Around 10:30 p.m., on Friday the 27, a black SUV collided with RSU 21 Bus 15 at the intersection of Alfred and Alewive roads. The bus was occupied by several members of the KHS track and field team, who at the time were returning from their Southwesterns meet. As the bus pulled past Cummings Market,...

At 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022, over 100 students left their classes and walked out of Kennebunk High School. Superintendent Dr. Terri Cooper and Principal Jeremy Sirois were both in attendance as the demonstrators streamed from the building. This student-run event both protested the repeal...

In 2018, the CDC released their National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, revealing that 99% of Americans have an average of 4.7 ppb Per- and Poly- Fluorinated Substances in their blood. These are man-made alkyl groups in which fluorine has been substituted for hydrogen, this strong...

The headlines of today are often ripe with controversy. Every story in the news sparks discussion and debate. Recently, that debate has been about the right of transwomen to compete in women's sporting events. The story of Lia Thomas, a trans woman who recently won an event at the NCAA Division 1 swimming...

With the recent controversial NCAA Swimming National Championships taking place, the national attention exploded with discussion. Now, you may be wondering why people are actually paying attention to college swimming on a national level, but it is because a transgender women name Lia Thomas ended up...

The Kennebunk High School courtyard has been a part of the school that a majority of community members have wanted to improve for years. After many failed attempts in replacing the gloomy, depressing, and useless space into something more productive and eye-catching, the Environmental Action Team (E.A.T)...

As we return to a sense of full normalcy in the country, the school mask mandates have finally been lifted. Since the CDC lifted the mask recommendations on February 25, states around the country including California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and recently Maine, have finally let the students...

Since the pandemic, life has been different. From social distancing, quarantining and other disruptions have had a big impact on many people both kids and adults. We went from school five days a week to long distance learning to hybrid learning. And now here we are in the 2021 - 2022 school year back...

With the NFL being done next week after Super Bowl LVI, and the MLB likely not starting on time with the lockout, many American sports fans are going to want another sport to be able to watch. The NBA and NHL seasons will still be going on, but many sports fans, especially adults, like being able to...

For weeks, students and teachers at Kennebunk High School have been turned away from printers that could only print error messages. The second floor B Wing and D Wing copiers are out of toner, making the library copier the only one in the school that is accessible to students. With these printers out...

With life slowly feeling like it is going back to normal, some of the most popular artists and festivals can finally bring back what everyone has been wanting, in-person concerts. Venues and festivals have been able to fill up with fans eager to hear their favorite artist perform and hear their new music...

  November 19th, 2021.  This was the day that marked yet another gross miscarriage of the American justice system.    Kyle Rittenhouse, 18 years old, was ruled not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide...

On July 12, 2021, team president Jason Wright announced that the Washington Redskins would change their name, ending a decades-long campaign to remove the derogatory title. This comes as part of a wave of sports teams removing derogatory, demeaning, or insulting names and mascots. While some fans were...

Cellphones: The older generation’s favorite reason to harp on Gen Z. One thing both generations can agree on is that phones serve a good purpose for communication and accessing digital knowledge at the tip of our fingers, but when it comes to having them in a school setting or limiting screen time,...

Simone Biles has joined the likes of former Olympian Michael Phelps in a quest to help others with mental health issues. The Summer Olympics host many games; however, none are as beloved as gymnastics. When someone of Simone Biles’s stature steps away from the world stage after training for years,...

Thousands of people gathered at Soldier Field and Mercedes-Benz Stadium to hear it; after these three separate listening parties and many delays, it finally happened. On Sunday, August 29, 2021, the world woke up to the surprise that Kanye West had finally dropped his highly anticipated album “Donda.”...

It is widely assumed that slavery was abolished throughout the Union as early as 1780, right after the United States gained its independence from England. However, that wasn’t the case.    Recently, Reverend Lara Campell of the Unitarian Universalist Church, has uncovered historical documents...