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SOL Tutoring Available for Students

SOL Tutoring Available for Students

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief May 13, 2019

Classes have begun providing extra preparation for students planning on taking the SOL test for SOL classes, both during class, as in the case of VA/US History, and outside them, as teachers will be holding...

Students Participate in Armed Forces PT

Students Participate in Armed Forces PT

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 26, 2019

Students leaned with their backpacks against the chainlink fence wrapping around Kempsville’s soccer, football, and practice field on Tuesday, April 23. There were nine in total, and while they were...

SOL Requirements Change for Freshmen and Future Students

SOL Requirements Change for Freshmen and Future Students

Jaylin Revies, Staff Writer and Photographer April 25, 2019

Every year, during May, students are required to take the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test for any credit-bearing year-long class. There has been a recent change to these policies for high school...

TImmy Doss after finding out the results of his campaign for senior class president.

Class Election Results for 2019-2020

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 11, 2019

SCA President: Chase Brophy Vice President: Jada Jones Secretary: Mary Casper Treasurer: Marcia West   Sophomore Class President: Evan Nied Vice President: Secretary: Athena...

Timmy Dosss campaign slogan is “My eyesight might not be 20/20 but my vision for Class of 2020 is crystal clear.

Op-Ed: Why You Should Vote for Timmy

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 9, 2019

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the views of the writer and not of The Treaty as a whole, or of Kempsville High School and all of its students and staff.   It was a four-minute long interview,...

Photo via Amber Coponiti at @MissCoponiti on Twitter.

Psychology Students Make Cards for the Elderly

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 5, 2019

Last week, on Thursday, March 28,  Amber Coponiti, a psychology and world history teacher, delivered student-made cards to a retirement home. This is the second year in a row that she has urged her students...

Actors from Jos drama are front and center, with Clarissa, played by Noelle Smallman at center stage. Jo, played by junior Paxton Coley, stands behind him and Ms. Kirk, played by sophomore Sarah Liz Bailey sits beside her. James George, playing Professor Bhaer, looks onward. Clarissa fights out against against monsters in a depiction of a scene in one of Jos stories.

Drama Concludes the Season with ‘Little Women’

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 1, 2019

On Friday, March 29, 2019,  KHS drama department presented their last performance of the 2018-2019 school year with the musical ‘Little Women.’ Unlike their past performances this year, which all...

March Madness is underway! Photo and quote via Kempsville High School teacher Drew Midgette, at @DrewMidgette (Twitter).

Students Overcome Faculty in March Madness Game

Aaron Thomas, Staff Writer March 27, 2019

The game was set, the trash talking had been said, and it was time for March Madness to start on March 21, 2019, at Kempsville High School as students faced up against faculty. The students were headed...

Morgan Harwood, junior, at her table during the Meet the Candidates event on Friday, March 22, 2019. Harwood is running for senior class president.

Meet Your Candidates for the Senior Class President

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief March 27, 2019

Class council and SCA elections are right around the corner at the beginning of April. On Friday, March 22, 2019, a Meet the Candidates event was hosted for students to mingle with and speak to 2019-2020...

Shelby “Dolphin” Alphin, a Kempsville High School senior.

The Struggles of a “Successful” Student

Nina Doughtie, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

Many high school students are in clubs or play sports that take up their time. Some also have jobs that they go to after they are done with club meetings or practices. As students are so busy with work,...

High Schoolers Tutor Elementary Students

High Schoolers Tutor Elementary Students

Paxton Coley, Staff Writer March 21, 2019

Ms. Kara Kimball, an AP English 11, Honors English 11, and VTFT teacher, does many other things besides teaching. She also leads an organization focused on mentoring kids at Kempsville Elementary School....

March Manga Madness

March Manga Madness

Athena Zengewald, Staff Writer March 15, 2019

Pop culture from Asia strikes again at Kempsville High School with manga, or Japanese graphic novels. Manga is popular with teens across the country, and it’s uncommon for someone to not have at least...

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