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Alaska Young, played by Kristine Froseth, in Hulus promotional poster for Looking for Alaska.

“Looking for Alaska” Speaks About Social Issues

Jakelynn Credle, Staff Writer November 6, 2019

Looking for Alaska” is a show produced by Hulu that was released on October 18, 2019. The eight-episode long season is filled with heartache, laughter, learning experiences, family values, and most importantly,...

Dear Poppy design created by Sydney Haulenbeek.

Dear Lacking Confidence

Poppy, Advice Columnist November 4, 2019

Dear Poppy, I’ve been struggling with poor self esteem and confidence. Everyone at home tells me how I actually AM pretty, and I DO have good grades, and people DO like me, but I can’t bring myself...

Kempsville Varsity Football Loses First Game After Spectacular Win

Kempsville Varsity Football Loses First Game After Spectacular Win

Alexis Grasso, Staff Writer November 4, 2019

On Friday, November 1, Kempsville’s varsity football team had their Homecoming game against the First Colonial Patriots. As Kempsville’s last game against Bayside was their first win in almost six...

Homecoming Spirit Week 2019

Homecoming Spirit Week 2019

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief November 1, 2019

Homecoming Spirit Week 2019 was from October 28 to November 1st, and had an overarching theme of "Once Upon Kempsville". On Monday the 28th the spirit day wear was "America Monday", Tuesday was "Social...

New Era and New Traditions: The Marching Band Marches Through the Halls

New Era and New Traditions: The Marching Band Marches Through the Halls

Janelle Camba, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

Students know what day it is when the marching band makes their rounds in the morning. The morning of the days that the varsity football team has a game the marching band drums up school spirit by playing...

AP Students Required to Pay for Exams by November

AP Students Required to Pay for Exams by November

Jack Shupe, Staff Writer October 30, 2019

Students who took AP classes at Kempsville High School last year were required by the College Board to register and pay all fees for their AP exams during the spring, before the exam period.   But...

The bulletin board put up by JoAnn Bennett-Worthy, TA, for Disability History and Awareness Month.

Kempsville Participates in Disability History and Awareness Month

Jakelynn Credle and Sydney Haulenbeek October 29, 2019

October is Disability History and Awareness Month in Virginia, a dedication that began in 2009 when the Virginia General Assembly responded to students with disabilities, declaring it a month to promote...

Class of 1970 and Class of 2020 Come Together for Aerial Picture

Class of 1970 and Class of 2020 Come Together for Aerial Picture

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer October 29, 2019

As the class of 2020 approaches graduation, the seniors of Kempsville have been preparing for the occasion. Among the many things the students must complete as the year progresses is the senior aerial...

Varsity Football Beats 63-Game Losing Streak

Varsity Football Beats 63-Game Losing Streak

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor October 28, 2019

“Beat the streak!”   That was the chant screamed by all Kempsville fans in the last eleven seconds of the varsity football game Friday night.    After a long and hard game...

chief perk

The Chief Perks Donates Profits to Help Kempsville Family

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief October 25, 2019

During the week of Oct. 21, Kempsville High School’s coffee shop, the Chief Perks, donated their proceeds to a Kempsville family who lost their home in a fire on Thursday, October 10. The house of the...

English teacher and Advisory Lead Mary Boubouheropoulos’ goal with Monday Morning Meetings is to “build relationships one Monday at a time.” Ms. Boubouheropoulos worked alongside Ms. Bailey and Ms. George to help bring the concept of Monday Morning Meetings from elementary schools to Kempsville.

Monday Morning Meetings Replace Tribe Time

Mylynn Hopper, Staff Writer October 22, 2019

As students and teachers go on with their day to day lives, it can be easy to lose track of what goes on around them. Monday Morning Meetings exist as a reminder of what goes on in Kempsville High School,...

Dylan Cominskie, freshman, displaying moulage applied by Ms. Elizabeth Jones  during her meeting to teach TSA students on moulage application.

TSA Students Learn How to Do Moulage

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief October 17, 2019

On October 15, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, a technical drawing teacher, led her Technology Student Association (TSA) students in a teaching session on moulage. Moulage, which is a french word for “mock injuries,”...

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