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Junior Gianna Guerrero enjoyed her role as a tutor at the Meadowbrook Elementary School Fall Festival. "The kids were very nice and appreciative," Guerrero said. At the event, there was a variety of games, including rolling pumpkins and bowling with them. Players had the opportunity to win prizes like tattoos, squishy toys, and Halloween rings. Guerrero also suggested improvements for the winners' prizes and different prizes for each of the games.

Oakies volunteer for Meadowbrook’s Fall Festival

Giovanna Guerrero, Journalism 1 Photographer October 30, 2024

A+ and how it can help you

A+ and how it can help you

Rebecca Thomson, Journalism 1 reporter October 24, 2024

As a first grader walks to lunch, they notice a fellow student out in the hall with someone they haven’t seen before. They seem to be reading together, with the peer attempting to sound out words and...

Students prepare to dance

Sophia Giggy October 1, 2024

Stores buzz with excitement from young men and women as the homecoming season opens. Many people plan to attend the homecoming dance Saturday, Oct. 5. Homecoming can be expensive, tickets cost $15,...

How to register to vote in this and future general elections

How to register to vote in this and future general elections

Jimmy Ta, Staffer September 11, 2024

As the state gears up for the upcoming general elections, some seniors haven’t registered yet and the deadline comes next month on Wednesday, Oct. 9, for online, by mail, and in-person registration. This...

Some help each other.

Seniors paint new spaces in south lot

NorthmenNews staff August 21, 2024

This fall, the senior parking spaces moved from the east parking lot to the east side of the south parking lot. On Monday morning, several seniors started their painting.

Students Enjoy Solar Eclipse

Students Enjoy Solar Eclipse

Emma Huffman, photographer April 8, 2024

Sonido Latin Entertainment Comes to Kansas City

Sonido Latin Entertainment Comes to Kansas City

Alicia Porraz, Photographer March 21, 2024

Many people were excited about a new event because it was the first-ever, Latin-related event Gladstone, Mo., ever hosted. Many Latin Americans from the Kansas City metro area gathered for this event....

Students and Spectators Lockdown, Evacuate Following Shooting at NKCHS 

Ben Place, Copy Editor March 2, 2024

UPDATE 3-4-24 9:55 AM In an update on Sunday, NKC police confirmed that the two victims, one a juvenile NKCHS student and the other an adult, both sustained serious injuries in the shooting, but are...

Upcoming Art Show Preparations Underway

Upcoming Art Show Preparations Underway

Kamila McCall, writer February 12, 2024

When flowers start growing on the trees, it is spring. And spring just happens to be the same season the art show is being held currently undergoing preparations. “I'm really looking forward to showcasing...

Students Run Their Own Coffee Business

Students Run Their Own Coffee Business

Jacob Eischen, Design Editor February 2, 2024

Nestled into the corner of the Clemens Learning Center is a bustling small business; the employees are only 17 or 18 years old. What may sound like an impending disaster to some is actually a student-run...

Leaks and other troubles delay flights

Kamila McCall, writer January 20, 2024

On Sunday, Jan. 14, the Kansas City International Airport experienced a pipe leakage due to extreme weather conditions. Junior David Austin who had travelled out of state was impacted by this occurrence. “I...

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