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 Ms. Taylor Guckert with her classroom in a cart.  She doesnt have an assigned classroom because she is a floater teacher, but that doesnt keep her from carrying books around.

Ms. Guckert, an Enthusiastic English Teacher

Nina Fountain, Staff Writer December 5, 2019

Ms. Taylor Guckert, an enthusiastic book-loving, 9th-grade English teacher has her own theories on English and how it makes students more successful in learning.    “English asks students...

Poster hanging outside Ms. Boubouheropoulos’ door with all of the Schoology group information. Students who are interested in joining the club, or members who want more information about competitions can find that through joining the group on Schoology.

Forensic Speech Team Begins at Kempsville

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor December 4, 2019

Kempsville High School has many athletic teams, but Ms. Mary “BouBou” Boubouheropoulos has started a performance-based speech competition team: forensics. Rather than the investigative science you...

Toni Grau Garcia de Araoz, who is from Spain, is spending a school year at Kempsville High School.

Toni Grau Garcia de Araoz: Showing Us that We’re All Connected, No Matter Where We Come From

Jack Shupe, Staff Writer December 3, 2019

–    Kempsville High School hosted six foreign exchange students during the 2019-2020 school year. This is apart of an on-going feature series on these students and their experiences.   Swimming,...

Marina and her host mother in Washington D.C.

Different Country, New People: Marina’s New Way to Learn About Life

Janelle Camba, Editorial Assistant December 2, 2019

–    Kempsville High School is hosting six foreign exchange students during the 2019-2020 school year. This is a part of an on-going feature series on these students and their experiences.   Today,...

Karmina Buensuceso, senior, painting a spaceman on a rocket in the boys bathroom by the auditorium.

Bathroom Beautification: a Passion Project that is Spreading Personal Growth

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief November 27, 2019

It’s half past 10 in the morning on Saturday, November 23, 2019, and the girls bathroom in the crux of the 800 and 100 hallways is packed with girls. Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” blasts out of a speaker...

Pastor Kim Hodges, who spoke at  the Gay-Straight Alliance on Wednesday, November 20.

Pastor Speaks to the GSA about Being an Open and Affirming Congregation

Cate Benedict, Staff Writer November 26, 2019

On Wednesday, November 20, the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) welcomed Pastor Kim Hodges from the Lynnhaven Colony Congregational United Church of Christ to speak during their after school meeting. She spoke...

“Talk yourself down at a level where you can express yourself to other people,” Evans advises as a way for people to calm themselves down during times of immense stress. Khia Evans, who is a school counselor, spent a lot of her undergraduate studying Psychology in college, which gave her insight into how certain factors can affect how people become healthy, productive members of society.

November Trill Talk Presents Advice on Stress for Students

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer November 26, 2019

During this month’s Trill Talk session, which was held November 18, Khia Evans, Kempsville’s college and career counselor, made a guest appearance to hold a conversation on the topic of coping with...

Decorations on the Christmas tree set up in the main foyer of Kempsville High School. The paper ornament to the left is a bulb - on it is a seniors gender, age, size, and gift suggestions.

Ms. Baker Spends Saturday Setting up “Be a Santa to a Senior”

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief November 25, 2019

Christmas music quietly echoes, and the twinkle of a spinning Christmas tree just barely shines past the lobby into the dark 100 hallway. It’s barely afternoon on Saturday, November 23, - although you...

“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a Memorable Performance

“The Importance of Being Earnest” is a Memorable Performance

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief November 21, 2019

“The Importance of Being Earnest” was a change for the KHS Drama Club; rather than the modern act of “subText” performed last year, or the well known “Little Women,” “The Importance of Being...

Taekwondo Club Begins in Kempsville

Taekwondo Club Begins in Kempsville

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer November 18, 2019

The Taekwondo Club, which had its first meeting on November 12, teaches its members about the art and how to properly execute it. The club gets people physically involved by teaching them different moves...

Preston Lewis, Chess Club member, with his trophy from his win at the tournament at MacArthur Mall last year.

Kempsville’s Chess Club Attends Tournaments

Sydney Haulenbeek and Aman Hagwood November 13, 2019

The room is filled with at least 20 kids that ten minutes ago had been huddling in the upstairs 700 hallway making jokes, dropping Doritos, and passing around a YouTube video. Now, they’re mostly quiet...

Katherine Louise Guevara in front of the senior sign that she designed.

Seniors Work on Senior Sign

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer November 12, 2019

As part of Kempsville tradition, one of the ways that the students leave their mark on Kempsville is through the creation of a senior class sign that hangs on the outside of the building.    The...

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