Keeping Up with the Quarantined
Kat Paleogos, Staff Writer
October 16, 2020
With the district’s decision for students to return to school in the midst of the pandemic, a rise in COVID-19 cases are inevitable. Along with this, surrounding students, teachers, and family members have been required to quarantine. This is something to be expected when hundreds of people spend t...
Leo Club Makes Blankets to Support Kids in Need
October 16, 2020
This past Saturday, members of Leo Club, a group dedicated to volunteering, gathered to make blankets for the Linus Project, a non-profit organization that gives handmade blankets to kids in need. Leo Club settled on this first activity because the club had donated blankets to the Linus Project be...
Bahl dominates in game against nationally ranked team
Caitlyn Ryan, Sports Editor
September 28, 2020
Excitement filled the air Saturday afternoon at La Vista City Park as two nationally ranked softball teams competed in what became a battle of the pitchers. Monarch senior Jordyn Bahl dominated this pitching duel against junior Cierra Harrison from Lee’s Summit North (Missouri) by throwing a no-hitter...
Season Endings
September 21, 2020
The last season of a high school sport is one that leaves a lasting impression. After enduring challenges and building a strong team, this impression is not only remembered by teammates and coaches, but by one’s self. With a senior varsity football season cut short, Brady Dumont is staying as p...
Hoco Happenings
Katelyn Squiers, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2020
The 2020-2021 school year has been like no other before. You don’t know what the smile of your classmate looks like, you can’t grab your own condiments at lunch, and every major school event has been taken out of the schedule. The homecoming dance is no exception to this new “normal,” a...
Surfacing Petitions
September 21, 2020
After months of quarantine, school is in session. This year, with cautionary procedures against COVID-19. The voluntary decisions of students and staff vary among their own personal stances and situations. Personal stances and situations in these times have an impact on the proper use of masks, c...
Students Take Part in Supporting the USPS
Alex Gryczanowski, Staff Writer
September 13, 2020
There is a lot of anticipation that comes with getting a letter or package in the mail. It could be something you ordered online, like clothing or a book. No matter what it comes in the mail, postal services are a vital part of our society. The United States Postal Service has been losing money for years...
DECA pushes forward through uncertain times
Nicole Perez, Staff Writer
September 13, 2020
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world was put on pause. From schools to sports to spending time with friends and family, our way of life changed drastically. Now, six months later, students are back in school where many changes are being made to adjust to the “new normal.” DE...
The Future of Student Council
Hannah Bishop, Editor
September 13, 2020
With the reign of COVID-19 having no end in sight, extracurriculars at PLHS are doing their best to find a new “normal”. Student Council is just one of the organizations trying to conduct meetings in a safe, practical way. The faculty members in charge of the Student Council are still i...
Mask Mania!
Tatum Kerr, Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
People have seen them everywhere. Everyone probably has three or four, and if people don’t have at least one, everybody is silently judging them(and they totally deserve it.) What are these things? Masks of course! As the school district starts to come back into session, many precautions are being ...
Teacher Preperation
Ellie Beiser, Editor
September 8, 2020
Months turn into weeks that turn into days, marking the countdown to the first day of school. This school year however the countdown was not only longer, but increasingly questionable. As the news of school beginning during Covid-19 grew more concrete, teachers continued to work to maintain as “norma...
To Play or not to Play?
Samantha Riggs, Feature Editor
September 8, 2020
As an athlete, the start to a new season is one of the most thrilling parts of a new school year. Working out every day of the summer, getting up early, practicing, and lifting weights is part of a routine to prepare them for the new competition for the upcoming season. After working so hard and putti...
