Girls Varsity Basketball Picks Up Their Winning Streak Again
Aaron Thomas, Sports Writer
February 5, 2019
Kempsville’s girls varsity basketball team has had two bounce-back games after their loss against Princess Anne on January 25, 2019. They beat both Green Run, with an ending score of 81-44, and Salem 59-41. Their next game, which is away, will be on February 5, against Princess Anne. “...
Behind the Scenes at KHS
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
February 5, 2019
Kempsville’s new club, Behind the Scenes, originated right before winter break and meets during the first half of One Lunch on Tuesdays in room 700. Their goal is to help students show appreciation to faculty members. “I want them to understand,” Kourtney Ebeling, sophomore and president ...
The Game They Were Depending on: KHS vs PA
Aaron Thomas, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2019
On January 25, 2019, Kempsville girls varsity basketball team played in the most anticipated and hyped up game of the season. They were up against the Princess Anne Cavaliers, ranked second regionally, who challenged Kempsville’s first-place ranking. This competition began at the start of the se...
SCA Souper Bowl 2019
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2019
The SCA began collecting donations of canned goods for KHS’ second annual “Soup-er Bowl” on January 28, 2019. This collection is planned to continue through February 1 and puts the two 2019 Super Bowl teams, the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, against each other in can coll...
Basketball Players Attend Retreat to Build Leadership
Aaron Thomas, Sports Writer
January 25, 2019
The African American Retreat was on January 16, 2019. Five varsity basketball team members, handpicked by their coach for demonstrating leadership skills, were invited to attend: Melo Richardson, junior, Stephen Thomas, senior, Mike Madison, senior, Eli White, freshman, and Dominic Stanford, sophomore...
“Two Small Fries to Go” Kempsville One Acts 2019
Paxton Coley, Staff Writer
January 24, 2019
Two Small Fries to Go is a dramatic one act that focuses on teens in the ‘80s who pose the question, “What is love?” The show has a cast of eight and focuses on four very different stories. JJ is on a beach vacation, trying to teach his friend, Willy, how to get girls. Sherry is do...
Free and Reduced Lunches Offered During Government Shutdown
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
January 17, 2019
Following the partial government shutdown, which began on December 22, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made temporary free and reduced lunch available for students impacted by the shutdown. Families impacted can submit an online application here, or ask for a paper app...
Homophobic Graffiti Found in the Courtyard
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
January 11, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019, was when Alecia Felton, sophomore, first noticed the slur on a table decorated by the KHS Gay-Straight Alliance, or GSA. Kempsville’s GSA has two tables in the courtyard, which they decorated during a meeting last year. The table alongside the 800 hallway is...
Kempsville Gets a New Football Coach
Paxton Coley, Staff Writer
January 11, 2019
On Tuesday, January 8, Kempsville welcomed a new head football coach, Mr. Daryl Cherry. Cherry started playing football at Green Run High School and then went on to be the first on his team to receive a full scholarship and play for Liberty University. Over the last 17 years, he has been an assistant...
KHS’ GSA Seeks to Educate Faculty and Teachers
Paxton Coley, Staff Writer
January 9, 2019
On Monday, January 7, 2018, the Gay-Straight Alliance brought a presentation before the school faculty to educate and inform the teachers on how to handle issues related to LGBTQ+ students and also stop and prevent bullying in the classroom. Co-President James Hanan, junior, began by d...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Heater
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
January 3, 2019
When students entered the school on Tuesday, January 2, 2019, at the end of their winter break, they were redirected to the auditorium. Fire engines remained outside, two on the front of the building and two on the side, and once students were dismissed, three firefighters tracked past them in the hallwa...
Wrestling Star Irvin Legend Returns to Kempsville
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
December 19, 2018
On Tuesday, December 18, the Vanguard Championship Wrestling (VCW) star Irvin Legend, Kempsville alumni, returned to Kempsville to speak to current students with a message of encouragement. Legend attended Kempsville High School, where he played football. When he was 17 he discovered So...