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New Policy on Senior Uniform Swapping Tradition

Bela Parrett, Writer and Designer October 12, 2022

What comes to mind when you hear “Senior Dance at Oak Park?" Do you imagine guys dressed in cheerleader uniforms and girls in football outfits, dancing in unison? This year, that image will be different,...

What’s the Dirt?

Mia Ivan, photographer October 6, 2022

Got any eggshells? Botany Club is starting to get down and dirty. Club president junior Lyss Fanning starts the meeting by sharing its goals for the year. They plan to make money to support the club...

Sign posted outside of the LMC

Calling All Readers!

Lily House, writer/photographer September 30, 2022

With countless clubs to choose from this school year, it can be hard to decide which ones best fit you and your interests. On Friday, Sept. 23, the first day of club meetings were held during AR;...

Junior Chelsea Trieu picks up trash in a neighborhood alongside the streets of Gladstone.

A Street-Side Pick-Up

Lily House, writer/photographer September 16, 2022

While most kids spend their Saturday morning sleeping in, others woke up to pick-up trash off the roads of their community. Students met outside of the Gladstone City Hall and from there, dispersed...

Come Out & Feel the Hope with NKC HopeFest

Come Out & Feel the Hope with NKC HopeFest

Tatem Petet, Copy Editor September 12, 2022

This Saturday, Sept. 17, the district and Tri-County Mental Health Center host a mental health awareness event from 5 to 7 p.m. at Oak Park High School.  The event is designed to promote mental health...

Queen Elizabeth II, 1953, public domain image

The Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Brynlee Tucker, Photographer September 9, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: On Thursday Sept. 8, Queen Elizabeth II, 96, passed away peacefully in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Student and teachers had mixed reactions about the Queen's death, as the news broke...

College dreams made possible thru KC Scholars

College dreams made possible thru KC Scholars

staff April 29, 2022

KC Scholars surprised four freshmen with a College Saving Account and seven juniors with a $50,000 Scholarship this morning. Cupcakes and presentations were made at the new student entrance.

Out Wordled? Wordle Winner?

Out Wordled? Wordle Winner?

Brynlee Tucker, photographer March 11, 2022

Trends come in, take the entire world by storm and then slowly fade out of the limelight. At least that’s how it worked before Wordle. This one looks to stay. Wordle, an online game recently purchased...

BOE announced Smith as next Oak Park principal

BOE announced Smith as next Oak Park principal

Kayleonah Trumble, writer February 18, 2022

On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the North Kansas City School board approved assistant principal Molly Smith as the next principal at Oak Park High School.  Congratulations were extended by students, staff and...

Mask Mandates: On again off again: What’s going on with masks and what students think

Mask Mandates: On again off again: What’s going on with masks and what students think

Katie Klepper, photographer January 29, 2022

Masks have been required since the beginning of the 2020 school year. Some students said they are tired of wearing a mask to school and think they aren’t necessary, while others still think they are...

Sutton signs, first D1 football since 2008

Sutton signs, first D1 football since 2008

Haydenn Gallagher, writer December 16, 2021

Senior Jett Sutton signed with North Dakota football on Wednesday. You can watch the live stream of the event at: https://gonorthmen.org/watch/?Archive=178&type=Archive According to athletic...

Wrestlers enter the gym.

Winter sports and faculty-student basketball fill gym

Haydenn Gallagher, writer December 15, 2021

Student Council and N2 Sports Marketing paired up for another all-school assembly; this time featuring winter sports.  

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