Living in Italy during the Coronavirus outbreak
Annalie Polen, News editor
April 13, 2020
As many know, coronavirus has been a problem for people all around the world. According to Worldometer, the United States just passed Italy in number of casualties. As each day passes in quarantine, people may wonder what these past few months have looked like for other countries. Ludo Mariani attended ...
Update on the Democratic Primaries
Elias Henderson, Reporter
March 11, 2020
The race has thinned for the 2020 democratic candidate. In our last issue, we outlined that both Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg were front-runners. However, after poor showings by both on Super Tuesday both have dropped out. This leaves us with Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Tulsi Gabbard as the...
#r-word
Haley Carter, Nic Camburako, photographer
March 9, 2020
Hey Raiders, watch out for the rocks around the school from PLS. Make sure when you see one take a picture and use the hashtag #r-word to be put in the contest. This contest is to raise awareness about the r-word and to spread the word to end the word....
Newspaper Members Going to State
Alma Harrison, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2020
The Kansas Scholastic Press Association holds its annual regional contest in which schools all across the state compete in varying categories related to journalism. The top three winners, as well as three honorable mentions, earn a spot at the state competition. Several members of The Patriot competed...
Never Been Kissed
Ansley Chambers, Opinion Editor & Copy Editor
February 10, 2020
“I didn’t really process it until afterward. Very quick. Just a quick little peck. I think [it was] the same as everyone else’s first kiss. Mine was just a little later,” a senior girl said. It was Homecoming senior year when she had her very first kiss. “It’s definitely embarrassi...