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Social Distancing in the Kennebunks, and what it means for you

March 21, 2020

In December, it was the subject of light murmurings. In February, a growing concern. All the while, though, the spread of the novel coronavirus - officially COVID-19 - seemed something distant. In a mere matter of weeks, howe...

Players and Partners: Unified Indeed

Corinna Rec, Staff Writer

March 16, 2020

The KHS Unified basketball team is composed of 13 players who are diversely abled, and 16 partners who assist the players during a game. Kennebunk is one of many towns with unified teams, but it hasn't always been this way. Th...

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Kenna McLeod, Staff Writer

March 4, 2020

For my second article for The Herd, I asked my schoolmates a simple question: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why? Inevitably, as a Gen-Zer, I took to Instagram. I set up a Q&A type of deal o...

A New Kind of Positivity

February 12, 2020

Internal Investigation Community Letter

December 9, 2019

The following is a letter from interim RSU 21 superintendent Dr. Philip Potenziano, addressing the independent investigations and the incidents that spurred it. The letter was shared with the community and The Herd. December 6, ...

Philip Gregory’s Youth v. Gov Presentation 10/13/19

Michael Jarowicz, Staff Writer

November 20, 2019

Last week, on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, guest speaker Philip Gregory came to the KHS Economos Lecture Hall to speak about the Juliana v. US government case. He is the lead attorney in this case about climate change and its effect o...

On Homeschooling with Henry Kindler

Amelia Duca, Staff Writer

November 20, 2019

It’s a well known fact that transferring into high school is not the easiest task in the world. Incoming freshmen are often unaware of the format of the school and the differences in schedule is also very stressful and chal...

March For Our Lives at Kennebunk High School

Ella Yentsch

November 7, 2019

Out of the many unique clubs and student organizations here at Kennebunk High School, there is one with an especially pressing task: the advocation for the protection of young lives from the threat of gun violence. Founded this s...

Football: Who Knew?

Michael Jarowicz, Staff Writer

September 11, 2019

Before we start, I want to make this blatant: this is not a sports article. If you are here looking for the scores, who caught what, or an expert analysis of the game, you’re in the wrong place. I’d recommend The Herd’s Sp...

Say Goodbye to Kennebunk: Interviews with Jake Towne and Nels Faul

Sarah Durham, Staff Writer

June 5, 2019

The end of the year is almost upon us. It’s the time of year where we have to say a sad goodbye to our seniors once again. And for the seniors, an era of their life is about to come to a close. Here at The Herd we decided to ...