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SCA Soup-er Bowl collection boxes on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

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...

Basketball Players Attend Retreat to Build Leadership

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,...

“Two Small Fries to Go” Kempsville One Acts 2019

“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....

Free and Reduced Lunches Offered During Government Shutdown

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...

Bird Box: A Popular Flop

‘Bird Box’: A Popular Flop

Athena Zengewald, Staff Writer January 15, 2019

  The thirst for quality, suspenseful movies was rumored to be quenched by the new Netflix Original, Bird Box. The day it was released, December 13th, 2018, contained plentiful bouts of hype...

Homophobic Graffiti Found in the Courtyard

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,...

Coach Cherry with his wife, Ebony Cherry.

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...

James Hanan, co-president of Kempsville High Schools GSA, as he presents in front of faculty and teachers on January 7th, 2019.

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...

Photo credits to John Stevens, who retains full photo rights. Contact him at jss6395@johnscottstevens.com

KHS’ Girls Varsity Basketball Team Scores Wins in Major Tournament

Aaron Thomas, Sports Writer January 9, 2019

Over winter break, Kempsville's girls varsity team traveled to Maryland and played at the Governor's Challenge Tournament, the largest holiday basketball tournament in the country. During this tournament...

Bandersnatch - Youre Not in Control

Bandersnatch – You’re Not in Control

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief January 7, 2019

I started playing Bandersnatch, Netflix’s new interactive Black Mirror film, with a digital map readily pulled from Twitter, ready to fix Stefan’s life as he embarked on his video game creation. I...

Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Heater

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...

Sophomore Ranesse Rosario  plans to head to New York and visit family for break

Slideshow: Happy Holidays!

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief December 21, 2018

Kempsville students and staff say how they plan to enjoy their winter break when it begins on Friday, December 21st, 2018.

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