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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...

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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...

N’Kosi-Sanai Poole (left), Principal Melissa George (center), and Jada Jones (right) talk about school spirit and Monday Morning Meetings in the EBA space on October 3 during lunch.

Pizza with the Principal

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief October 9, 2019

On Thursday, October 3, Principal Melissa George tried a new strategy for getting student opinion: she invited students to have pizza with her and talk about Kempsville.    In the past, George...

Melanie Martinez as her character Crybaby in the center, surrounded by background dancers during the choreography for “The Principal.

Social Issues and Strawberry Shortcake: Melanie Martinez’s “K-12”

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief September 26, 2019

Melanie Martinez released her second album “K-12” on September 6, several years after her debut album, “Cry Baby”, which came out in August of 2015. During this break, she remained relatively silent...

Michael Coles, who was a co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, speaks in the EBA seminar space during the first block on Wednesday, September 18. He spoke to a crowd of mostly EBA students, as well as DE Public Speaking and Leadership Skills classes.

Michael Coles: Clothing, Cookies, Coffee, Cash, and Coaching

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief September 20, 2019

Michael Coles, a co-founder of the Great American Cookie Company and former CEO of Caribou Coffee, came to visit Kempsville High School during the first block on Wednesday, September 18, to speak to Entrepreneurship...

Google Slide that Caitlin Stravino, assistant principal, presented to students concerning vaping and e-cigarettes on September 5th, 2019.

VBCPS Updates its Vaping and Juuling Policies

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief September 12, 2019

On September 5 and 10 Kempsville High School administration presented the student success assemblies for the 2019-2020 school year during students’ English classes. One of the things that they addressed...

Rebecca Cardoso, freshman, in the library on Wednesday, June 5th, after a GSA meeting.

What Pride Month Means to LGBTQ+ Students

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief June 10, 2019

June is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in America, and a time during which LGBT Pride events commence in recognition of the LGBTQ+ fight for rights in the Stonewall...

Kempsville Wears Blue to Honor Shooting Victims

Kempsville Wears Blue to Honor Shooting Victims

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief June 5, 2019

Students and teachers in schools across Virginia wore blue on Monday, June 3rd, in solidarity and to honor those who were murdered in the Virginia Beach shooting at the municipal center on Friday, where...

WKHS Opens Auditions for 2019-2020 Anchors

WKHS Opens Auditions for 2019-2020 Anchors

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief May 22, 2019

On May 8 and 17 WKHS, KHS’ live announcement system, held auditions for the 2019 - 2020 school year. They were looking for student applicants to be anchors on the morning announcements, as well as a...

Cosplayers at screenings of Avengers: Endgame at Cinemark 18 on April 25, 2019. The cosplayers, representing the original Avengers cast, are apart of East Coast Alliance of Cosplayers, a non-profit organization, and were taking pictures with fans.

‘Avengers: Endgame’ is a Finale for Fans

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief May 1, 2019

Note: Contains spoilers and the discussion of plot of Avengers: Endgame.   If Avengers: Infinity War began abruptly, its successor, Avengers: Endgame, proved to be quite the opposite. Opening...

Students Participate in Armed Forces PT

Students Participate in Armed Forces PT

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 26, 2019

Students leaned with their backpacks against the chainlink fence wrapping around Kempsville’s soccer, football, and practice field on Tuesday, April 23. There were nine in total, and while they were...

A member of the Big Chiefs dance team takes a dance break to cheer on teammates during a 2019 pep rally.

Spirit Week and Pep Rally Spring 2019

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 9, 2019

Kempsville's spring spirit week was held in April, the first through the fifth. Spirit days were "I Woke Up Like This" on Monday, Jersey Day on Tuesday, Destination Day on Wednesday, "Country vs Country...

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