Cassie Nolte, Staff Reporter

December 5, 2024 • No Comments

A vast, open cornfield sitting on the outskirts of Des Moines wasn’t home to much. It was bare for miles with no signs of life in sight. What it did house was Jack Krantz’s dream: To open a family-friendly amusement park to...

Alivia Groen, Staff Reporter

December 5, 2024 • No Comments

Fabian Ruiz-Angeles grew up in Mexico, where he lived for the first 19 years of his life. In 2007, he decided it was the right time to move to the United States, and became a United States Citizen. “The United States welcomed...

Cassie Nolte, Staff Reporter

October 31, 2024 • No Comments

2024 was a hard-hitting year with the amount of inspiring actors, musicians, and athletes the world lost.  Actress Maggie Smith tragically passed away on September 27th, 2024 in her home country of the United Kingdom. During...

Gavin Heckler, Design Editor

October 31, 2024 • No Comments

Erin Sears of Willowbrook has had an eventful life, and is still pursuing greatness. She grew up in Des Moines and attended Perkins Elementary, Callahan Middle, and Theodore Roosevelt High School. She attended college in Iowa...

Sophia Juhler, Editor-in-Chief

October 3, 2024 • No Comments

Ana-Cara Van Dyck has lived and taught all over the world, but one thing has remained constant: her love and passion for teaching. Van Dyck’s international travels started at a very young age. She was born in Oregon, but...