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Kris Brooks playing cymbals during one of Hickman's football games. Being involved in band classes has become a pillar of her life. It has allowed her to give back to her community.

Life in Color

Explore many different branches of fine arts classes while taking a deep dive into students' personal lives.
Kiira Silver, Intro to Journalism Reporter
May 29, 2026

The feeling when you wake up in the morning and daylight peaks through your window as warm sunlight cascades across your face is a peaceful reminder that a new day has begun, but for others, their mornings...

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 It's a small, skinny tree with a light pink ribbon wrapped around it. Nature conservationists use ribbons of different colors to mark certain things that they’re worried about with the tree. The pink color typically identifies newly planted trees for survival monitoring

Nature in Columbia

More about the plants and animals you see everyday.
Em Robinson, Kelvin Shepard
May 27, 2026

Since Columbia's incorporation in 1826, there have been many parks and conservation areas created over the years. Columbia is also recognized as a Tree City by the Arbor Foundation. The Tree City USA program...

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Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) sit side by side during the song Wonderful.

A musical that changed me: For good

A wicked review
Fifer Matteson, Reporter
December 15, 2025

Going into the first part of this movie last year, I kept my hopes low. I am not a theater person, and, despite the enthusiasm of my family, I had no intention of liking Wicked. Now, a year later as the...

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Image courtesy of Lionsgate – “The Long Walk” (2025)

Remember who you are, Ray

A review of The Long Walk
Alyx Renner, Reporter
October 9, 2025

Going into the theater, I expected a horror flick that was subpar at best. How much can you really do with a movie when it’s set in a fairly monotonous environment with little to build off of? Coming...

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The “Hello There” neon sign hangs above a coach in one of the rooms added on to Acola when they expanded. “Hello There” is Acola’s slogan. Photo taken on Dec. 14.

Coffee and cramming

Why Acola is the study spot this finals season
Kennedy Lucas, Editor-In-Chief
December 16, 2024

My quintessential Acola moment was the beginning of my junior year of high school when I needed to write my oratory for speech and debate. I may have procrastinated a little and needed to research for...

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Hickman During Thanksgiving

Eric Chacon, Reporter
November 21, 2022

How important is Thanksgiving to the Hickman student body and faculty? Interviews conducted by the Hickman newspaper have found that, in general, Hickman Kewpies have plans to feast on a lot of food and...

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It's Universal

It’s Universal

A close-up at some of Hickman's inspiring music-makers
Robin Crouch, Copy Editor
February 18, 2022

One way that many high schoolers deal with the pressures and emotions that come with this hectic time in our lives is through music - for many of us, a day without Apple Music or Spotify would be hell...

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Kewpie Book Nook: Choose Your Valentine Edition #CuteLove

Kewpie Book Nook: Choose Your Valentine Edition #CuteLove

The Jasmine Project By: Meredith Ireland
Kennedy Lucas, Editor-In-Chief
February 18, 2022

Have we met before?’ I ask. He smiles. ‘No, I’d definitely remember you’” Jasmine’s life is amazing, well it’s good enough. She is about to move in with her long-term boyfriend and go...

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