Junior Grace Townsend finishes her warm up before the swim and dive meet against St. Teresa's Academy at the Red Bridge YMCA on Jan. 26.

Senior Paxton Misemer goes for a dive during the swim and dive meet against St. Teresa's Academy at the Red Bridge YMCA on Jan. 26.

Senior Emma Grojean yells words of encouragement at her team mates during a race at the swim and dive meet against St. Teresa's Academy at the Red Bridge YMCA on Jan. 26.

Seniors Emma Grojean, Kate Vankeirsbilck and Elicia Baranowski chat during their warm ups before the swim and dive meet against St. Teresa's Academy at the Red Bridge YMCA on Jan. 26.

Junior Elizabeth Nordhus studies for her finals in the journalism lab on Dec. 7.

PUMPKIN NUT BREAD-  senior Megan Aldaco Cream together four beaten eggs, three cups of sugar, one cup of oil and 14 ounces of canned pumpkin. In a separate bowl, sift together three and a half...

Thanksgiving. A time-honored American tradition that celebrates families and friends coming together and rejoicing that American colonizers exploited and massacred Native Americans for the sake of imperialism...

I never saw myself as a journalist. For most of my life, the news didn’t interest me. My parents got the Kansas City Star delivered to our front porch every morning, and I would pick it up only for the...

PART ONE PART TWO

The Class of 2020 graduated on Aug. 5. surrounded by their families and teachers with a ceremony held at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The traditional ceremony was modified to follow social...

Libby Slaymaker, Class of '20 flips through her yearbook from her car after receiving it in the parking lot on Aug. 5.

Reilly Jackoboice and Lily Henkle, Class of '20 laugh at a picture of Jackoboice in the yearbook in the parking lot on Aug. 5.

Munachi Okuagu, Class of '20 flips through her yearbook in her car after receiving her copy of the book in the parking lot on Aug. 5. "The yearbook is amazing, everyone who worked on it did an outstanding...

Lily Henkle, Nina Trouvé and

Sophia Angrisano, Class of '20 receives her copy of the yearbook from her car in the parking lot on Aug. 5. The theme of the yearbook is "Get This."

Protesters lined the streets of downtown Kansas City, Missouri to stand against police brutality against black people in the United States on May 30 and May 31. The protests, taking place in cities across...

A protester wearing a mask holds up a sign reading "Silence Is Violence" at the Black Lives Matter protest at the Country Club Plaza on May 30. Attendees were strongly encouraged to wear face masks and...

A protester holds up a sign saying "Black Lives Matter" in front of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain during the protest against police brutality on May 30.

A protester holds up her fist in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement during the protest against police brutality at the Country Club Plaza on May 30.

A line of Kansas City Police officers stand in a line near the Black Lives Matter protest at the Country Club Plaza on May 30.

Two protestors argue with two Kansas City Police officers overseeing the Black Lives Matter protest at the Country Club Plaza on May 30. There was a heavy police presence accompanying the protests throughout...

A police officer faces a crowd of people protesting police brutality and advocating for the Black Lives Matter movement in front of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain on May 30. The protest was organized...

Faculty, students, and family members gathered in the parking lot to celebrate the senior class finishing their final year by holding a graduation parade on Thursday, May 21. Although graduation is scheduled...

Senior Emily Rine laughs with her teachers from her car while celebrating the end of her senior year during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Senior Rose Orrick waves to her teachers during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Director of Campus Ministry Stephanie Pino-Dressman waves to the seniors driving through the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Director of Athletics Kate Pilgreen chats with other teachers while getting ready for the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Senior Nina Trouvé waves to her teachers from her car during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Assistant Principal for Student Life Fran Koehler watches the graduation parade and holds a sign in the parking lot on May 21.

Senior Maya Bair cries as she drives past her teachers during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21. "It was really exciting to see everyone, but I think I was the most excited to see Mrs....

Social Studies Department Chair Jenny Brown-Howerton celebrates while wearing her graduation cap and gown during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21. Teachers and faculty wore graduation...

Senior Sophia Angrisano waves and greets her teachers from her car during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Senior Caroline Ehren drives through the graduation parade while being celebrated by her teachers in the parking lot on May 21.

Theology teacher Bonnie Haghirian watches the graduation parade with her dog Tucker in the parking lot on May 21. Teachers gathered in the parking lot celebrate the Class of 2020 and to wish the seniors...

Senior Brie Bowes waves to her teachers during the graduation parade in the parking lot on May 21.

Before the world was introduced to COVID-19, wearing a face mask was reserved for healthcare professionals and the occasional fashion trendsetter. Now, amid a global pandemic, the average person is more...

“Is my screen presenting?” “Can you hear me okay?” “Did you turn your microphone off?” These questions were ones I never thought I would have to hear repeated over and over everyday....

The World Health Organization declared the newest coronavirus, COVID-19, a “public health emergency of international concern.” But the virus is not simply a global health concern—it is a global...

Students and their fathers had dinner and danced the night away at the annual Father-Daughter dance at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS Saturday, Feb. 9. “I thought the dance was really fun,” sophomore...

Senior Kyleigh Smith records the senior fathers' performance during the annual Father Daughter dance Feb. 9. Senior fathers performed a rendition of “My Girl” by The Temptations and “We Are The Champions”...

Senior Helen Willis dances to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston at the Father Daughter dance at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS Feb. 9.

Seniors Kyleigh Smith, Phoebe Fridkin and Olivia Townsend read lyrics off their phones and sing "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver to their fathers during the annual Father-Daughter dance Feb....

Senior Brie Bowes dances after dinner at the Father Daughter Dance on Feb. 9.

Junior Anna McQueeny has a conversation with her father at the annual Father Daughter dance Feb. 9. This year's Father-Daughter dance was held at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS.

Sophomore Maddie Haukap dances during the annual Father-Daughter dance Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS.

Sophomores Audrey Wohletz and Anna Baklanov pose for the photo booth picture during the annual Father Daughter dance on Feb. 9.

Seniors Sophia Angrisano and Maeve Hogg laugh while they dance during the annual Father-Daughter dance Saturday, Feb. 9.

Sophomores Emily Joice, Kate McCarthy and Lauren Shaw pose for a selfie during the annual Father Daughter dance Feb. 9. Coinciding with this year's "Pink Ladies" theme, burger sliders, mac and cheese and...

Freshmen Shelby Beck, Gabel Whittaker and Katie Kasper pose with props for the photo booth during the annual Father-Daughter dance Feb. 9. This year's theme was "Pink Ladies."

Seniors Olivia Townsend and Reilly Jackoboice laugh at a joke during the annual Father Daughter dance on Feb. 9.

Seniors Caroline Ehren and Munachi Okuagu dance after dinner during the annual Father-Daughter dance Feb. 9.

Seniors Dana Kalt, Anna Breckinridge, Caroline Boessen, Brooke McKee, Stephanie Vince and Meg Wilkerson pose for a selfie during the annual Father Daughter dance Feb. 9 at the Sheraton in Overland Park,...

Senior Maya Bair dances with her father at the annual Father Daughter dance Saturday, Feb. 9.

Senior Lilly Denney laughs at her father while he sings "We Are the Champions" by Queen during the annual Father-Daughter dance on Feb. 9. As tradition, fathers of seniors students serenade their daughter...

Senior Maya Bair sings along to a song during the annual Father Daughter dance on Feb. 9.

Junior Kennedy Ruark dances with her father during the annual Father Daughter dance Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Sheraton in Overland Park, KS.

Reverend Sharon Cantrell talks to the students at her table on Jan. 29 at the annual Women in Ministry Luncheon.