In Your Own Backyard There are 590 students at Basehor-Linwood High School, and that’s not including teachers and administration. Imagine how many people you don’t really get to know. You go through four years not knowing much about others. There are so many little things you’ll never get to figure out about people. Allow The Express help you get to know to a few people at BLHS.
SOFTBALL JAZZ Anya Armstrong, can tie a cherry stem with her tongue in five seconds. She doesn’t just do that, she also has been playing softball since she was 7 years old.
By: Liz Morris
TAKING PHOTOS TO ASSIGNING HOMEWORK
We all know that there is a photography teacher in the school but did you know that there is HOLA! TO another teacher that SCORE! likes to take pictures? Mrs. Darr received You may know Mrs. her first camera when Shields the Spanish 2, she was 10 and started 3, 4 and French teacher. taking pictures. Mrs. She has been able to Darr loves to take ride a unicycle since she nature and landscape was 10 years old. She From left to right: Anya Armstrong, Nancy Shields, James Harkness, Vicky Herbster, Vicki Darr, Josie photos, since she is a was also a drum major Stephens. Doing splits: Megan Stephens. No, Josie and Megan aren’t related. biology teacher. Darr and a baton twirler at said,” I have always Kansas State. YOLO loved science and enjoyed teaching. Señora Shields said, “My granddad I have worked more seriously on my Sophomore James Harkness is a rapper. ran a motorcycle and bicycle shop in photography since my kids graduated He started rapping when he was 10 Dodge City, and on my birthday my and I had more time to travel and take years old and makes rap’s up in his mom and dad gave me a unicycle from pictures. I mostly take pictures for my spare time. James said that his favorite my Granddad’s shop. I could ride it and enjoyment.” thing to rap about is just life. One of shoot hoops at the same time.” his favorite sayings is, “Yolo: you only CHEERLEADER TO FROM FUTURE VET TO live once.” James doesn’t just rap, but he also likes to play chess, especially in BEHIND THE GLASSES BIOLOGY TEACHER advisory when he has no homework. Another student that you may not have One teacher that you may not have known some things about is senior thought wanted to be a veterinarian is DANCER PROBS Josie Stephens. She recently moved Mrs. Herbster. Herbster went to college Sophomore Megan Stephens used to to BLHS from Clear Creek Amana in to be a veterinarian but changed her compete in gymnastics. She started Iowa. Josie has been cheerleading since plans when she realized she was allergic when she was 4 years old after she her sophomore year. She cheered at her to many animals. She also is a song realized she was tired of ballet. Megan old school before she moved. Josie isn’t leader at her church and is very active. used to be able to do many things just a cheerleader, she is also interested Mrs. Herbster said, “I work out for until she found out she had a rare back in robotics, which involves building many reasons: to stay in shape, be problem. robots to compete against other schools healthy, the competition (I hate to lose) Another thing Megan is good at in robot games. Josie said, “I like being and because I want to be a lifelong is Spanish, or any foreign language. in robotics because I get to show another athlete. I hope to be running when I’m She said,”I used to live in Europe, so side of who I am and interact with 80. The main reason I work out is for languages come quickly to me.” different types of people.” the sense of accomplishment. It’s not always fun while working out but the rewards are many.”