Prindle leaves for promotion
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
April 9, 2012
Mike Prindle, the SRO at Harrisonville for the past three years, is leaving his current position at the high school due to a promotion to Lieutenant of Investigations for the Harrisonville police department. With Prindle leaving this raises a lot of questions regarding safety of the school... (more...)
School district implements schedule changes for upcoming school year
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
April 9, 2012
New district calendar changes may affect students and staff in the Harrisonville school district for the 2012-2013 school year. Parts of the district calendar for the 2012-2013 school year have been changed. In the past the district has granted students an entire week off for spring break;... (more...)
Students deal with the reality of family deployment
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
February 28, 2012
Service members leave their families behind to fight for the United States, which in some cases has caused higher levels of stress and concern among families in Harrisonville. This time away can cause tension between siblings or parents and children. “My dad has been in the National Guard... (more...)
Boys Varsity basketball to play on Friday, February 10
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
February 9, 2012
The boys Varsity basketball team beat Odessa 64-36 this Tuesday, February seventh, and Monday they beat Clinton at the buzzer with a score of 57-56. “I believe the team is playing well. We have been up and down because we are playing without some of our better players due to injury and... (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... (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... (more...)
Members of local FFA chapter to compete in speech contest
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
October 25, 2011
Four students will be taking part in the FFA speech contest hosted by Lake Land High School, on Wednesday. “The speech competitions are held to help raise the students confidence on public speaking and learn about organizations,” said FFA Advisor Jason Dieckhoff The speech competition... (more...)
Music affects students’ moods
Nick Campbell, Staff Writer
October 11, 2011
Students who listen to music may not know how the lyrics could really be affecting them. According to musictherapy.org, music can have a positive and negative effect on a person. For example, music therapy can help with a wide span of illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, mental problems... (more...)
