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...

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,...

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...

“Drivers License” Review

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...