotion, they emerged from the microphone and echoed their message around. Urged on by a soft voice,...

Katherine Langford, left, and Alisha Boe play frenemies in the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why."

“13 Reasons Why” is a Suicide Template

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Mar 18, 2018

It’s no secret that the rate of teen suicide is significantly higher than it should be. Depression for teen girls has risen 37 percent in the past decade with no rise in mental health treatment, according...

Frosting mini cupcakes is one of the duties of senior staff member Olivia Dopheide's job at Gigi's Cupcakes.

One Woman and an Oven (literally)

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Jan 28, 2018

I never thought my fifth grade cake decorating business I created with my best friend, called “Cake Biz” would amount to anything. I mean we did manage to get hired for one occasion (her brother’s...

Winter Pep Assembly

Winter Pep Assembly

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Dec 6, 2017

Portrait of 35th President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, D.C.

JFK Files Prove Insufficient in Many Aspects

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Nov 9, 2017

Starting the Golden Age of television, the assassination of John F. Kennedy drew attention from television outlets less than an hour after two shots rang out in Dallas. From NBC and CBS, America knew about...

Junior Kelsey Wilcoxson laughs as she ties two plastic bag strips together to be rolled up into a ball.

Maisons Help the Homeless

Dani Rotert, Breaking News Nov 4, 2017

Junior Kelsey Wilcoxson laughs as she ties two plastic bag strips together to be rolled up into a ball.

Junior Kaitlin Jones and seniors Kelly Nugent, Phylicia Barner-Lewis and Anna Tomka pose for a picture holding donuts and cider.

Try Gals Try the Louisburg Cider Mill

Kaitlin Jones, Features Editor Oct 26, 2017

Junior Kaitlin Jones and seniors Kelly Nugent, Phylicia Barner-Lewis and Anna Tomka pose for a picture holding donuts and cider.

During volleyball senior night, senior Caroline Mollerus walks with her parents after receiving flowers from underclassmen Oct.11.

Saying Goodbye to Seven Seniors

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Oct 15, 2017

The gym lights dimmed. Cheerleaders lined the tunnel where seniors Kathleen Tushaus, Caroline Mollerus, Allie Weinrich, Alexis Arensberg, Bridget Roudebush, Lucy Voysey and Ellie Chaffee prepared to...

Freshman Megan Propeck practices putting before teeing off.

Golf Swings to Success at State

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Oct 11, 2017

Freshman Megan Propeck took home the State title in the Class 2 Golf Championships Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Sedalia Country Club. Propeck won by two strokes over Amber Louise Wilson of St. Joseph’s Academy....

Niall Horan is pictured sitting on furniture in his new album cover for his single "Too Much To Ask".

Horan Heads Another Direction

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Sep 26, 2017

Former One Direction star Niall Horan released a new single “Too Much To Ask” from his first solo album Flicker Sept. 15. The single already has over four million views on YouTube, and follows previous...

Bono and U2 perform on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill.  (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

U2 performs a Bono-fide Set

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Sep 25, 2017

Arrowhead stadium was filled with parents wearing off the shoulder tops and chokers Sept. 12. Bono make people do crazy things. The lights dimmed as drummer and lead guitarist, The Edge, walked out onto...

Posing for a picture, senior Olivia Dopheide sits atop a rock overlooking the ocean.

Olivia’s Declassified Pre-College Survival Guide

Olivia Dopheide, Web Managing Editor Aug 23, 2017

I never thought gate G13 in O’Hare International Airport would cause so much anxiety. I walked briskly through the wide airport corridors watching previous gates disappear behind me. G10...G11...G12....

The Independent Schools Association of the Central States visits the high school and the grade school every seven years because of a seven year renewal plan.

ISACS Re-Evaluates Accreditation Services

Olivia Dopheide, Reporter Apr 4, 2017

Representatives from the Independent Schools Association of the Central States will be visiting Sunday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4 to evaluate and consider a renewal of a fully accredited member...

Senior Kameron Koppers online shops for a prom dress during her study hall.

Prom Season Is Upon Us

Olivia Dopheide, Reporter Mar 24, 2017

It has arrived. Cue the dreaded Prom date lunchroom conversations and impromptu Revolve online shopping trips. It seemed so long ago when people jokingly asked each other, the day after Winter Formal,...

Senior Lauren Cordes watches a video about Children for Peace during her Senior Service Project presentation. Cordes was one of five seniors who presented their projects Feb. 9.

Seniors Share Service Projects

Ellie Chaffee, Reporter Feb 14, 2017

Senior Lauren Cordes watches a video about Children for Peace during her Senior Service Project presentation. Cordes was one of five seniors who presented their projects Feb. 9.

Athletic Director Kate Pilgreen, who acted as the team coach, cheers on the team while playing St. Teresa's Academy.

Rockhurst Hosts Charity Volleyball Tournament

Lanie Jones, Editorial Editor Feb 10, 2017

Athletic Director Kate Pilgreen, who acted as the team coach, cheers on the team while playing St. Teresa's Academy.

Scream Team leader senior Maddie Marquardt keeps spirits high and leads the crowd in a chant.

Sion vs. St. Teresa’s Varsity Basketball Game Photo Gallery and Video

Jan 25, 2017

Scream Team leader senior Maddie Marquardt keeps spirits high and leads the crowd in a chant.

Seniors Nora Malone, Kameron Koppers, Katie Buhrmeister, sophomore Molly Conway, junior Olivia Dopheide and seniors Katia Hauptmann and Clare Kimmis hang out together after one of the last few cross country meets, the Warrensburg Invitational.

Caught With My Hair Down

Olivia Dopheide, Reporter Oct 20, 2016

3:56 p.m. Chatting and lounging on the ground with my friends. Four minutes later. 100 meters into a Junior Varsity cross country race. “The JV boys and girls race will be the first race of the meet,”...

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