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Best Stories of 2019-2020

Best Stories of 2019-2020

As this is our final post of the school year this story varies from our normal, as it is a commemoration of our journalists on the work they have done as well as is a showcase of their best pieces. It...

K.I.T.E gives bracelets to health care workers.

A Look into the Entrepreneurship Strand of the EBA

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor June 5, 2020

Of the many aspects of the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy, the Entrepreneurship strand is one of the most complex. From Incubator to Accelerator to Advanced E and I, this route requires a lot of...

How KHS is Engaging Students in Quarantine

How KHS is Engaging Students in Quarantine

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor May 20, 2020

In the midst of quarantine and school closure, Kempsville High School’s staff has had to get creative in order to be as engaging as possible to students. From participating in Zoom calls, to posting...

My character and my residents celebrating the opening of our shop, “Nook’s Cranny.”

“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is the Game We All Need

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor May 6, 2020

On March 19, 2020, at about eleven o’clock, I pre-ordered “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” which was set to be released at midnight on the 20th. Little did I know I would be almost addicted to it...

How School Shutdown Affects Bus Drivers

How School Shutdown Affects Bus Drivers

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor April 30, 2020

Bus drivers are essential to daily school life. Without them, many students would never be at school on time, if at all. During this unprecedented shut down of schools, bus drivers are being affected just...

AP Exams Open Book/Note and Will Be Taken at Home

AP Exams Open Book/Note and Will Be Taken at Home

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor April 6, 2020

Due to the closing of schools and the need to protect the safety of protectors and students CollegeBoard has had to get creative with prep for AP exams and how students are going to take the AP exams they’ve...

Photo posted by Lynnhaven Elementary School, @LynnhavenES, on Twitter on March 24.

VBCPS Offers Food To All Students Amid Closure

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor March 25, 2020

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has left some students with bigger concerns than their schoolwork: where their next meal is going to come from.   To combat this, Virginia Beach City Public Schools...

Books to Read While School is Closed

Books to Read While School is Closed

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor March 19, 2020

VBCPS has moved to virtual learning days until at least March 27 in order to slow the spreading of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Social gatherings have also been limited in regards to public health and safety,...

American Musical and Dramatic Academy Accepts Kempsville Student

American Musical and Dramatic Academy Accepts Kempsville Student

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor March 10, 2020

People in the fine arts, whether it be acting, singing, or playing an instrument, often have to endure the word “no” when auditioning for roles and schools within their field. Whether it be that only...

Superintendent Spences quote of a Tallwood sophomores Tweet concerning the amount of replies on @vbschools Twitter announcement about the 2 hour delay on Friday, February 21.

Superintendent Spence Responds to Students Over Not Closing Schools

Paxton Coley and Sydney Haulenbeek February 24, 2020

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the views of the writers and not of The Treaty as a whole, its advertisers, or of Kempsville High School and all of its students and staff.   On Thursday, February...

Ben Loyola (R), speaking about his campaign to the Young Republicans and other students at Kempsville

Young Republicans Invite Congressional Candidate to Kempsville

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor February 13, 2020

On Tuesday, February 11, Congressional Candidate for the 2nd district of Virginia Ben Loyola came and spoke to students at Kempsville High School in association with the Young Republicans Club. “My...

Evan Nied handing out saplings to departing Kempsville students at the end of the day on December 13 as part of his Planting Shade mission

EBA Student Starts Nonprofit to Plant Trees in Kempsville Area and Beyond

Paxton Coley, Managing Editor January 15, 2020

In Kempsville’s Entrepreneurship and Business Academy students work to start and build their own businesses. Sophomore Evan Nied, however, has already started, and been running, a flourishing nonprofit...

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