Even though he knows he has an entire year ahead of him in the United States, Simon Mueller of Germany is wasting no time in trying everything on the menu.  Three weeks in, Mueller, 16,…

Virginia Crane isn’t sure what she will do without a classroom when the school year ends Friday. She’s been teaching for 57 years. “I’m near tears every time anybody says retirement,” Crane said.  By the…

School is a lot like golf, Iola High School’s Class of 2024 student body president Chris Holloway told his fellow graduates during commencement activities Saturday. You have to have great grounds and pick the course…

Iola’s theatre and forensics community gathered to celebrate the best and brightest of all ages at the 59th Annual Little Oscars ceremony Friday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Students offered a delightful variety…

Academic excellence comes naturally for Iola senior Jaydon Morrison. “I had always been getting As throughout grade school and middle school,” he said. “I made the decision freshman year that I was going to dedicate…

When Keira Fawson walks across the stage Saturday to receive her diploma as one of seven valedictorians for Iola High School’s Class of 2024, she’ll likely think back to the day in fifth grade when…

Seeing her future stretching out before her, Jenna Morrison is both excited and anxious. Excited, because she has so many options. Anxious, because so much is changing. “With school, I’ve always had this structure and…

Leave your hometown. Explore the world. Go to college. These sentiments were central to Tim Stauffer’s passionate message to National Honor Society members during Wednesday evening’s induction ceremony at Iola High School. Stauffer, managing editor…

Rebekah Coltrane’s key to academic success can be summed up in one word: Encouragement. She pushed herself to reach her academic goals throughout her high school career, ultimately being named valedictorian. While doing so, she…

Rio Lohman always felt a competitive spirit. Sports. Academics.  Even at home, “I always wanted to be the best child to my parents. They have given me a great head start in life and help…