Kirsten Milczski, Editor-in-Chief

February 27, 2025 • No Comments

Since January 28, 2025, President Donald J. Trump has signed and published 55 executive orders in his quest to “make America Great Again”. Unlike traditional laws, which must be passed by congress, Executive Orders are declarations...

Aaleah Ruepke, Staff Reporter

February 27, 2025 • No Comments

Unity Alliance (formally known as SEID) is a club that celebrates different cultures in the Southeast Polk school district and the community.  Unity Alliance meets every Wednesday morning at nine. Every meeting varies from...

Alivia Groen, Staff Reporter

February 27, 2025 • No Comments

Spanish teacher Josef Sallen was born and raised in Lee Country, the Southernmost part of Iowa, where he could see the Mississippi river from his front porch. In High school, Sallen knew he wanted to be a teacher from the get...

Gavin Heckler, Design Editor

January 30, 2025 • No Comments

It was two hours before AJR’s The Maybe Man show on April 16th, 2024, when Des Moines singer-songwriter Andrew Hoyt received a call from AJR’s tour management proposing the possibility of Hoyt opening for AJR. While some would...

Aaleah Ruepke, Staff Reporter

January 30, 2025 • No Comments

Teachers are very important in the Southeast Polk school district. If students didn’t have them, school wouldn’t be the same. Teachers work hard to ensure the learning is important to the students of Southeast Polk. History...