Best Stories of 2019-2020
Sydney Haulenbeek, Paxton Coley, and Janelle Camba
June 5, 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 takes a significant amount of time to research, produce, and edit every piece that goes up each day, an...
Senior Meeting Details Graduation(s) for the Class of 2020
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
May 29, 2020
On Thursday, May 28, Principal Melissa George hosted another senior meeting detailing the events of graduation during the closures of COVID-19. Previously, on May 7, plans had not yet been made; however, now there are set dates for both a virtual graduation and for in-person graduations. Seniors’...
The Treaty’s Editor-in-Chief Recognized as Student Journalist of the Year
Janelle Camba, Editorial Assistant
May 27, 2020
Recently, the Virginia High School League, or VHSL, recognized Senior Sydney Haulenbeek as the Student Journalist of the Year. With this honor came the Colonel Charles E. Savedge Student Journalist Scholarship for $500 to the applicant’s college or university of choice. The scholarship is awarded to...
Class of 2020 Set to Have Individual Graduations
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
May 22, 2020
VBCPS has made a decision concerning the graduation status of the Class of 2020. “VBSchools has settled on a monthlong [sic] series of events and displays planned throughout the city that congratulate the efforts of more than 4800 young people,” they said on Tuesday, May 19, in an email...
Seniors Can Keep Student Data Through Google Takeout
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
May 15, 2020
Seniors have the chance to transfer data from their school accounts to their personal accounts as they leave the school district. In order to do this, sign into www.google.com/takeout on the Google account that has the files to download, or your student account. Students who are already l...
Students Given the Option to Sign into Personal Accounts
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
May 14, 2020
VBCPS has recently made it possible for high school students to access their personal Gmail accounts on their school-distributed computers, presumably for the purposes of AP testing. In order to do this, the student must be signed out of their Chromebook, like they would be when accessing...
EBA Businesses Work Through COVID-19
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
May 11, 2020
Thriftkins, a first year business in IncubatorEDU, is one of the many EBA businesses that has been impacted by the school closure, and COVID-19. It's just a case of adapting and improvising,” said COO Brett Evans. “Overall production has slowed down, but work is still being done. T...
Everyday Objects as Fashion: Safety Pins and Paperclips
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
March 23, 2020
Fashion is subjective, and entirely up to the person wearing it. Some Kempsville students have come up with more creative options in choosing their jewelry and dress, dipping into incorporating everyday objects into their fashion. Senior Abigail Knightes describes her fashion sense as “altern...
What You Need to Know About Voting on Super Tuesday
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
March 2, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, is Super Tuesday, and Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary voting day. Students who will be 18 in time for the general election in November and who registered to vote in the primaries before the February 10 deadline will be able to go to the polling location assigned to them and v...
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 20, news stations across Hampton Roads predicted varying forecasts of five to eight inches of s...
Virginia Opera Performs “Oh Freedom” at KHS
Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief
February 20, 2020
On Tuesday, February 18 the Virginia Opera performed “Oh Freedom” for select 2A classes. The performance was one of the events organized by Ms. Kimberly Nurse for African American History Month. It was written specifically for the Virginia Opera for educational purposes, and it...
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 parents instilled in me the importance of education,” said Loyola, introducing himself, “My first...
