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Spring fever

Catherine Janeczko May 5, 2017

Many people in the world get spring fever, they love warm weather and cant keep the feeling of the warm weather away. I personally got it really bad this year because I don’t like cold weather and I’m...

Going in Style – Movie Review

Going in Style – Movie Review

Orlando Quintana May 3, 2017

Summary – Going in style is a movie about 3 elderly lifelong friends who worked for a company together for over 30 years. Suddenly, the company loses mass amounts of money and is cutting their pension...

The Boss Baby – Movie Review

The Boss Baby – Movie Review

Orlando Quintana, writer and Web Editor May 2, 2017

Summary - The Boss Baby is a movie of a suit wearing baby who can speak and has every capability of fully grown adult would. He initially has much controversy and struggle with his older brother of 7 years...

The Case for Christ – Movie Review

The Case for Christ – Movie Review

Orlando Quintana May 1, 2017

Summary – The Case for Christ is a movie based off the best-selling book written by Lee Strobel. It follows his life and the process of going from an atheist to a Christian of great importance. Strobel...

Poetry Club Wanted at Oak Park High

Luci Conkling, Writer and Web Editor April 15, 2017

The month of April is Poetry Month and students all over the country are celebrating.  With poetry slams sweeping the nation it can be hard to believe that Oak Park doesn’t have a Slam poetry club. ...

The Laughing Place Bakery

The Laughing Place Bakery

Kelly Galindo, Photographer April 15, 2017

The Laughing Place bakery is located just off North Oak Traffic-way in Gladstone, MO serving up some fresh baked goods every morning.  Their specialties include breakfast pastries, cookies, cakes, pie,...

“Logan” Movie Review

“Logan” Movie Review

Mahlete Massa, writer April 7, 2017

The new film “Logan” takes place in the past. Logan (Wolverine) has to take care of Xavier near the southern border. While doing this, he meets a young mutant girl and is forced to protect her from...

Review: Kansas City Royals Spring Training

Emily Leibold, writer April 4, 2017

  The Kansas City Royals have been around since 1969. While The Royals haven’t always been the best team in the American League, or even a highlight of Kansas City, they sure grabbed our hearts...

College Visits

Abigail Clapham, Axe Staffer April 3, 2017

As a junior in high school right now all I receive in the mail is college letters. From the biggest to the smallest population, from the east to west, some from even out of the country. They send you letters...

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Mahlete Massa, writer March 30, 2017

The new Beauty and the Beast is a remake of the classic Disney film from the nineties. It stars a girl named Belle, who craves a life with more excitement, and The Beast, a man named Adam who is cursed...

Hidden Figures

Abigail Clapham, Axe producer March 7, 2017

Hidden figures is a movie based on 3 African American women working at NASA during the space race. It follows the story of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson as they took leaps across...

The People Versus the President: Why the People Protest

The People Versus the President: Why the People Protest

Emily Leibold, J1 Writer February 22, 2017

  On Monday, Feb. 20, Presidents' Day, protests were held all over the country, from Boston, to Minneapolis, to Los Angeles, and even here in Kansas City to show President Donald Trump just how...

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