Concerts have always been such a large part of American society. From The Beatles to Taylor Swift, venues are constantly filled to the brim with screaming fans. Getting the chance to see your favorite artist live is a feeling that is rarely matched. The introduction of phones in the early 2000s infringes...

Every sibling is familiar with the notion of the “golden child”, or “rebel child”. There is always a child who is beloved by their parents, excels academically and socially, and is the epitome of success, and there is always the child who defies authority, thwarts responsibility, and has unsuitable...

Are the Benefits of College Worth It, Considering the Cost? For many high school graduates, the thought of there being another option besides college doesn’t cross their minds. Their entire senior year is spent writing college essays, applying for scholarships, and stressing over college applications,...

War is something Israel is familiar with, having had 18 wars in its short 70-year history. However, the Israel-Hamas war is something of a peculiar nature, in which there is no identifiable “good guy”. In the Israel-Hamas war, both sides are guilty of committing heinous acts, but the only situation...

The March spirit week this year brought with it a positive energy for many students, but there was evidently a lack of participation among each class. Days like “college and career day” and “Adam Sandler day,” arguably the most manageable of the spirit week themes, never had more than 25% participation...

What is your teacher bliss? I love when students take what they've learned and apply it to their own life. There are some topics that students really enjoy learning about, and I love to see the enthusiasm. I'm always happy when students ask questions about a topic because they really want to learn...

More than six years ago, several states across the United States experienced a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse is an event where, from our perspective, the moon is passing in front of the sun (figure 1). The 2017 eclipse was viewable from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Here we...

Recently, I had the honor of attending a brief lecture led by Dr. Karl Aspelund, an associate director and professor who specializes in textile design and sustainability. After a thought-provoking discussion, Dr. Aspelund’s assertion that “there is no such thing as waste, [it] is simply matter in...

Per Maine State Statute §5171, a student is considered “chronically absent” when they have missed ten percent of the school year, including excused absences and suspensions. Ten percent might sound like a lot, but in reality it only boils down to missing two days a month, a threshold much of our...

Welcome back to Teacher of the Week! Each week we’ll be highlighting a teacher or staff member here at KHS. This week, our featured teacher is Mr. Leach! What are your favorite summer break activities? It used to be all about golf for me—I could play 36 holes in a single day. Nowadays,...

We are a group of 5 students from Madrid, Spain. We came to Kennebunk to take a 4 week immersion program. The name of our school in Madrid is Gredos San Diego. The Spanish and French teacher Eva Hernandez organized this exchange program to set a sistership between Kennebunk schools and our school. She...

Name: Baker Mayfield Age: 28 Sport: Football Position: Quarterback NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers College: University of Oklahoma Drafted: Round 1 (Pick 1) 2018 Drafted by: Cleveland Browns 40-yard dash time: 4.84 seconds Other teams: Browns (2018-21) Panthers (2022) Rams (2022)...

Welcome to the twentieth issue of Herd in the Halls! Herd in the Halls is a project that interviews students during lunches with a question of the week. If you were interviewed or want to see what your peers are saying, this is the place to be!   Question of the Week: What is the best rap album...

Mental health in the athletic field is a topic that deserves attention and understanding. Take it from me, as both an athlete and a coach, athletic spaces are often disregarded when thinking about the importance of one’s mental health since physical health and athletic abilities are far more prominent....

Come see the KHS Drama Club’s newest production, the one act version of Madeleine L'Engle’s sci-fi novel, A Wrinkle in Time. The story follows siblings Charles Wallace and Meg who are searching for their father with the help of Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit, three powerful, interstellar...