The View Issue 1 Vol 20

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Issue 1, Vol 20 September 15, 2017

Editors-in-Chief Nicole Beubein Scott Brewster Bali Cortes Ethan Farrow Cali Gadd Hannah Graves Cristine Gurrola Madelyn Hill Christian Holferty Alli Majors Kate Maness Shane McCullough Gabby McDowell Sage Norsworthy Andrew Robaska Alex Rodriguez M.J. Walker Rowan Wilson

From the all the changes at South (pg. 6), the passing away of our loved ones (pg. 3) and crime in Kansas City happening all around us (pg. 9), I think we’ve all had our number of trials and tribulations.

With hardship, however, brings us back to our roots and reminds us of why we are all here: to help others and to provide assistance to those in pain. Many South members have taken the initiative to do their part.

STUCO took time during the South vs. Park Hill game to raise money for families in Houston, Texas. Zoe Dunn, junior, and Ava Kinsland, senior, took part in the Women’s March to advocate for all human rights (pg. 5). Rage Cage leaders have developed new chats to get South excited about sports’ games (pg. 12-13) and the @PHS_P_ositivity Twitter account continually provides positive shoutouts and brings smiles to all those who read their posts.

As you see, South finds ways to help one another in all our times of need, even in the smallest of ways.

This week, we get to celebrate a school that has been giving for 20 years (pg. 24). Even though there are lows, there are always highs. We just have to take the time to find them and lend a helping hand or smile to those who need it most.

Bret Vanice and Hailey Deeds

Managing Editor Elyssa Bezner Copy Editor Reilly Scott Section Editors Anne Price Joe Leluga Hallie Vandeven Max Ghasemi Garrett Osbourn Digital Media Editor Noelle Alviz-Gransee Art Director Cienna Newett Adviser Megan Palmer

Co-Editor in Chief

Farewell to the

Get to Know your NEW Campus Supervisors: Keith Richardson Favorite Food: Pizza Fun Fact: He can dunk a basketball

OJ Simpson Favorite Food: Pineapples Fun Fact: He did a commerical with Clay Matthews , football player for the Green Bay Packers Samantha Williams

Favorite Food: Mexican Fun Fact: She played professional volleyball

John Sutton Favorite Food: Nachos Fun Fact: He was a pro-wrestler

The South family lost two campus supervisors over the summer to cancer by: MJ Walker

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ver the summer, South lost

two of its best and most loved campus supervisors, Miguel Gonzalez and Linda Goss.

Each had been battling cancer, but you wouldn’t know it if you spoke to them. They always came to work and they loved their jobs, never complaining about anything bothering them. Being at South wasn’t a job but a passion for them. Neither had to come to work every day but they chose to be here.

Both were unique in so many different ways, and words can not show how much they will be missed.

Gonzalez was outgoing and had a cunning ability to make you smile no matter how bad your day was going. Most people didn’t know that Gonzalez served in combat. He received a Gold Star in Vietnam for his service.

After he got out of the army, he then became a federal prison security guard until he came and worked at South for 18 years. He started in discipline, but he always saw the good in kids. He was moved to campus supervisor so he could be around kids more.

“He had such a fond heart for kids and he never believed there were any bad kids,” said Dr. Dale Longenecker, principal.

South also lost Linda Goss this year.

She was known for always greeting you whenever she had the chance and for being kind to everyone

“Whenever I was mad or having a bad day she would always say hi or talk it out with me to make it better,” said senior Malik Stevenson.

She also had a heart of gold and was always willing to help you. She was dedicated to South and she never complained about being sick. Goss was hired around the same time as Gonzalez, but she was always a campu supervisor, walking around making sure students were safe. Goss could’ve retired years ago, but she chose to stay at South.

They will forever be in our hearts and will be missed greatly. Replacing them is impossible and they both have left a huge hole in our hearts.

South will miss you, Mr. Gonzalez and Mrs. Goss.

South now has a whole new security staff and they are ready to work.

Making sure hundreds of kids are safe isn’t an easy job for just a few people to handle. You must be ready to act fast and also able to adjust and think on the fly. These qualities are not common and they were interviewed thoroughly by new assistant principal, Dr. Beth Esco.

The new guards aren’t trying to replace our former campus supervisors, but they are here to make new memories and protect students at South, every day.

“He had such a fond heart for kids and he never believed there weren’t any bad kids.”

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s Trump’s presidency sets in, a lot of the hysteria around the 2016 election has faded. Granted, the new commander-in-chief finds ways to stay relevant, often making extremely controversial statements in a rather brash way, but the vehicle through which many of these inciting moments continue to happen is the same force that made the 2016 presidential election one like we’ve never seen before: social media.

Social media isn’t an entirely new concept in the political world; Twitter and Facebook have now been around for three election cycles, Instagram and Snapchat for two. Yet, 2008 and 2012 never really embraced the platform that helped politicians get their message out this time around.

The appeal of social networking sites to politicians is obvious: you can extract demographic data from your supporters simply based on who follows you, you can be way more accessible to the general public, but most important is that it’s where people spend their time.

“I think it’s going to grow a lot more prominent as millennials grow up,” said Morgan Berry, senior. “We like to see short and concise pieces, so while a news anchor may give more detail and accuracy, the appeal to things like Twitter is how quick and instantaneous it is.”

According to Pew Research, 25 percent of social media users say the sites are “very important” or “somewhat important” to them for debating or discussing political issues with others, and 36 percent of SM users say the sites are “very important” or “somewhat important” to them in keeping up with political news. These numbers may seem cold or irrelevant at first, making up only a third of all social media users.

However, when you start to account for the scope of social networking giants like Facebook, the picture changes. With over two billion active users worldwide, Facebook could house over 720 million people who rely on shared posts to receive political news (to put this in perspective, only 128.8 million people voted in the 2016 primary of the United States).

This percentage only grows among young people. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, nearly two-thirds said social media is the most helpful means of learning new things about politics. All these factors combined to create the perfect storm, and Trump took advantage. His outlandish claims have drawn attention to himself with the help of retweets, likes, and even the media.

According to govtech media, Trump’s social reach as of April in 2016--still months away from the election--would’ve cost $380 million in advertisements. Instead, he got it for free in tweets, likes and shares.

Before 2016, social media was seen by politicians as a way to seem current and youthful, but that’s where it’s benefits ended. All tweets

the war on

and posts were short, calculated messages usually thanking supporters and nothing more. This election saw a revolution in how politicians carry themselves online, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump engaging in keyboard wars and posting memes alongside policy substance and ideological beliefs.

While this approach has definitely garnered interest among many Americans, lots of people are not amused by the charades of the two presidential nominees. “[Trump] is the president now,” said Matt Cuzner, senior. “I feel like he should take his job a little more seriously and focus on the issues rather than simply drawing attention to himself.”

Owen Seymour, senior, saw this as more of a reflection of the American people.

“I think it’s really pathetic and shows where our priorities lie as a country,” said Seymour.

“It makes sense that since we’re addicted to our phones, we get a president that gets in Twitter fights when there are serious issues in the world to be dealt with.”

Social media is not something that’s going to be leaving the agora of society anytime soon, and the precedent that Donald Trump has set is a dangerous one; however, there still is time, and the first step on the road to recovery is acceptance of the problem.

“I think we get so caught up in the Twitter feuds and social politics that we forget about what actually matters,” said Berry.

Berry’s statements aren’t wrong; debates and discussion over policy aren’t flashy, but their consequences go far beyond likes and retweets, and can impact some of the most important issues in the world today.

Social Media has changed the daily face of politics by: Joe leluga & Garrett osbourn

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Create a MOvement, Change the

World

by: ANNE PRICE

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he streets are packed and police are everywhere. Posters and banners are held high, food trucks line the streets and live music is being played in the distance. Everyone around you is here for a cause that they believe in; they believe that they can change the world.

That is what a big rally is like in Kansas City.

“Kansas City is a really nice and respectful area so there’s usually big groups of people, but there isn’t really any violence or any tension. People like to make creative posters and banners to spread awareness. There’s usually some speakers and little information booths, (and) some food,” said Matthew Kissinger, junior.

Despite the consistent pattern of peaceful protests in Kansas City, there is still a stigma of fear around protest rallies and the people that go to them.

“If you just look at history and what can happen when mobs of people get together they get too violent, and people just get hurt quickly and I don’t want to get involved in that,” said Caroline Dunker, senior.

Violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia haven’t deterred the people who regularly attend protest rallies.

“They haven’t changed my mind (violent protests). I still find them very important, it just makes you feel like you should be more cautious when you go out to a protest,” said Zoe Dunn, junior.

To avoid dangerous situations, have a plan of action.

“Make sure that you’re always aware of your surroundings and have an exit strategy in case if something went bad,”

Contact your senator It may not seem like they care, but for them, our opinions hold power!

use your platform

**Photos provided by Zoe Dunn, junior, Ava Kinsland, senior, and Christina Buckmaster, senior

Post, retweet, or share anything you can on social media (as long as it’s not hurtful) to spread important messages.

educate yourself The more knowledge you can bring to the table, the more influential your opinion will be.

The View does not condone violent acts of protest

said Dunn.

If protest rallies still don’t seem safe, there are other ways to support a cause, such as boycotting stores that don’t provide certain benefits for their employees.

“I don’t shop at Hobby Lobby because they don’t provide birth control to their workers. There’s quite a few stores that do that. Any type of organization that doesn’t support their workers or their differences, I definitely would not give my money to,” said Ava Kinsland, senior.

Protests gather people of all types of backgrounds together that have the same intention of making the world a better place.

“Every time I have been to one it’s always been super welcoming. There’s never any negative tension between people. The people who actually come together are really happy and ready to make a difference and make one big community a good place,” said Kinsland.

It doesn’t cost anything to go to a protests rally; the only thing you need to bring is yourself, as anything else (signs, food) is optional.

“It’s different for every person based on what degree you believe in or what’s going on. You can bring signs, or wear designated colors, bring posters. Or just bring yourself, your friends and a positive attitude,” said Kinsland.

In the midst of the balloons, posters, banners and food found at a rally, remember that everyone is there for a reason: to change the world.

boycott stores If a store has a policy that you don’t believe in, don’t buy anything from that store, and encourage others not to either.

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by: Cristine Gurolla and Andrew Robaska

Incentives Once again, changing from year to year, making it more complicated and frustrating each time, the new incentives system goes right along with the new card system.

However, this time it’s a big difference.

Brandon Crabtree, senior, thinks that the school really wanted to change the whole goal of the incentives this year.

“There’s really no set incentives other than the students are allowed to eat lunch outside this year on some days if you have your card, which is new to South. They have never allowed students to eat outside. It’s all about surprise this year so everyone wants to have their card on them. Randomly on Fridays Dr. Esco will come around to random classrooms and give them prizes such as food, early release, free time, etc,” said Crabtree.

People have their different opinions on this year’s system because not everyone will get the incentive even if they have their card, but it will be a nice mix up from the past years and keep students on their feet.

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The Gym Floor Finally, after 19 long years, South has made a dramatic change no one saw coming. The most exciting change to South for the athletes is the gym floor. For the first time in South history, they finally got the floor redone. Basketball players, volleyball players, the fans and most athletes were thrilled about it.

South varsity volleyball player, Kacy Lewallen, junior, believes that they redo the floors once the conditions get bad enough. According to Lewallen, the volleyball players and basketball player’s didn’t have the traction they needed to play at their full potential.

“Whenever I used to play volleyball I would have to wipe my shoes all the time because the ground was slick but now it’s tacky and I don’t do it very often anymore,” said Lewallen.

Lewallen believes that the new floor looks way nicer, makes the gym brighter and helps the players with traction so they don’t slide anymore.

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New Benches Most South students are used to seeing lockers in the middle of the hallways. This year, freshmen and sophomores were greeted with rectangle boxes in the middle of their hallways. South has decided to pilot these benches to see if students like the extra space or not to decide whether if they will make changes in all hallways in the future.

“I do like how it gives us more space and the lockers weren’t really used, but my friend said it was weird that is just a brick in the hallway,” said Allison Hermelink, sophomore.

On the other hand, some students think that the seats give extra space but is questioning why they were only installed downstairs and not upstairs.

“I’m not sure why they just put them downstairs; we definitely need them just because of the amount of juniors up here there is no way to get through it,” said Hayden Wells, junior.

Do you like the new card system?

The Card System The South card system has been changing for the past three years, leaving students frustrated or confused. This year, the card system is based off attendance for the first semester and GPA second semester.

“I like the new card system compared to last year’s more because it’s easier to get the incentives and it’s less complicated. Although freshmen year was my favorite, it was easy to get the goals and not everyone got a card.... so it felt like I was doing something good compared to everyone else,” said Nick Ryan, junior.

Although students are worrying about the new attendance standards, some people are on board with the new system. Alex Gardner, junior, agrees with Ryan. He believes that his freshman year was the best so far, but he also thinks this year’s could be great.

“I think this system will give the students at South a lot more incentives to enjoy school,” said Gardner.

Gardner thinks that the only con of this year’s card system is that it’s taking forever to start up; students got did not get cards until several weeks into the school year.

Do you like the new incentives?

The Laptops

New Printers

When laptops first arrived at South last year, students were figuring out how to use them and what cool tricks their devices can do. Last year, the laptops allowed a student to use their fingerprint to unlock their laptop.

As the year continued, many student laptops were having issues and were then being taken to technology, and the administrators were having a hard time logging in because the student had their fingerprints in the computer. As a result of this issue, this year the Park Hill School District deactivated the fingerprints, only allowing students to type in their passwords to ensure better security of the laptops.

“It was a security thing for us, and I know it was easier for students to log in but certain kids were doing it and we weren’t able to login as administrators to get into the system to make changes,” said Jolina Kline, Technology Specialist.

Even though some students may not like that the district took off the fingerprints, it is beneficial to students in having more security and also helps out the technology members on getting into laptops to fix any problems.

The new printer and printing restrictions at South are a big adjustment to everyone. If South students go over their 200 page limit then they will have to pay for the extra paper that they print.

“We have validated 200 pages for the fall and 200 pages for the spring. A penny a piece. Every kid has $2 on their account so that is 200 copies, and color is 12 cents a copy,” said Dr. Dale Longenecker, principal.

Although most students have a limited of 200 pages to print, other students at South have to worry about going over the limit.

“For debate I was used to printing up to 300 pages a month because we needed them and that is going to be a huge adjustment for me this year. It is a lot of money and I can’t afford to print 300 pages at a time,” said Annie Buckles, junior.

Even though some may worry that they will print so much, Dr. Longenecker assured that classes such as debate and art will have certain adjustments to make sure that they are able to print the pages that they need.

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THE FUTURE Elon Musk’s company promises exciting tech advances

Imagine being able to do your homework and eat breakfast on your way to school as your car drives you around all by itself. Image being able to go from New York to Los Angeles in just 45 minutes.

While self driving cars may seem out of reach, Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, is already creating cars capable of being their own pilot.

More importantly, Tesla is making their cars less and less expensive and more accessible. This means that in the near future, self driving cars may very well be a normal and common site on the road.

While this future may seem intangible, the thought of traveling across an entire nation in under an hour probably seems more radical. Thanks to Musk’s Boring Company and recent testing of their Hyperloop One, an incredibly fast train, this goal is being made entirely feasible.

“As far as innovations, I feel they have the edge. Tesla has made a huge jump for electric powered cars and they show that their technology can have applications in other fields as well. They are just ahead of the rest of the industry,” said Mik Valentine, senior.

Although this technology is available and can be easily activated in certain models of Tesla’s, there are still things that need to be worked out. Because of the heavy reliance on the vehicle’s self driving software not to have any flaws or glitches there are strict laws that prohibit auto pilot.

With that being said, Tesla believes these laws will change with time as their self driving cars become more trusted and more present on the roads.

Outside the barriers Tesla faces, Musk has followed through on his promise to make Tesla’s less expensive and more available.

Their newest model, the Model 3, starts at a base price of $35,000 which is a huge drop in price. The best part is that Musk plans to keep dropping their prices as the amount of production increases.

“It was like having a cheaper version of a Ferrari. Teslas are stupid fast, and the best part is you don’t have to charge it very often,” said Ty Lewis, senior, a former Tesla owner.

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OF TRAVEL by: Sage Norsworthy

As mentioned before, another one of Elon Musk’s endeavors is his Boring Company. The Boring Company revolves around the construction of underground tunnels which can be turned depressurized to create a low friction environment.

This environment allows for the Hyperloop One, developed

by Musk, to reach a maximum speed of 600 miles per hour. That means a one way trip from Kansas City to St. Louis would only take approximately 23 minutes.

This example may not just be hypothetical, in fact, Nick Earle, Hyperloop One’s senior vice president of global operations is strongly considering Missouri (more specifically, the route from Kansas City to St. Louis) to be one of the first routes to build out.

According to Earle, who spoke to the Kansas City Business Journal, the Missouri Team application stood out as one of the better because of government buy-in, ample traffic and a strong business case.

This opportunity, if Missouri is selected, would allow some students to get to St. Louis from Kansas City just as fast as it takes them to get to South from home.

“It would affect me greatly. I used to live in St. Louis so being able to travel back and forth in such a small amount of time would allow me to reconnect with old friends and more,” said Valentine.

From self driving cars to nearly mach one trains, this will be the generation to witness incredible innovation in terms of transportation. Elon Musk has the funds, brainpower, and creativity to push boundaries and reinvent travel.

“As far as innovations, I feel they have the edge.”

KC

CRIME IN BY: ROWAN WILSON

After being held at gunpoint, Emmett Couts, junior, has experienced the true fear of knowing you’re not safe.

Stating that his life has been changed forever, these stories shape how students feel about South. Nobody ever expects their home to be a dangerous place, let alone their elementary school.

Most​ ​would​ agree​ ​with​ ​the​ ​statement​ ​that​ ​Kansas​ ​City​ ​is​ ​a​ ​ safe place​ ​to​ ​live.​ ​But​ ​statistics​ ​are​ ​not​ ​on​ ​our​ ​side.​ ​ There​ ​is​ ​good​ ​and​ ​bad​ ​in​ ​all​ ​cities​ ​across America.​ ​ According​ ​to​ ​Neighborhood Scout,​ ​KCMO​ ​has​ ​a​ ​crime​ ​index​ ​ rating​ ​of​ ​four.​ ​On​ ​a scale​ ​from​ ​one​ ​to​ ​100,​ ​with​ ​100​ ​being​ ​ safest,​ ​our​ ​ranking​ ​of​ ​four​ ​contradicts the opinion most people feel.

According to a poll on The View’s Twitter, the average guess of Kansas City’s crime index was 52. Alongside this, 78 percent of poll takers rated their feeling of safety as a six out of 10 or higher. It is obvious that crime is an issue, but people seem to be blissfully unaware.

There are students at South who are victims of these crimes themselves, such as Couts, who believes that these dangers are not limited to being downtown. The incident took place within limits of Southeast, which adds to his belief that the Northland is

Defending yourself​ ​is​ ​a​ ​subject​ ​that​ ​is​ ​coming​ ​up​ ​more​ ​often​ ​ in​​recent​​years.​​Emily Fette, 2017 Park Hill graduate, always carries pepper spray.

“I don’t leave my house without it, even though I’ve never had to use it,” said Fette.

From​ ​tasers​ ​to mace,​ ​education​ ​is​ ​vital​ ​in​ ​staying​ ​protected.​ ​ The​ ​laws​ ​for​ ​obtaining​ ​and​ ​possessing​ ​pepper spray​ ​are​ ​state​ ​ determined.​​ ​Most​ ​states​ ​require​ ​someone​ ​to​ ​be​ ​18​ ​to​ ​purchase pepper​ ​spray,​ ​but​ ​in​ ​Missouri​ ​it​ ​is​ ​legal and readily available​ ​at​ ​ Walmart​ ​for​ ​less​ ​than​ ​$10. ​ Part​ ​of​ ​staying​ ​safe​ ​is​ ​being​ ​knowledgeable​ ​about​ ​your​ ​ surroundings.​ ​A​ ​few​ ​teachers​ ​and students​ ​at​ ​a​ ​South​ ​live​ ​in​ ​the​ ​ downtown​​area,​​and have a different perspective on safety.

Evans, who lives in River Market, spoke ​to​​the​​importance​​of​​ being​ ​aware​ ​and​ ​alert​ ​at​ ​all​ ​times.​ “People​ ​get​ ​into trouble​ ​when​ ​they​ ​stop​ ​paying​ ​attention​ ​to​ ​ their​ ​surroundings,”​ ​said​ ​Evans.​ ​ Many​ ​experts warn​ ​against​ ​being​ ​on​ ​your​ ​phone​ ​when​ ​ walking​ ​to​ ​and​ ​from​ ​work​ ​or​ ​your​ ​car,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as keeping​ ​an​ ​ eye​ ​on​ ​any​ ​people​ ​lingering​ ​around​ ​buildings/allies.​ The best thing to do is use common sense and trust inner instincts.

“There are huge chunks of our city that are not safe.” not the safest place to be.

“I always keep an eye over my shoulder and I learned to never trust anyone,” said Couts.

With things like this happening every day, it’s impossible to be too careful. One way to stay safe is to avoid parts of town that have bad reputations.

Shelly Evans, social studies, suggested avoiding areas like Prospect Ave., Troost Ave. and the Paseo.

“There are huge chunks of our city that are not safe,” said Evans. ​​​ From stories​ ​of​ ​being​ ​mugged​ ​in​ ​parking​ ​garages​ ​to​ ​ shootings​ ​in​ ​district​ ​neighborhoods,​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be difficult​ ​to​ ​know​ ​ what​ ​makes​ ​a​ ​place​ ​safe.​ The​ ​best​ ​defense​ ​is​ ​using​ ​common sense.​ ​If​​ ​a​n​ ​instinct​ ​is saying ​to​ ​get​ ​away,​ ​listen​ ​to​ ​it.​ ​There​ ​might​ be​ ​some false​ ​alarms,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​is​ ​always​ ​better​ ​to​ ​be​ ​too​ ​cautious​ ​ than​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​a​ ​dangerous​ ​situation.

General​ ​advice​ ​is​ ​avoiding​ ​eye​ ​contact,​ ​keeping​ ​your​ ​head​ ​ down ​and​ ​getting​ ​to​ ​your destination​ ​as​ ​quick​ ​as​ ​possible. ​

KC Violent Crimes (in gray) US Violent Crimes (in black)

Rape: 23 Murder: 77.3 Robbery: 359.8 Assault: 957.2 reports per 100k people

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students at work:

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EDUCATED Students balance working long hours with being students

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he car pulls into the driveway at 12:30 a.m..

Now comes the challenging part: finding the energy to get into the house, finish homework and wake up in five hours to do it all again. But the eyes close and don’t open again until the morning.

The very first assembly of the school year illustrated how important education is viewed.

Students were told that being a student is their job and they need to focus on it, dress accordingly and follow the rules.

However, for some kids, being a student at South can be recognized as a second job.

Studies have found that 18.2 percent of high school students are employed and working at least 20 hours a week, according to Child Trends Organization.

Ivy Rafuse, junior, is one of those kids. Working over 40 hours in the summer every week, and being a main closer at her job at Sonic, she is finding the balance in working and school with some adjustments.

“I started working in the summer, and pretty soon I was working every night and closing ice

ccacream. It was exhausting and I had to cut down my hours because my dad didn’t want me working that way in school,” she said.

Although currently only scheduling two to three days a week now, it still isn’t easy. Being a closer meant staying as long as she had to until she had everything cleaned, stocked and finished.

“You have to take apart the ice cream machines, the skeleton (nickname for the metal frame that contains all of the toppings), clean anything that fell out or got onto the counter, fill the machines, and make sure you have all of the backups and stocks. Sometimes I’ve had to stay until almost two in the morning to completely close it. It’s exhausting,” said Rafuse.

Adding homework and school on top of 40 hours of work can be stressful; sometimes students need to know when they’ve reached their limit.

“The first week of school I was still scheduled to work most days, and even though it’s the first week, we still got homework and I knew I couldn’t do it anymore because I would stay at work and then come home and be too exhausted to try to even start my homework,” said Rafuse.

BY: NICOLE BEAUBEIN Some kids are actually increasing their hours rather than decreasing them, which might seem hard to understand with the added weight of school.

Logan Broxton, junior, has recently increased his hours at Sonic rather than decreasing them, working six days a week as other people cut back their hours to make room for adjusting to school.

“Right now I just need “I think that a job. I have to get a new phone, and be able there’s time to have money for stuff I to work want,” Broxton said. later in Teachers at South also life and notice when their students kids should are working hard and Andrew Cantrell, social studies, thinks students should have a balance while they between the two. can.”

“I think that it’s fine if you have to center yourself around work, I understand some kids have to in order to provide for themselves, but I think that there’s time to work later in life and kids should focus on being kids while they can,” said Cantrell. “I think that students shouldn’t have to prioritize themselves around their jobs and it’s unfortunate that some kids have to do that.”

There are many ups and downs to having a job, but being a student here at South is the priority for teens attending this year.

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BY: Shane McCullough & Alli Majors Everyone in Kansas City knows just how much pride our city has and how loud we can be at our sporting events, concerts, parties and other celebrations. One way we support our city (whether we know we are doing it or not) is by buying from local businesses. These five businesses are just a few we can support our city through.

Welcome Parkville’s newest and now favorite spot for gourmet popcorn, with 60-plus different flavors!

Pop Culture offers not only a variety of everyday hand-tossed popcorn, but modern and novelty candy.

Audrey Cline, senior, has been an employee since before they opened on Aug. 7. Cline describes Pop Culture as “familyoriented and light-hearted;” they attract mostly families and children.

In the future, co-owner Stephanie Doss hopes Pop Culture can be a place for South kids to hang out and eat fun popcorn after school. She also explained how some unique flavors have become popular very quickly, like puppy chow, s’mores and birthday cake.

Even flavors like dill pickle, mac & cheese, loaded potato and wing night have brought attention to Pop Culture.

Co-Owner Channing Doss said, “We could have easily started this business in Kansas City but we wanted to have something local where we are, and something that gives to the community. Somewhere our daughters can grow up.”

This family has worked hard not to just give Pop Culture a welcoming environment, but also to provide such a large selection of hand-made delicious popcorn.

We all love reppin’ KC in our own way, so thankfully The Middle has a variety of unique styles to suit everyone. They not only carry tee’s but hats, socks, hoodies, art and speciality candles. They just recently started carrying men’s grooming items and clothing.

Long time employee said they do have regulars that come in often. These employees also said even though they’ve been open for two years, they hope The Middle will start attracting more teenagers considering Park University is down the street and South is nearby.

Next time you need to gear up, stop by The Middle in downtown Parkville.

RoKC is a locally built, community centered, state-of- theart rock climbing gym. It has top rope, lead rope, and auto belays, as well as bouldering, a fitness center, a yoga studio, a private classroom and a pro shop.

RoKC’s owners, employees and regulars said it’s much more than just a gym.

Abby Emerson, senior, said, “It’s like a family.”

RoKC began its journey after the owner, Andrew Potter, returned from his second tour in Afghanistan and wanted to continue to serve his community. His brother, Frank Potter, later helped him materialize his dream.

Sebasttian Panimbosa, senior, said, “Everyone there’s a friend. People there are super easy going and open minded and open to doing new things.”

Normal Human is a small retail screen printing shop based in KC that opened in Aug. 2012. Normal Human started in co-owner Pat Egger’s basement, with help of other co-owner Dan Mahaney and pop up shops around KC. Normal Human quickly opened its first shop in Westport, then over summer 2017 they moved into their current spot in the Cross Roads to focus on their original designs.

Each of Normal Human’s designs are printed by hand in small batches on a variety of different “wares and wears” including shirts, bags, cups, posters, stickers, and anything as their website says “catches our fancy.” Most of their designs are locally focused and whenever possible are printed on environmentally-friendly apparel.

Mildred’s has been a local “Ma and Pa” cafe for over 20 years, but just recently rebranded. Manager Jeremy Luce said he wanted to give the popular coffee shop a “younger look”. When you stop by Mildred’s, you will see the walls covered in art for sale all done by local artists. Each month, these galleries are switched out for other art.

Mildred’s is famous for their simple breakfast sandwich with your choice of bread, along with bacon, cheese and steamed eggs.

Luce says, “It goes all day, anytime we’re open you can get breakfast.”

They also offer extensive specialty coffee and an espresso bar with many baked goods. Luce didn’t forget to mention how great Mildred’s is for young adults on the go.

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Welcome to

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South’s student section gets new leaders but remains pivotal support for athletes by: Noelle Alviz-Gransee

It’s the fourth quarter of a close game.

The players are tired, and time is running out. What can help decide the game? Those people that you see in the front of the crowd, dressed in what one could only describe as the true meaning of spirit, shouting at the top of their lungs is South’s Purple Hell: The Rage Cage.

“So we do a lot, we have to tweet about all the games, we’ve made T-shirts, we made a bunch of posters for the upcoming football games, we have to get to all the games pretty early, stuff like that,” said Kate Eischens, senior.

The leaders are there at games, one hour early, working on the Twitter account daily, and making sure they’re paying attention to all sports.

This year, the Rage Cage is trying to get more people to go to games and cheer alongside them.

“I also would like to see more spirit from the underclassmen because I think they think it’s cool to not cheer. I was the same way when I was younger, I won’t lie I think everyone kinda was, but as you get older you find out cheering is cool because it’s more fun,” said Christian Holferty, senior.

To make the Rage Cage even better than before, Billy Eggers, senior, said he plans on “being loud and proud and having fun at games.”

However, not all cheering is welcomed. There have been cases when some cheers steer more negative and hateful towards the opposing team, and it then becomes the duty of the Rage Cage leaders, to chant louder

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positive chants. Some boos are okay, but when it comes to cussing and degrading the other team it makes our school look bad.

“There’s nothing wrong with cheering for your team, but whenever you start dissing the other team that’s whenever you cross the line,” said Eggers.

While the boys are playing football this season, Eischens and Vandeven are the first female leaders at South. Eggers and Holferty chose them because of their spirits and high respects.

Being the first would seem like an important step forward, but it isn’t always easy.

“It feels good to be first, it feels really good, but it sucks because every guy who didn’t get in were going off about how it’s [not fair] that I got in when they are so much better.. I wasn’t at the game Friday, and I got just hate, like people were mean, so that’s a responsibility to try to be at everything.,” said Vandeven.

This spam of hate isn’t tolerated by the Rage Cage, especially when it targets one of their own.

“We chose Hallie and Kate and not them for a reason because we know they had spirit and they could lead correctly.. I wish people would grow up a little bit and just recognize Hallie and Kate are the leaders and that doesn’t affect their cheering, it doesn’t make anyone better or worse, it’s just they’re to lead the chants since we’re not there,” said Holferty.

Despite all the hardships that might come along, the Rage Cage is ready for an amazing year for both home and away games; so be ready to show up full of school spirit, because the fun has just begun.

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South is proud to be the home of numerous athletes who are on their way It is said that 83 percent of student can not afford to attend college which to a D1 school. Ben Becker’s, senior, commitment to the sport and playing at can be up to $33,480 on average, per a year. With a scholarship to a D1 such a prestigious level has made our football team very proud. school you not only get an opportunity to play at a great school, but you get “I was given the opportunity to play in exchange for a free education, so a free education, where for some students without that why wouldn’t I take advantage of this?” said Becker.

“If you don’t dream scholarship they would not be able to attend college. This is Becker has received six D1 scholarship offers. His top two the ultimate gift for some. interests are Missouri State and Air Force. Offers such as these big whats the point of are not easy “You get no sleep and always have to stay positive, to come by though. Becker worked hard to get where dreaming at all.” along with sacrificing your life for the sport, but it is my he is now. Just like anything worth having, there were times that he dream.” said senior Saadique Perkins. struggled beyond belief.

Perkins is a senior basketball player at South, who has worked to get But when all’s said and done, “If you want something bad enough no one where he is today. He now has two D1 offers and others interested in him. This can take it from you,” said Becker. is more than just the sport though. This is a life alternating opportunity.

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CULTURE BY: MADDIE HILL Last year’s boys soccer season ended in heartbreak with a last minute defeat to Rockhurst in the quarterfinal game, but this year there is a whole new team on the field and each one is working hard to build their confidence, even with very little experience.

“Last year’s team had a lot more talent. They had a squad full of seniors that had been on varsity for a couple years. A lot of the players were confident in their abilities, and this year the team is a lot more humble and we are able to play together because we aren’t trying to do too much,” said Zachary Nay, senior captain.

That confidence showed through how they played and affected how younger players saw them.

“Last year, there were a lot of guys to look up to, it was kinda scary, they were really good, but this year pretty much the whole JV team moved up so we are comfortable with each other,” said Ty Rouse, sophomore.

This year, the guys are looking to continue the culture that the past teams have worked to create.

“We trained hard all summer, and we have a tough first part of our season, so it is going to be tough for us, but I like the attitude that everyone has, everyone wants to work hard and get better,” said Rouse.

Even though it is the first time many of the guys have played at the varsity level, the guys aren’t worried about how it will affect the chemistry of the team.

“Many of us have been friends for awhile and it is pretty much the same team as last year, so we are building on the chemistry that we already have,” said Mark Allread, junior.

The limited experience on varsity has shown through within the first couple games of the season, but already there are many guys that feel the need to prove themselves after following a huge senior class.

“For all but one of the guys, this is the first time where they have the shot to prove to everyone why they are on varsity, especially the seniors, they didn’t have a lot of opportunities last year so this year they are leading by example,” said Chris Farmer, varsity coach.

The team has already experienced many highs and lows with a penalty shootout win of 4-3 vs Lee Summit West, and a crushing defeat to Rockhurst 0-3.

But the guys are not letting that loss define their season.

“We aren’t going to let that affect us. We know we will see them again so we are just going to work hard to get better and beat them next time,” said Carson Lindsey, junior.

Even Farmer has high hopes for the inexperienced team.

“One thing our guys are learning very quickly is that at the varsity level it is a faster pace and mistakes can be very costly, but they are already adjusting, which is a good sign,” said Farmer.

This is the year of heartbreak or glory for the seniors on the boy’s varsity soccer team, and even though they might not have the talent or confidence of last year’s team, they know they have each other.

"ONE THING OUR GUYS ARE LEARNING VERY QUICKLY IS THAT AT THE VARSITY LEVEL IT IS A FASTER PACE AND MISTAKES CAN BE VERY COSTLY BUT THEY ARE ALREADY ADJUSTING WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN.”

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The Royals’ roller coaster season inches closer to an ending--but will it be a Wild Card? by: ALEX RODRIGUEZ

Forever ROYAL Frustrating.

That is one word that was used by Michael Allen, senior, to describe the Kansas City Royals’ season.

And he’s right, it has been a very frustrating season and most certainly not the most enjoyable to watch.The American League Central is looking out of reach, but the wildcard might still be in grasp.

Honestly, the players not producing is the problem. During the Royals five game losing streak towards the end of August, they didn’t score a run in 45 consecutive innings.This established an unfortunate American League record.

They are the 10th team in MLB history to be held scoreless in four consecutive games. In that span, the Royals have been outscored 32-0, largely thanks to back-toback 12-0 losses to the Tampa Bay Rays, plus a pair of 4-0 losses to the Cleveland Indians.

The Royals have slowly drifted away fromt the pennant race, while the Clevland Indians have erupted like a valcano.

“It’s pretty much the same core as last year. Dayton Moore, the Royals General Manager, showed a lot of confidence during the trade deadline,” said Nate Werner, Math Department.

During the trade deadline, the Royals did a pretty decent job. They added Trevor Cahill, Ryan Buchter and Brandon Maurer from the San Diego Padres. This added depth to a low rated bullpen. The addition of Melky Cabrera, who used to play with the Royals in 2011, was a big upgrade in the outfield also.

The Royals had six out of eight starting players return from last year.

Keeping a group of guys together for a couple seasons and having them build a foundations is a key factor.

The wildcard has two spots available. Two teams are granted the

wildcard that did not win their division by the end of the regular season, but that have the best record among all non-divisional winners in the league.

“Keeping the team together and healthy seems like its a big component of the game and so far mostly everyone has stayed healthy,” said Allen.

Compared to the past couple years, the Royals haven’t had as many injuries. The Royals have had all their stars on the field and haven’t had to recall anyone from Triple A, which is weird because the past couple years, the Royals have been pretty solid injury wise. Now when everyone is healthy, they aren’t producing.

“The Royals are a streaky team and they are going to have to get hot quick because the window is closing quick,” said Werner.

The Royals are losing some of their big name players: Melky Cabrera, Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, Jason Vargas, Mike Moustakas, and Alcides Escobar.

I think the Royals should target Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. Both have been forever royal and I think are the key parts to the team. If the others want to stay, they are going to have to sign for way less.

The season is starting to wind down, and if the Royals are going to want to make it to the postseason, they are going to have to kick it up a notch.

“I hate to say it but the Royals are going to have to pass up on Hosmer and Moose because of the season they have had and they are going to want big contracts,” said Werner. “Escobar and Cain are getting too old and the only one who is reasonable to sign is Vargas.”

The season isn’t going as well as most people planned it, but if they turn the ship around now and keep the line moving, there might be a chance.

“The Royals are a streaky team, and they are going to have to get hot quick because the window is closing quick.”

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Jake Young, senior, describes Keith, the Scholar Bowl team’s unofficial mascot, as a “green, stuffed snake that I bought at an ethnic festival and accompanies us to all of our competitions.” Before the round starts, Young carries Keith around to all the scholar bowl members who must pet the snake.

“It’s a psychological thing. It distracts the competition,” he said.

Joe Badalucco, senior, drinks a Dr.Pepper before every basketball game.

Badalucco said, “It helps me shoot better.”

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Kyle Werth, senior, said, “Every time I’m about to start a game, I step onto the field with my left foot first.”

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Clark said, “I thought that if I could swim without feeling my legs that I would be able to swim faster. I can’t go best time without doing it.”

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“Before every golf match, I tell myself not cuss because when I cuss I get cursed,” Paige Ecton, junior, said.

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“One day I was playing really bad and I just happened to tap my club twice and then my game improved. I’ve done it ever since,” Franklin said.

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Before every cross country race, Marti Heit, senior, eats a Peppermint Patty.

“My mom always says ‘you can’t have a bad day if you have a peppermint patty’ and one day I was super stressed before a race so my mom gave me a peppermint patty and then I PR’ed,” Heit said.

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“I drank three Arnold Palmers one day and then I won the tournament. I’ve done it ever since,” Threadgill said.

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kansas city OVERVIEW: SUPER BOWL SEASON? The Kansas City Chiefs started their hot streak in 2015, and show no signs of slowing down. The Chiefs went 12-4 overall last year, and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round.

The team has stayed relatively the same except for losing key defensive lineman, Dontari Poe. Coming as a shock to most, the Chiefs released Pro Bowl wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.

Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs went off on a bad note when the Chiefs didn’t offer him an extension to his contract after back to back torn ACL tendons in the same leg. The Chiefs decided not to give him a contract extension and released him, he signed a one year, $900,000 contract with a $100,000 signing bonus to division rivals, the Denver Broncos.

The Chiefs did very well with off-season acquisitions, acquiring Pro Bowl running back CJ Spiller. Spiller, 30, is a veteran running back with tons of experience in the back field. With a gap in the defensive line the Chiefs added veteran defensive lineman, Bennie Logan.

The addition is great to the defense because Logan can not only plug gaps in the line but he also has the ability to break through the line and make key plays. A more recent pre-season acquisition is linebacker Reggie Ragland. The Chiefs acquired Ragland from the Buffalo Bills for a 2019 fourth round draft pick. Ragland was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft and this is a great pick up for the Chiefs with linebacker being a struggling spots for them.

The Chiefs had multiple re-signings this offseason including safety Daniel Sorensen. Sorensen, 27, established himself as a key backup safety behind Ron Parker and Pro Bowler Eric Berry. Sorensen signed a four year, $16,000,000 million dollar contract with a $4,000,000 signing bonus. The Chiefs also signed fan favorite, Eric Berry, to a six year, $78,000,000 million dollar contract.

This makes Berry the highest paid safety in the league and I totally agree with all aspects of this decision. Berry is a leader and a playmaker on the defense coming up with four interceptions, two of them being returned for touchdowns during the 2016 campaign.

Unfortunately, his season ended during the first game against the Patriots with an achilles rupture.

The Chiefs, in my opinion, did great in the 2017 NFL Draft. With the tenth overall pick, the Chiefs grabbed a franchise quarterback Patrick Mahomes III. Mahomes has huge upside and tons of potential because of his arm talent and ability to read defenses. His arm talent is second to none and is up there with the top gunslingers in the NFL. In the second round, the Chiefs selected the 6’7, 290 pound Tanoh Kpassagnon out of Villanova. Kpassagnon was a very underrated defensive line prospect because he went to a CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) school. He has the size and strength to be great at his position in the league with a few years learning from veterans.

In the third round, the Chiefs traded up and grabbed running back Kareem Hunt out of the University of Toledo. He too was underrated, because he went to a smaller school. Hunt is a great powerback that breaks in lots of tackles.

In the fourth round, the Chiefs picked wide receiver, Jehu Chesson, out of Michigan. Chesson is a tall downfield threat standing in at 6’3.

With the final two picks, the Chiefs got Ukeme Eligwe from Georgia Southern and Leon McQuay III out of USC (Southern California).

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The Chiefs look good going into the 2017 season keeping 46 of their 53 players from last year’s roster which is more than any other team. Playoff struggles look to improve but when asking Zane Leiker, sophomore, about the Chiefs record this year he responded with “11-5 but getting knocked out in the divisional round.” It is hard not to agree with him because despite the Chiefs recent success in the past few years the playoffs have been a real struggle.

Many blame this on Pro Bowl veteran quarterback, Alex Smith but Smith is a real pro quarterback and I believe with the right team we can go far into the playoffs. The Chiefs are finally getting some respect after being considered the underdogs for the past few years.

They were ranked fourth overall in preseason rankings and have the most prime time games in the NFL. According to ESPN. com, the Chiefs will go 11-5 and win the division for the second straight year.

I actually agree with this prediction because even though they have a stronger roster their schedule is much harder than last seasons.

The defense will be the best in the league and will also lead the league in defensive points.

The offense is going to see some struggles in the passing game but will hopefully makeup for it in the rushing game. Overall the Chiefs look to win the division and make the playoffs for the third straight year. The Chiefs also hope to go farther than the divisional round and make it to the AFC Championship game since 1993.

by: Ethan Farrow

HOT TAKE: SMITH VS MAHOMES Everybody should be excited about the Chiefs first round draft pick Patrick Mahomes. The former Texas Tech gunslinger with a cannon for an arm has incredible raw talent and is the first quarterback taken by the Chiefs in the first round since 1983.

Don’t get over excited. Everybody loves to hate on Alex Smith, one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the NFL at the time. A lot of people take that for granted.

“You know what you’re going to get with Smith,” is one of the favorite things for his critics to say about him. “He’s not a quarterback that can win you a Super Bowl,” is up there as well. The Denver Broncos won a Super Bowl with some of the worst quarterback play seen in recent years. Their quarterbacks combined for a total of 19 passing touchdowns and 23 interceptions.

The argument that Smith, a quarterback with the 11th best QBR in the NFL last year, can’t lead the Chiefs to a Super Bowl is ridiculous. The Chiefs have the talent on offense and the toughness and quickness on defense to be a championship contender for the next two years at least.

This mistake has been made by head coaches and front offices time and time again. Even Smith has been in this position before. People get excited for the rookie quarterbacks and put them in too early. Smith led the 49ers to 7-2-1 record then was replaced by Colin

The prayers of all the Chiefs fans were finally answered on April 27, 2017, when GM John Dorsey traded up 17 spots to get Patrick Mahomes with the tenth pick in the 2017 NFL draft. Most people saw this as the Chiefs finally investing in the future, but I would argue Mahomes is what we need now.

I know it sounds greedy saying that we should bench Alex Smith considering that in the past four years we have had undeniable regular season success with him, but when it come down to the must-win games, we always seem to fall short. When the Chiefs need their QB the most, he is nowhere to be found.

In 2014, the Chiefs managed to let the Colts pull off the second largest comeback in playoff history choking a 31-10 lead at halftime. Last year, the Chiefs played the Steelers at home in the divisional round of the playoffs and held their starstudded offense to no touchdowns.

When the Defense is that dominant, it’s the offenses job to show up and play. No excuses.

Even though Alex Smith was the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, his college stats don’t come close to what Mahomes accomplished at Texas Tech. In Smith’s three years at Utah he threw for 5,203 yards with 47 touchdowns.

Mahomes blew him out of the water throwing for

Kaepernick after an injury.

Yeah, the 49ers went to the Super Bowl that season, but look at them now. Kaepernick was underdeveloped and overhyped early in his career. By using him too early, his career was practically ruined. Part of that is due to lack of talent, but can also be attributed his inexperience in the pocket, leading to injuries.

The best thing for the Chiefs and Mahomes is to let him develop naturally under a great quarterback and one of the best quarterback coaches in the history of the game in Andy Reid. Aaron Rodgers sat for three seasons behind Brett Favre and is now a top quarterback in the league.

Let Mahomes learn and develop, and he could be something great. Put him in now, and he could be yet another what-could’ve-been in a league that stands for Not For Long.

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11,252 yards to go with his 93 touchdowns. Mahomes managed to do all of this while playing against better competition in the Big 12 while Smith was playing in the weak Mountain West Conference.

While Mahomes might not get the immediate start at the beginning of the season, he is making the most out of his opportunity by showing out this Preseason. Mahomes has thrown for 390 yards, no interceptions, and four touchdowns earning an impressive 109 QB rating. Compare that to Alex Smith’s 85, and the starting decision almost seems like a no brainer.

With a lot of speculation around his decision making, he has transitioned well to the NFL, and sports analysts are starting to take notice. He was recently praised by Bleacher Report by being named to the all preseason team where they even admitted he could be “starting sooner than later.”

Smith has done some great things for the Chiefs and we should thank him for that. He has led us to tremendous regular season success and, with the help of Andy Reid, has gotten the Chiefs back on track to being a consistent contender every year.

But the Chiefs are too good to have a ceiling and with Mahomes, the sky’s the limit. April 27 marks the beginning of the end for Alex Smith as the Mahomes era is upon us.

by: Max Ghasemi

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EDISPILF FLIPSIDE CHEATING If your significant other cheats on you, do you stay or do you go?

Yes Stay vs No Way BY: HALLIE VANDEVEN

Alright, let’s talk about something that seems to slowly be becoming the norm in relationships. Cheating. I in no way want anyone to think that I am promoting cheating or saying that it is something that should ever happen in a relationship, buuuutt frankly this is high school and sometimes stuff happens.

The way I see it when someone cheats they either one, don’t want to be in a relationship, or two, there’s a crazy lapse in judgement and they realize they made a horrible mistake. If cheating does happen, there comes a time when you have to decide whether or not to call it quits or try again.

Now, before you make this decision, you have to look at the circumstances. Did your boyfriend/girlfriend have a previous relationship with this person, or was it a heat of the moment decision? Did they tell you what happened, or did you have to hear it from someone else? When you did hear about it, did they blame you for making them want to cheat (which is more common than you might think), or did they apologize and take full responsibility? Does the cheater still want to try?

Ultimately, the last question is the most important. If he/she doesn’t even want to try after cheating, then you obviously don’t need them and could do 10 times better. The hard part comes when the cheater doesn’t stop trying for you and the decision is completely in your hands.

Different circumstances will cause different outcomes. Cheating is definitely a reason to call it quits, but it isn’t always a deal breaker. This is high school and the chances of your relationship working out for longer than a year is unlikely. So if that person makes you happy for the time being and you think they sincerely want to try again, then go for it.

I feel like people over romanticize high school relationshipws and try to make them into something they’re not. At the end of the day, what you have most likely isn’t forever, so you can’t afford to not do what you want. Life is too short to sit around not doing what makes you happy.

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BY: CHRISTIAN HOLFERTY

I’ve found that people like to romanticize past generations. For example, people love the cars, clothes, music, and the lifestyle of the 50’s but like to neglect the constant threat of nuclear war and the abundance of casual racism. But I have found this especially true when it comes to relationships.

Generation Z and Millennials think cheating is just a problem we have to deal with. That everyone was faithful and in love like the movies back in the day when it was quite the contrary. Cheating has always existed, it is just WAY easier to get caught nowadays.

The stuff we deal with today is crazy: snapchats, dm’s, text messages, phone calls, tracking, passwords, honestly if you got caught cheating pre-2005 you’re an idiot. It’s like getting caught with murder before DNA evidence, when you would have had to practically stand over the body to get caught.

And this isn’t a bad thing. I’m glad it’s difficult, because being cheated on sucks. I’ve never understood how people could cheat on their partner. And I’ve especially never understood how someone could stay with someone who cheated on them. For me, it is an absolute deal breaker; no ifs, ands, or buts. I understand the initial shock when you hear someone cheats. I know you want to believe that they won’t do it again, that they’re sorry, and that they love you. But if they valued your relationship at all or truly loved you, they wouldn’t have put themselves in a position to lose you.

And that is one of the problems with our generation, our views of love have been so skewed by the romantic industrial complex that we have forgotten the true meaning of the word. Putting someone on your story doesn’t mean you love them. Putting their name in your bio doesn’t mean you love them. Hell, even saying you love somebody doesn’t mean you love them.

This is because love is not an emotion. It’s not about attraction or sentimentality like so many love songs suggest. Love is an act. Love is a choice.

It’s about how you treat the person after you’ve been together for awhile.

Once those fuzzy feelings fade away, some people just give up. Some cheat because they are looking for something fresh but still want to keep the familiarity of an old relationship. And that’s not ok. Relationships are about taking the good and bad together and making it work.

Now, I’m not saying to stay with your significant other if you’re unhappy.

This is high school, break up, it’s ok. But don’t stay with someone to spare their feelings and go out and cheat on them. That will hurt them more.

And if someone does cheat on you, just accept it. Don’t wonder about what you did to make them cheat, you most likely didn’t do anything. Don’t berate them with long texts saying how you trusted them, because the cheater won’t care. But most importantly, don’t try to make things work.

Even if it was a mistake and they don’t cheat again, you will live with resentment and doubt for as long as you guys are together. And don’t think that all girls or all boys cheat.

There are good people out there. You just have to find them.

GO BREAK SOME EGGSHELLS by: ELYSSA BEZNER

The political world we live in is tense and violent, but it doesn’t have to be.

“D

onald Trump is president.” A simple sentence, but when spoken aloud you find yourself analyzing the faces of those who heard.

Everyone is walking on eggshells in their schools and in their homes. Saying that sentence can bring forth a flood of unwanted angry debate. We think: should I argue with this person, be offended?

The tension in the current political climate is so palpable that an elementary fact like the name of the president sends both sides of the political spectrum into instant defensiveness.

According to Pew Research Center, almost 60 percent of the population, among social media users, find the current political situation “stressful and frustrating.”

And no wonder it’s so tense: the constant outpour of misinformation, stemming from sources like Fox News and CNN, and confused half-stories flooding out of seemingly every media source makes a clear conversation in which all parties are completely informed almost impossible.

Another study done by the Pew Research Center displays that American’s attitudes and allegiances to specific news organizations are “deeply divided along partisan lines.” Expand your viewership to different new stations to combat the differences in coverage. Make sure you are getting a comprehensive view of the things that are important.

Working differing opinions and multiple perspectives into your information intake can help you combat the blatantly partisan coverage that is currently prevalent. Take what you hear with a grain of salt to wade through the bias and uncertainty.

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A CBS poll informs that 68 percent of Americans agree that the political situation is getting worse, and 73 percent of Americans, ranging from both parties, say that the tense climate is encouraging violence.

Maybe the fact the political tension is irritating is the only thing all sides can agree on. But in this turbulent time of protests and subtweets, the thing to do is arm yourselves with knowledge and not weapons.

Don’t let the confusing media and sheer ignorance make you look the fool. If you don’t fully understand a topic well enough to accurately voice your opinion, just don’t. You can read up and come back later.

Once you are completely in the know and you can feel confident in your thoughts on the matter, then assert yourself without breaking some noses.

Those with the most backwards opinions believe what they do for a reason.

Everyone is raised differently and may have different beliefs because of that.

The most frustratingly liberal person in the world might just do what they do and say what they say because they may just not want anyone in the world feel neglected or underrepresented. And the most agonizingly conservative person may just want their traditionalistic values respected and understood.

Just avoid over generalizing both sides and understand that everyone is in a grey area. ‘Be open-minded’ might sound like the battle cry of Switzerland but it really is the first step to respect.

You can’t be a part of society and not expect to be challenged in your beliefs and your words. Like taxes, this is the price you pay for living in this nation.

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VIOLENCE The View // september // opinion

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LIVE When it comes to concerts, the venue and where you are sitting or standing can make or break the concert. From outside to inside, from little to big, I’ve seen it all when it comes to concert venues. Here’s my insight.

UPTOWN THEATER The Uptown Theatre in downtown Kansas City is a smaller, indoor venue. It was closed from 1989 to 1994 because the owner failed to pay back taxes but when it reopened, the new owner restored it to it’s original beauty.

I really like going here because it’s more intimate.

I usually get general admission tickets which are the cheapest and also have the best view. However, you do have to stand up the whole time since you don’t have a seat.

I saw Mac Miller at the Uptown and it was surreal. I was up close and personal. In a way it felt like he was just playing for a group of friends and I was one of them.

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BY: CALI GADD SPRINT CENTER The Sprint Center is absolutely the best place to see a concert. There isn’t general admission, it’s just seats. The stage is a lot bigger, so the performers are able to have a better set with more special effects and props. The sound is much louder because of the extra speakers. There are also huge screens that make it so that even if you are far from the stage, you can still see the performance as if you were up close.

The most recent concert I’ve been to, Kendrick Lamar, was at the Sprint Center.

Even though my seats weren’t the best, I still was able to see everything perfectly. At one point, Kendrick came out to the middle of the floor and performed a few songs in a levitating box. Since this venue is so big, performers are able to do cool stuff that enhance the experience.

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PROVIDENCE AMPHITHEATRE The Providence Medical Amphitheatre, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas is a great outside venue. The seating options are general admission, seats and lawn. Lawn is the cheapest and the furthest back, but still a lot of fun. General admission is the closest and normally cheaper than seats, but those tickets sell very quick.

I like to go here in the summer because the weather is usually nice. However, if the weather is adverse, the lawn could be wet from it raining the night before or the concert could be delayed or cancelled altogether due to rain during the concert.

At the Flyover concert this summer, with Gucci Mane, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and Smokepurpp, it started raining and lightning so hard that they had to postpone the headliner, Gucci Mane, from coming on stage and made everyone go to their cars. I decided to leave after waiting for 30 minutes in my car because it was still storming. Unfortunately, he came back on after an hour and a half when the storms had subsided. So in that case, I didn’t enjoy the concert being outside.

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It comes as no surprise that Sonic’s tater tots take the cake in our student survey, but let’s hear it from the horses mouth.

Nicole Beaubien, senior, is an employee at Sonic. Having moved around a lot Beaubien hadn’t ever eaten at Sonic until she moved here, “Yeah, I never even heard of ‘Sonic’ before, but I came here and I had their tots and it was great,” she said.

So what sets those salty Sonic snacks apart from the competition?

Beaubien says, “The cooking setting is just really spot on.

They’re perfectly cooked every time--even in the morning.”

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Have you ever been craving a snack and your wallet laughs at you for even thinking about a burger? Sometimes you just might have to settle for the salty side or the sweet treat, but from where? The View used Twitter to poll students about their favorite side stops.

BY: HANNAH GRAVES illustrations by Hannah Graves & Rowan Wilson

Not in the mood for the finger food?

There are plenty of sweet treats that come with a spoon!

One being the notoriously jawdropping Winstead’s Skyscraper, a giant milkshake almost 60 ounces in size.

Russ McDaniels, ELA, said once that he has a sweet tooth, and this is the “sweet treat he could never resist.”

Emily Stoller, senior, said, “If I had to pick the best place to get onion rings I’d probably say Corner Cafe.”

Although this was an option on the Twitter poll, it received a close second to L.C’s onion rings. What makes Corner Cafe special to Stoller?

She says, “Ooohh their breading is just so crunchy and buttery… I love ‘em.”

Many online reviews of Corner Cafe’s onion rings resemble Stoller’s account. Corner Cafe, along with a handful of other restaurants in the area make their own buttermilk batter, and a special blend of breading. Stop by there or L.C’s for an after schoolThe snack!View // september // entertainment

SHAKE

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You’ve read the same article in almost every local newspaper (including this one!) ‘Where’s the Best BBQ in KC?’. Comparing the best burger joints and barbeque in Kansas City never gets old because we really do have the best BBQ around... but have you ever wondered what else Winsteads and Corner Cafe has to offer?

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20 years of Homecoming at South Tips for Last Minute Homecoming BALI Prep by: CORTES

Homecoming Parade 9/9 1 p.m.

Spirit Days All Week

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Homecoming Assembly 9/15 1:50 p.m.

Homecoming Game vs. Raytown 9/15 7 p.m.

“Jersey Night” Homecoming Dance 9/16 8-11 p.m.

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WHERE TO EAT *100 students polled

Cheesecake Factory 45%

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Stone Canyon 20%

Bravo 25%

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Chipotle 10%

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Find something to wear.

A dress or a nice shirt and jeans. It doesn’t have to be fancy.

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