Status of Graduation Ceremony Remains in Doubt
By: Sami Callaghan, Ad and Business Manager Executive
April 2, 2020
The world has come to a pause, and many events that people had planned for the future are in question right now. At this point, the Kaneland community is unaware when or even if we will go back to school to finish the 2019-2020 school year. This brings to question whether we will be able to have the...
How the Coronavirus is Affecting the Entertainment Industry
By: Sarah Janito, Reporter
March 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is no secret to the world by now, with the total number of confirmed cases surpassing 350,000 as of March 23, according to statistics collected by Johns Hopkins University. As this number rises, many have been questioning what will happen to the entertainment industry, as...
My quarantined life
By: Sophia Mullins, Editor
March 21, 2020
March 21 officially marks my first week in self-quarantine. For my two younger brothers, their one week anniversary with isolation was on March 19. Most people are just getting used to the idea of social distancing and quarantining; my family was forced to become comfortable with it much sooner. I...
How people in Italy are managing life in full lockdown
By: Ayshe Ali, Editor
March 20, 2020
COVID-19, or coronavirus, has become a global pandemic directly affecting 119 countries and counting. Some of those countries have been hit harder than others. One example is Italy. With over 40,000 identified cases of coronavirus and over 4,000 deaths, Italy has become the most affected by the virus....
How have schools from the surrounding areas handled Coronavirus?
By: Emma Schaefer, Editor
March 18, 2020
On March 13, 2020, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed schools statewide with the goal of preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Different school districts have taken different approaches when it comes to handling this time away from school. In response to Pritzker’s order, Kaneland School District...
Life Without Sports
By: Ben Durbala, Editor in Chief of Print
March 16, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the entire sports world has shut down. For diehard sports fans like myself, this is a tragedy within itself. I find myself checking the ESPN app multiple times a day only to find no scores or highlights, constantly leaving me in disbelief that there really are no sports being...
Cancel your trips, stay home
By: Gianna Provenzano, Web Master Executive
March 15, 2020
We are currently experiencing something that most of us have never experienced, at least not to this degree: a pandemic. While the most recent pandemic happened in 2009 (the swine flu, as it came to be known), the world didn’t shut down quite like it is now. I’m sure we all have seen how our world...
Many lasts, but hit with a huge first
By: Bailey Prichard, Production and Sports Manager Executive
March 14, 2020
All seniors experience many lasts. There’s the last home football game, the last Homecoming dance, the last first day of school, the last Prom. This year, though, the senior class got hit with a big and extremely unique first. Kaneland often feels like it’s isolated, situated between cornfields in...
1/13 Board Meeting at KHMS
By: Ayshe Ali, Editor
January 23, 2020
On Jan. 13, 2020, the Board of Education held a meeting at Kaneland Harter Middle School to discuss multiple topics regarding the district. To start off the meeting, Brian Faulkner, the principal at Kaneland Harter Middle School, acknowledged Linda Ray and Kaitlin Liu, winners of the WRO National...
What is a Senior Sunrise?
By: Sasha Clinnin, Editor
January 23, 2020
For most people, senior year is all about making memories and having the time of their life. Everyone looks forward to senior year and the final days they will spend with their childhood friends. Many people celebrate these last moments with traditions like football games and school sponsored events....
Who Will Win at The Oscars?
By: Sarah Janito, Reporter
January 22, 2020
The Academy has announced this year’s nominations for the biggest awards show of the season, the Oscars. Movie fans everywhere are frantic and arguing over who they want to win, the biggest snubs, and wishing some got more recognition than other nominees. The biggest disputes around awards season are...
JOKER: Worth The Watch?
By: Sarah Janito, Reporter
October 17, 2019
Todd Phillips’ Joker was recently released in theaters, and has caused quite a stir. From riots to fights, the DC villain has been the roots of mayhem lately. However, what caused the sudden violence in theaters across the country? For one, it is violent. Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the...
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