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Cars Can Be Art

Cars Can Be Art

Cruz Martinez, Journalism 1 Photographer December 19, 2024

FOCUSED. Senior Jimmy Cantrell focuses on the screen making any adjustments to beat and making sure the flow is smooth for the person in the booth to rap. On Thursday, Oct. 10, he started making this beat using the keyboard to come up with beat and flow to it. “When I am having trouble thinking of an idea for a song or a beat, I just mess around not trying to go for anything just see what I can make and try and build from it improving it little by little but what really helps is having at least one person hear to give me their input in making the beat,” Cantrell said.

Mixing Music from Home

Adrian Medina, Journalism 1 Photographer December 17, 2024

INDIVIDUAL WORK
Some students choose to work on individual projects separate from what’s new in the club. Senior Ginger Whipple paints an idea they had in mind with a standard watercolor palette.

Art Club meets to create

Stellah Meadows, Journalism 1 Photographer November 23, 2024

Sophomore Makato Williamson finishes up and revises his art project after weeks of progress and planning on Monday, Oct. 28. “I just making sure everything is all good before I submit anything.”

Art students place finishing pieces to their work

Andrew Perez, Journalism 1 Photographer October 30, 2024

Freedom, some see it as speaking out, but I see it in cows mulching on the grass and birds flying away in the wide open Kansas great plains.   

Taken on a 5d mark ii  Lens 70-200

‘Freedom’

Cooper Archer, Cambia photographer October 11, 2024

AP Art Students Create Meaningful Work

Jacob Eischen, Editor-in-chief September 25, 2024

AP Art and Design is now a tech-core class for seniors in the DIT pathway. What once was one, mid-sized class, is now two large classes. Students say AP Art and Design is more challenging and rigorous...

Remembering John Clog

Remembering John Clog

Sophy Marks and PJ Nixon September 16, 2024

(1) Earth is an oyster  I will try to find the pearl The light is beaming    (2) From within his clogs His soul is held in the sole  His body aching      (3) Wooden...

The Story Of Jon Clog

The Story Of Jon Clog

Sophy Marks, staffer January 31, 2024

  (1) Nothing can compare to clogging without a care to clog is to live     (2) Apples are okay my clogs won't lead me astray the fruit of my soul         (3) I...

The pawn story.

Evan Sunderland, Journalism 1 reporter May 11, 2023

I am a pawn, one of the smallest and seemingly insignificant pieces on the chessboard. But as the game begins, I know that my role is crucial to the success of my team. As I stand at the front of my...

“Little Miss Identity Crisis”

NorthmenNews staff May 10, 2023

Little miss. I need reassurance. Little miss why doesn't anyone love me. Little miss. I can't trust myself. Little miss insecure. Little miss can't be loved. Little miss hopeless romantic. Little...

Unable to Enjoy the Fun

Samiya Blackwell, sophomore February 16, 2023

I went on a run in the damp fog, On my second lap ‘round, pet a dog. I entered home zealous To find my dog jealous. My happy dog now a bump on a log.

Do We Enjoy or Fear the Rain?

Samiya Blackwell, sophomore January 15, 2023

When it rains A calm, dreary rain  It makes you feel that All is going to be fine. When it rains an aggressive thunderstorm, With severe strikes of lightning and Boisterous thunder occurring...

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