By Brianne Strobel, Editor All juniors will be taking the ACT on April 25.  The Krier surveyed 72 Kaneland students in classes mostly taken  by juniors to find out how they feel about the upcoming...

By Courtney Reiss, Gina Jarvis, Kaprice Sanchez, and Nick Philips, Editors Sophomore Michael Williams is one of the few at Kaneland who doesn’t have a Facebook account. He says people use social...

By Courtney Diddell and Alexia Orosco, Reporters  Spending the majority of her day outside and staying active on a daily basis, senior Jenn Howland enjoys the outdoors. “Summer’s my favorite season...

By Jacob Razo, McKinzie Mangers and Lanie Callaghan, Editors Skyler King knows how difficult the struggle with depression can be. The 2011 graduate was diagnosed with depression during his freshman...

By Julia Angelotti, Rachael Clinton and Kylie Siebert, Executive Editors The Contorno family has a long history of cancer in their family, so they take extra precautions when it comes to choosing products...

By Jaemee Cordero and Murphy Garcia, Reporters Sophomore JayVon Malik is called up next to perform.  He steps out on the stage, hundreds of eyes glued on him, but he blocks out the audience in front...

By Alexia Orosco, Reporter The top five things students should not post on Facebook, according to Kaneland faculty and students: 1. Alcohol consumption or illegal activity in photos “Students shouldn't...

By Lexi Roach, Delaney Stryczek and Gina Jarvis, Editors In Heather Spaetzel’s Spanish class, when a student says the word "retarded," her reaction is immediate. She makes students aware that what...

By Eddie Rodriguez, Reporter Senior Katee Werrline was surprised when her culinary team won one of three Golden Spatulas in the Iron Chef competition. “I was really surprised, it was totally unexpected...

By Emily Gulanczyk and Alex Vickery, Editors Senior Jake Ginther was driving home from filming the girls’ varsity basketball game in Elmhurst. The area was very busy because it was downtown, and almost...

By Lexi Roach, Editor Shoveling snow this winter? It can burn up to 230 calories. Snowball fights? That burns 160 calories. Snow angels? 107 calories. Building a snowman? That burns of 143 calories...

By Rachael Clinton, Executive Editor Senior Kyle Prost and freshman Regan Prost were inspired to make start their own cupcake business, Prost Pastries, which is run out of the Prost household. “Regan...

By Bryanna Stoiber, Reporter Sophomore Brin Wilk doesn’t consider herself a germophobe, however small gestures some people make during lunch can really set her off. “I don’t like the idea of...

By Alexis Roach, Editor and Kristin Staub, Reporter Finding the right gift for everyone on your list can be a challenge. Here are six affordable ideas for the moms, dads, friends and significant others...