The Eagle
February 24, 2011 • Maddy Mikinski, Entertainment Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Channing Tatum has always been marketed to teen girls. The star has appeared in chick flick after chick flick. It doesn’t come as a surprise that he’s decided to go a different route. The Eagle definitely is not a chick flick. The story, set in Roman times, follows Marcus and his slave Esca (Jamie... Read more »
Pennies for Patients
February 14, 2011 • Maddy Mikinski, Entertainment Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Until February 21st National Honors Society will be hosting a Pennies for Patients fundraiser benefiting cancer victims. To receive points, drop coins into the special coin receptacles in your advisories. Points can be taken away by adding bills. For example, if another advisory has twenty points, you... Read more »
Ke$ha
February 14, 2011 • Hannah Kenton, Around KC Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
In 2009, a 23 year old pop- artist by the name of Ke$ha (real name: Kesha Rose Sebert) swept the nation with her hit song “tik- tok”, then in her debut album Animal her fans begged her to begin touring. Now, she’s coming to Kansas City on her first tour ever, also known as the Get $leazy tour,... Read more »
Taking advantage of the cold weather
February 14, 2011 • Hannah Kenton, Around KC Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
With the ridiculously cold weather we’ve been having, you would expect the people of the Kansas City to stock up on firewood and winter supplies and get snowed up in their house; never once stepping outside their warm houses into the frigid cold temperatures ranging from the negative numbers to the... Read more »
Grammy’s
February 14, 2011 • Maddy Mikinski, Entertainment Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
After watching the Grammy’s Sunday night, all I can think is ‘where’s Kanye when you need him’. As Cee Lo performed his…uh…awe inspiring Forget You looking like a glorified peacock, I kept anticipating an ‘Ima let you finish’. Unfortunately, no such luck. That much is expected... Read more »
Glee’s Return
February 14, 2011 • Maddy Mikinski, Entertainment Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Glee’s season has been, in short, disappointing. Power couple Finn and Rachel broke up, followed by the probable end of Sam and Quinn. The songs have also been lacking. This has been shown in Glee’s return after the Super Bowl. This return has thousands of things wrong with it but here are just a... Read more »
McBride collects his 200th victory
February 14, 2011 • Drew Potter, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Last Tuesday Mike McBride collected his 200th victory as the head coach for the Basehor-Linwood Boys Basketball team. “Thirteen years ago if you would have told me I would get 200 wins, back then I would have laughed at you.” McBride, coming in, just wanted to help these kids get better.... Read more »
Safety of the Super Bowl
February 9, 2011 • Ryan O'Donnell, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Officials stressed repeatedly the past two weeks that there was no evidence indicating that al-Qaida affiliates had targeted the Super Bowl. But the Homeland Security threat assessment takes nothing for granted. It outlines a number of possible concerns that could disrupt the game. The assessment was... Read more »
Courtwarming Court Announced
February 7, 2011 • Owen Lewis, Editor
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
The 2011 Courtwarming Court has been announced. Pictured above: Back Row: Ryan O’Donnell, Melissa Seaman, and Jared Patton. Middle Row: Brady Blackwood, Macyn Sanders, and Bryce Garver. Front Row: Amanda O’Bryan and Courtney Poe. Courtwarming is on February 19th. The basketball game the night before... Read more »
Season of the Witch Worth It
February 7, 2011 • Sam Tady, Staff Writer
Filed under 2010-2011 Stories
Although this film was slammed by reviewers, it was actually rather enjoyable. The movie led you to believe one thing and then completely turned the audience around and did something really interesting. The story starts out with two knights, Behmen and Felson (Nick Cage and Ron Perlman) , during the... Read more »



