A Race to First: Zachary Bogaczyk’s Win

April 20, 2018

Filed under BLOG, Contests, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, PHOTOS, Showcase, SPORTS, STUDENT LIFE

An Unexpected Journey...A Race to First Junior student Zachary Bogaczyk had a sweet taste of victory on April 10th at the Regional Special Olympic Games.  He swam back-to-back races and placed first in the 50-yard freestyle and backstroke events.  However, getting to this place has been a journey ...

The Beginning of STEM

Rashed Alsharqi, Reporter

April 5, 2018

Filed under Classes, NEWS, Science, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE, Students

Waukee High School offers 19 official clubs to students. From the arts to Best Buddies, the variety of clubs covers many interests of the student body—all but one. Until this year, Waukee did not have any science-related clubs. STEM Club was created by juniors Geethika Kannaparti and Meghana Yelleped...

Window Safety

Kathryn Shumaker, Reporter

April 3, 2018

Filed under Beyond The Kee, NEWS, Showcase

     With Summer quickly approaching, a deadly threat comes to fruition—windows. Typically seen as a harmless mechanic, windows provide a possibility for young children to fall from them, causing serious injury and possible death. According to Safekids.org, every year there are 3,300 injuries and...

Student Contributions to Voices 4 Hope

Felicia Williams and Dana Aguilar

March 28, 2018

Filed under Beyond The Kee, NEWS, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE, Students

Ten years ago, Ben Twigg and Scott Blum created Voices 4 Hope, which helps the underprivileged and impoverished across world and contributes to students and families living with homelessness. Voices 4 Hope intended to help provide a voice around the world for the struggling. The group is also associa...

Students Join “March For Our Lives” Movement at Iowa Capitol

Dana Aguilar, Reporter

March 26, 2018

Filed under NEWS, PHOTOS, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE

February 14 celebrates love. Interpretations vary from person to person, but each year Americans find themselves overwhelmed with tacky decorations, pressure to buy the ‘perfect’ gift, or a very lonely night in. Most cannot go a few minutes without seeing advertisements for chocolate, flowers, and dia...

Mock Trial to Compete At State this Weekend

Lydia Shelton, Reporter

March 20, 2018

Filed under Clubs, NEWS, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE

“Mock trial is like a giant inside joke where all the case materials, all of us, become so familiar with it; and we refer to each other as the characters,” junior Bhavana Sirimalle reflected. Throughout the years of doing Mock Trial, a club at Waukee High School, the team and sponsor Benjamin Hicks...

Ivanka Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds Visit Waukee APEX

Kathryn Shumaker, Reporter

March 19, 2018

Filed under Classes, NEWS, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds brought president's adviser Ivanka Trump to tour the Waukee Innovation Learning Center on March 19, 2018.Trump and Reynolds participated in a experiment with Dr. Holly Showalter and the Human Services strand of APEX as well as explored the programs the Engineering strand uses to...

Generation Z

Kathryn Shumaker, Reporter

March 8, 2018

Filed under Beyond The Kee, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE, Students, Uncategorized

As the 2010’s decade begins its descent into the past, a new generation will begin its rise into the spotlight: Generation Z. For the past 11 years, the Millennial generation has been put under a magnify glass. They’ve been the prime target for scrutinization as everyone looks at them to see what they ...

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Josh Wente, Reporter

February 27, 2018

Filed under Beyond The Kee, BLOG, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Showcase, Uncategorized

An unknown individual by the alias of  “Satoshi Nakamoto” had a vision that attracted several investors to devote their resources back in 2009. Bitcoin: the first universal, worldwide, digital currency. Released January 3, 2009, the cryptocoin was worth less than $1 until 2011, now the market cap (...

Girls’ Basketball 2018

Lydia Shelton, Reporter

February 26, 2018

Filed under NEWS, Showcase, SPORTS, STUDENT LIFE, Students

Initially, the fans of the Des Moines East girls’ basketball team shrieked having unwavering faith that the team will conquer the second bracket’s game and potentially moving on to state. However, when the end of the first half approached, the fans dressed in scarlet switched to rage, roaring with ...

All-State Speech 2018

Josh Wente, Reporter

February 19, 2018

Filed under Clubs, NEWS, Showcase, STUDENT LIFE

All-State Speech Festival is the pinnacle of the speech season. Hosted at Iowa State University, the festival ranks the “most outstanding” performances of IHSSA (Iowa High School Speech Association)from all across the state. Groups at State contest, previously held at Waukee this year, must be...

Communication Across the Nation

Dana Aguilar, Reporter

February 16, 2018

Filed under Beyond The Kee, BLOG, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, Showcase, Social, STUDENT LIFE

The only reason anyone would be able to read the words that have been typed is through a language shared between the author and the reader. If anyone were to read this, they would more likely than not, speak English and have the ability to read English. Language is essential to the human race, and the way ...