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Black Student Union (BSU) interest meeting on Wednesday, May 15th, in room 109.

Kempsville Introduces VBCPS’ First Black Student Union

S. Riley Kight, Social Media Manager May 16, 2019

During lunch on May 15, Carrington Smith, a freshman in the EBA, stood up in front of a group of upwards of 30 Kempsville students gathered in room 109 in an interest meeting to discuss VBCPS’ first...

Community Engagement Awards

Community Engagement Awards

Tara Jones, Journalism Adviser April 26, 2019

Photos from the Community Engagement Awards on April 25, 2019, which honored volunteers of the year and model partners in education.

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...

SOL Requirements Change for Freshmen and Future Students

SOL Requirements Change for Freshmen and Future Students

Jaylin Revies, Staff Writer and Photographer April 25, 2019

Every year, during May, students are required to take the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test for any credit-bearing year-long class. There has been a recent change to these policies for high school...

TImmy Doss after finding out the results of his campaign for senior class president.

Class Election Results for 2019-2020

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 11, 2019

SCA President: Chase Brophy Vice President: Jada Jones Secretary: Mary Casper Treasurer: Marcia West   Sophomore Class President: Evan Nied Vice President: Secretary: Athena...

Timmy Dosss campaign slogan is “My eyesight might not be 20/20 but my vision for Class of 2020 is crystal clear.

Op-Ed: Why You Should Vote for Timmy

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 9, 2019

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the views of the writer and not of The Treaty as a whole, or of Kempsville High School and all of its students and staff.   It was a four-minute long interview,...

Photo via Amber Coponiti at @MissCoponiti on Twitter.

Psychology Students Make Cards for the Elderly

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 5, 2019

Last week, on Thursday, March 28,  Amber Coponiti, a psychology and world history teacher, delivered student-made cards to a retirement home. This is the second year in a row that she has urged her students...

Here you can see my best friends from Germany!

My Experience as a Foreign Exchange Student

Antonia Emmerich, Staff Writer April 3, 2019

–    Kempsville High School has five foreign exchange students during the 2018-2019 school year. This piece is written by Antonia Emmerich, a foreign exchange student, as a description of her time...

Actors from Jos drama are front and center, with Clarissa, played by Noelle Smallman at center stage. Jo, played by junior Paxton Coley, stands behind him and Ms. Kirk, played by sophomore Sarah Liz Bailey sits beside her. James George, playing Professor Bhaer, looks onward. Clarissa fights out against against monsters in a depiction of a scene in one of Jos stories.

Drama Concludes the Season with ‘Little Women’

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief April 1, 2019

On Friday, March 29, 2019,  KHS drama department presented their last performance of the 2018-2019 school year with the musical ‘Little Women.’ Unlike their past performances this year, which all...

Morgan Harwood, junior, at her table during the Meet the Candidates event on Friday, March 22, 2019. Harwood is running for senior class president.

Meet Your Candidates for the Senior Class President

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief March 27, 2019

Class council and SCA elections are right around the corner at the beginning of April. On Friday, March 22, 2019, a Meet the Candidates event was hosted for students to mingle with and speak to 2019-2020...

Shelby “Dolphin” Alphin, a Kempsville High School senior.

The Struggles of a “Successful” Student

Nina Doughtie, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

Many high school students are in clubs or play sports that take up their time. Some also have jobs that they go to after they are done with club meetings or practices. As students are so busy with work,...

Language Classes Celebrate National Foreign Language Week

Language Classes Celebrate National Foreign Language Week

Sydney Haulenbeek, Editor in Chief March 5, 2019

National Foreign Language Week began in Kempsville on Monday, March 4, 2019, and will carry on through Friday. This week, which is generally the first week of March, is celebrated by foreign language teachers...

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