Kaneland Krier

Media and Print
Kickin’ it With the Krier | Connected Episode 1: Inflation
January 14, 2025
By: Jasper Paulson and Casper Suehs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svuA51g-0Cg
Videos
Baking with Olivia²: Episode 11
January 9, 2025
By: Olivia Cotter and Olivia Krasuski
https://youtu.be/QpfMYR58OpE
Sports
Kaneland repeats as Plano Christmas Classic champion with win over Yorkville Christian
January 3, 2025
By: Sarah Slattery, Design and Photography Executive
The Kaneland Knights defeated the Yorkville Christian Mustangs 91-85 on Saturday, Dec. 28, at Plano High School in the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic, earning the Knights...
News
Board Meeting 12.16.2024
December 17, 2024
By: Audrey Walker, Editor-in-Chief of Print and Ad and Business Executive
The Dec. 16, 2024, board meeting involved a decision regarding which referendum plan would be on the ballot for the Kaneland community, a review of the district’s technology...
News
Board Meeting 12.9.2024
December 10, 2024
By: Jasper Paulson, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive, and Co-Copyeditor Executive
Taxes, the Kaneland IgKnight Personalized Learning Academy (KIPLA) and the upcoming referendum were major topics of the Dec. 9, 2024, Kaneland District 302 Board of Education...
Opinion
Teaching’s Tough Start: The Financial Reality for Teachers
December 10, 2024
By: Ally Reilley, Reporter
Growing up, I witnessed my mom work tirelessly as an amazing teacher for many students. She first started out as a young, eager teacher in 1997. Now, my mom has been working...
News
Sugar Grove hosts annual Holiday in The Grove
December 9, 2024
By: Ellie Olp, Reporter
On Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, the city of Sugar Grove held its annual Holiday in The Grove charity event, which featured a holiday celebration with activities and...

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News

Israel-Hamas conflict continues

By: Emma Weintraub, Lifestyle Editor and Podcaster • 10 hours ago

On Oct. 7, 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas staged an attack on Israel that resulted in over 1,200 deaths and 134 hostages taken. While the attack was a key turning point, this...

Sports

Columnists' Corner

The importance of transgender young adult romance books

By: Jasper Paulson, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive, and Copy Editor • January 9, 2025

Love is complicated, and when your body doesn’t match what you feel inside, it gets even harder. As a transgender person, I struggled ever believing that I could be in a romantic relationship. I always felt that my internal issues with my gender would cast a shadow over other aspects of my person or that my gender would interfere with whatever feelings a possible partner would have. So I’ve lived vicariously through books. Diverse identities and cultures in media are becoming increasingly popular. It has helped people understand others and themselves. “Real portrayals, not just stereotypes, are crucial to help marginalized people and break down biases,” according to the advocacy group Diversity For All. We’ve seen this diversity grow in movies, so why not books? When I’m searching for transgender young adult (YA) books, I feel like I’ve read them all. Every Google search leads to lists of “the best transgender and...