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A picture showing the new Starbucks Spring menu.
Starbucks Spring flavors unlocked
Sofia Solensky, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025
Easter Basket made in 2024 filled with trendy items for a ten-year-old.
How To Make an Egg-cellent Easter Basket
The Step-by-Step Guide to a Perfect Spring Present.
Ashley Tumminia, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025
Spring Forward With Style: Fashion Trends to Try Out This Spring
Spring Forward With Style: Fashion Trends to Try Out This Spring
Spring is here at last and comes with a fresh wave of must-try trends
Peyton Triano, Co-editor-in-chief • April 2, 2025
Blake Lively (left) and Justin Baldoni (right) are in the midst of a legal battle.
Unpacking Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Hollywood Showdown
It Ends With Them...
Amelie Swiatek, A&E Editor • April 2, 2025
This is a promotional image created to popularize the movie Carry-On, which is streaming exclusively on Netflix starting December 13.
Turbulence and Thrills: Netflix’s Carry-On
Netflix’s Carry-On sets an airport scene as the backdrop for an unpredictable thriller, filled with twists that keep you guessing.
Lea Albik, Staff Reporter • March 27, 2025
Cover of emo band Pennines’ EP “Demos”
Emo is En Vouge
February 11, 2025
Italian Charcuterie board displayed at a Super Bowl Party.
Super Bowl Party Secrets
February 11, 2025
Music Meets March Madness: Locura de Marzo and Manie Musicale
Music Meets March Madness: Locura de Marzo and Manie Musicale
Spanish and French students at KHS participate in the annual Locura de Marzo and Manie Musicale bracket competitions through March and April.
Samantha Galarosa, Staff Reporter • April 1, 2025
Discovering The Benefits of KHS Lunch
Students and staff claim to not know the ingredients in school lunch, but Maschio's may have a solution.
Reagan Brush, Staff Reporter • January 30, 2025
                                                                                                                            Poster of audition times posted on the wall outside of the cafeterias at KHS.
Are you ready, kids?
KHS chooses Spongebob Musical for spring play.
Isabella Vuturo, Staff Reporter • January 30, 2025
The three sandwich order options at the deli bar in the cafeteria
Changes at the KHS Deli Bar
How the removal of custom sandwiches affects students
Samantha Galarosa, Staff Reporter • December 18, 2024
ChatGPT results when googled
Robot Revolution
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Schools Nationwide
Ava Gutkin, Staff Reporter • December 18, 2024
Mannequin baby used during the senior project.
Senior Baby Project: Navigating Parenthood
Seniors experience the ups and downs of parenthood firsthand.
Cara Rosenfeld, Staff Reporter • December 11, 2024
Easter Basket made in 2024 filled with trendy items for a ten-year-old
How To Make an Egg-cellent Easter Basket
Ashley Tumminia, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025

Imagine waking up on Easter morning and walking downstairs into your family room. Here, you are greeted with the sweet scent of blooming flowers as fresh, cool air blows through the room. You look at the small ottoman next...

Lucas Harvey holding a baton
New student teacher strikes a chord in band class
Charlotte Barbach, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025

As you walk into your class, expecting to see familiar faces, today, you see an unfamiliar face greet you. This year, Mr. Stroud's class welcomes a new student teacher: Lucas Harvey. Harvey is currently a student at Montclair...

Frank Iero with his guitar.
Behind the Scenes
Carly Nowatka, Staff Reporter • March 25, 2025

Haunted by the fear that his best days were behind him, local musician Frank Iero has found renewed inspiration. Despite the doubts he has now that he’s 23 years into his musical career, Iero has a new sense of confidence...

This is an image of sewage water being released into the ocean.
Changes in Water Pollution Regulations
Shreyasi Sharma, Local/World Editor • April 2, 2025

A recent Supreme Court decision has changed the U.S. regulation of water pollution. The case limits the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to set general water quality standards. It requires...

Drone flying over Kinnelon, NJ, on early Dec.
KHS Students Unnerved about Mysterious New Jersey Drones
Laura Solarino, Staff Reporter • January 30, 2025

Imagine looking up at the sky to see several car-sized drones flying above your town. In mid-November, law enforcement saw several drones in the sky at night in northern New Jersey. The drones in New Jersey...

The three business owners are outside a house they decorated.
Spruce Up Your Stoop
Aiyana Bula, Staff Reporter • December 17, 2024

A new local business, Spruce My Stoop, has begun dedicating its time to revamping homes with various services just in time for the holiday season. The creative team consists of three Kinnelon moms:...

KGL won the Turf City tournament.
New Season, New Challenges
Olivia Torsiello, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025

As their cleats are laced up and their gear is put on, the Kinnelon Girls Lacrosse Team feels the anticipation and excitement for the season. Throughout spring, KGL plans to strive in its 2025 season....

KJS posing for a picture after winning the Public Co-Op final.
KJS: The Road to the Finals
Laura Solarino, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025

There has been one word used among Kinnelon Jefferson Sparta hockey players to describe winning the Public Co-Op Final: surreal.  After a win against West Milford/Pequannock/Pompton Lakes in the sectional...

The Success of KHS Wrestling
Christian Carmichael, Staff Reporter • February 12, 2025

The KHS wrestling team is off to an impressive start this season, still undefeated with a record of 5-0 and filled with talented athletes. Freshman varsity wrestler Lucas DiLorenzo expresses confidence,...

Panic Ensues at NCA All-Star National Competition
Panic Ensues at NCA All-Star National Competition
Carly Nowatka, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

The tragedy on March 2, in Dallas, TX, at the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) competition, is the most recent indication of the difficult times of gun violence in our country. Ten were injured,...

Influencers' Instagram posts.
Influencers Have Gotten Too Influential
Peyton Triano, Editor-in-Chief • December 17, 2024
"OnCourse" Correcting
“OnCourse” Correcting
November 1, 2024
Cover art for Sabrina Carpenter’s hit song “Espresso”
Pop is Back!
Owen Fernstrom, Opinion Editor • October 10, 2024