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Meet No Meat Tuesday

Meet No Meat Tuesday

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer September 24, 2019

Correction: This post was previously an article on “No Meat Tuesday”, which was a temporary menu adjustment that included more vegetarian and vegan options served in Kempsville High School’s cafeteria....

Michael Coles, who was a co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, speaks in the EBA seminar space during the first block on Wednesday, September 18. He spoke to a crowd of mostly EBA students, as well as DE Public Speaking and Leadership Skills classes.

Michael Coles: Clothing, Cookies, Coffee, Cash, and Coaching

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief September 20, 2019

Michael Coles, a co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, came to visit Kempsville High School during the first block on Wednesday, September 18, to speak to Entrepreneurship...

Pamphlets Ms. Therese Whitehurst, a Chemistry teacher who started the Surfrider Foundation at Kempsville handed out on September 13 to educate students about the use of plastic and protecting the environment.

Surfrider Foundation Opens Club at Kempsville

Paxton Coley, Editor September 19, 2019

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the world’s oceans and beaches.   “I have been involved with Surfrider Foundation...

Google Slide that Caitlin Stravino, assistant principal, presented to students concerning vaping and e-cigarettes on September 5th, 2019.

VBCPS Updates its Vaping and Juuling Policies

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief September 12, 2019

On September 5 and 10 Kempsville High School administration presented the student success assemblies for the 2019-2020 school year during students’ English classes. One of the things that they addressed...

Rebecca Cardoso, freshman, in the library on Wednesday, June 5th, after a GSA meeting.

What Pride Month Means to LGBTQ+ Students

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief June 10, 2019

June is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in America, and a time during which LGBT Pride events commence in recognition of the LGBTQ+ fight for rights in the Stonewall...

Kempsville Wears Blue to Honor Shooting Victims

Kempsville Wears Blue to Honor Shooting Victims

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief June 5, 2019

Students and teachers in schools across Virginia wore blue on Monday, June 3rd, in solidarity and to honor those who were murdered in the Virginia Beach shooting at the municipal center on Friday, where...

Foreign exchange students at Kempsville High School 2018 through 2019. From left to right, they are: Maria Seppik, from Estonia, Federica Fiorucci, from Italy,  Vadim Tosun, from Germany, Sara Cachinero, from Spain, and Antonia Emmerich, also from Germany.

Say Goodbye to Kempsville’s 2018-2019 Foreign Exchange Students

Paxton Coley, Staff Writer June 5, 2019

–    Kempsville High School hosted five foreign exchange students during the 2018-2019 school year. This is the last part of a feature series on these students and their experiences.   Kempsville...

BundllT accepting their $10,000 start-up check.

EBA Students Gain Thousands in Start-Up Funds During Pitch Night

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief June 3, 2019

On May 29, 2019, Kempsville High School hosted their second annual INCubatoredu Pitch Night, for sophomore Entrepreneurship and Business Academy (EBA) teams to pitch their business ideas to a panel of...

Kempsville Summer Camps Available for Elementary and Middle School Students

Kempsville Summer Camps Available for Elementary and Middle School Students

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief May 30, 2019

Kempsville activities will be available to elementary and middle school students, as Kempsville is offering, for the first year ever, summer camps for rising students. There are eight camps available:...

WKHS Opens Auditions for 2019-2020 Anchors

WKHS Opens Auditions for 2019-2020 Anchors

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief May 22, 2019

On May 8 and 17 WKHS, KHS’ live announcement system, held auditions for the 2019 - 2020 school year. They were looking for student applicants to be anchors on the morning announcements, as well as a...

Liam Besserer, Mr. Kempsville 2019, with his parents after the pageant.

Mr. Kempsville 2019: Wrestling, “California Gurls,” and Pink Princess Morphsuits

S. Riley Kight, Social Media Manager May 21, 2019

Mr. Kempsville 2019 started off with a bang on Friday, May 17, with all seven competitors, Zach Bennett, Liam Besserer, Carson Blythe, Andre Costict, Evan Gibson, Phillip Neiman, and Simeon Spence, getting...

Black Student Union (BSU) interest meeting on Wednesday, May 15th, in room 109.

Kempsville Introduces VBCPS’ First Black Student Union

S. Riley Kight, Social Media Manager May 16, 2019

During lunch on May 15, Carrington Smith, a freshman in the EBA, stood up in front of a group of upwards of 30 Kempsville students gathered in room 109 in an interest meeting to discuss VBCPS’ first...

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