March 10th School Board Study Session/Meeting and Student Forum Recap
by Ellie Larsen, Section Editor
March 12, 2021
The return to in-person learning, phase 5 reentry, and the second season of sports were all topics tackled at Central Kitsap School District’s school board study session and regular meeting on Wednesday, March. 10. The original plan for bringing back students was to bring back one grade from each the middle and high schools...
The Uneven Recovery of American Small Businesses
by Derrek Butterfield, Contributor
February 2, 2021
Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, employing nearly half of the private sector workforce. Unfortunately, lockdown and work-from-home measures brought about by COVID-19 have disproportionately affected small businesses. As many as half of these small businesses won’t survive the shutdown caused by the pandemic. Since...
How Two Bakeries are Preparing for the Holiday Season
by Jennifer Erichsen and Olivia Miller
January 19, 2021
For the holidays many people visit bakeries to buy sweet treats. Sluys and Monica’s are two local bakeries that many locals visit...
Michael Fultz’s Travelling and Career Experiences
February 5, 2021
Michael Fultz, known as simply “Fultz” to his students, is a beloved retired Central Kitsap Junior High-turned-Middle School teacher and avid traveller. Using EF Tours - a company that provides educational travelling opportunities - he has travelled with the CK community and several of his former students and their families for over a decade.
From Aspiring Lawyer to Master Of Education
by Leanna Fitzgerald, Contributor
February 2, 2021
When you’re a highschooler on the cusp of adulthood, you believe that you have all of your future layed out. More often than not,...
How Mrs. Fisher Went From a Stanford-Graduate Lawyer to an Award-Winning Teacher
by Olivia Miller, Section Editor
February 2, 2021
Sarah Fisher, or more commonly known as Mrs. Fisher, is a Social Studies teacher at Central Kitsap High School. However, she said...
Central Kitsap Highschool’s New Club
by Ary Eagan, Contributor
December 7, 2020
Adrie Starkenburg is a sophomore at Central Kitsap High School with the aspiration to begin a new club that would offer peer support...
College Applications in the Pandemic Age
by Jessica Gordon, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2020
As seniors prepare to say goodbye to Central Kitsap High School and enter the next phase of their lives, many have considered taking...
by Rosalie Johnson, Section Editor
February 25, 2021
The depression that teens and young adults are enduring from their concerns about their future, the isolation of the pandemic, and the stress of school is real; to this point, the pure pain and emotion of this song resonates all too well with kids around the globe. Though it was intentionally written for the purpose of surviving heartbreak, it has successfully initiated a movement within teens and pop culture that allows for a liberating release of the pain that has been built up over the course of the pandemic and the tension of America’s political climate.
Oklahoma Bill Threatens Transgender Rights
by Delaney McCorkle, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2021
In January, Oklahoma State Senator Warren Hamilton introduced the OK Senate Bill 676 aiming to criminalize medical care related to...
What Will In-Person School Look Like After COVID-19 Is Gone?
by Chance Myler, Contributor
January 26, 2021
The thought of what in-person school will look like is very interesting to think about. Everyone has their speculations on what it is going to be like, or their desires of what they would like it to be like. I myself would love for it to be back to normal, to see friends and talk and do all the things that teenagers do. I'm not...
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