School organizations contribute to Head Start program

Hannah Franz, Staff Writer
December 19, 2011

On Thursday, December 15, student council visited Head Start to deliver “presents from Santa”. Student council collected donations from various HHS organizations in order to buy the gifts. Harrisonville’s Head Start is a preschool program which serves 47 lower-income families. The children at Head... Read more »

Wrestling team to host Holiday Tournament

Megan Short, Staff Writer
December 16, 2011

Freshman Austin Jennings began his first year of wrestling this year, and is still learning. “[I’m looking forward to] learning a new sport because sticking to one sport for so long gets boring,” said Jennings. Jennings said the team is looking pretty good and he likes getting to know all new people. “The... Read more »

Girls’ swim places first at home meet

Abbey Fisher, Sports Editor
December 15, 2011

Girls’ swim has started the new season with success. They earned ninth out of about 24 teams at the NKC Invite on Saturday and first place against Ray-Pec and Blue Springs at their first home meet on Wednesday. Swim coach Megan Sassenrath said that the team is off to a good start, and are already improving... Read more »

Girls’ basketball to help host Holiday Tournament

Crystal Warden, Staff Writer
December 14, 2011

Monday, December 12, girls varsity basketball won their game 56-43, against University Academy. They are now 4-2-0. “We have some really good moments, but we also have a lot of areas we are working on,” said sophomore Brianna Kendrick. Thursday, December 15, the girls play away at Clinton. Monday,... Read more »

Boys basketball leads with good record

Hannah Baggenstoss, Staff Writer
December 13, 2011

The HHS boys’ basketball varsity team is starting a fresh season. The boys have been training for the past couple of weeks now, and finally, games are starting to emerge. The boys’ record so far, is 2-0. The players have beaten Benton and University Academy, 41-39 and 86-70, accordingly. Filling... Read more »

FFA attends Christmas in the Park

Sasha Gubina, Copy Editor
December 12, 2011

On Saturday, December 10, FFA attended Christmas in the Park, at Longview Lake, in the Jackson County Park. According to junior and FFA reporter, Emily Hix, this is an annual activity which FFA attends. The members take a bus to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant to enjoy a meal together, and then drive... Read more »

New wrestlers help start season off with wins

Maria Sanchez, Features Editor
December 9, 2011

As boys’ wrestling began with a win over Ruskin 53-27 and Grandview 66-17 on December 1, new wrestlers proved they could pull their weight. “It was a nice start to the season with winning both of our duals. We have several new guys in our lineup and I was very proud of how well they went out and... Read more »

Swim places in first meet

Nick Campbell
December 9, 2011

This past Wednesday the HHS swim team had their first meet in North Kansas City. The swimmers took second out of five schools at the meet, with four girls placing first, and two placing second in their race. Juniors Courtney Bomberger, Courtney Lemmer, Taylor Spencer and senior Rebekah Lockits took... Read more »

Class rings delivered with defects

Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011

Jostens, the company who has supplied HHS with class rings, has had problems in the past years with the quality of their rings. Juniors Grace Hamilton and Ariel Hunt are a few students that have had to send their rings back for repairs. “Over the summer i went swimming with my ring and the ring tarnished... Read more »

Pressure consumes individuals

Kayt Dahn, Editor-In-Chief
December 8, 2011

Part of being a teenager is dealing with pressures. Rather they be those of school, teachers or parents, the pressure quickly adds up. But for some students it seems that the biggest pressure they face is themselves. Having expectations for yourself is a part of success. You need to be able to set goals,... Read more »