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Sydney Kinzy

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR

Grade: 12

 

Years on staff: 4

 

Life soundtrack: "Borderline" by Tove Styrke.

 

Most passionate about: "It breaks my heart that so many people are not accepted for who they are in life. Everyone should feel safe being themselves and feel loved by people around them."

 

Favorite dance move: Triple backflip

 

 

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Senior Airi Murray leans over the keyboard while in the midst of an amateur competition. Murray hopes to one day join the big leagues with a team of friends. “You’ll have a [competition] and it’s almost like just friends hanging together with a prize pool,” Murray said.

Student Spotlight: Airi Murray

Sydney Kinzy, Photo Editor
November 17, 2017
Rose (right) graduated from the University of Missouri. She participated in student teaching for two schools in the Columbia, Missouri, but she got to eventually visited all four schools in the district. “I was getting a lot of time and a lot of teaching practice in every school in the district,” Rose said.

An alumna’s homecoming

Sydney Kinzy, Photo Editor
November 2, 2017
Photo Gallery: Teachers share their Prom experiences

Photo Gallery: Teachers share their Prom experiences

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2017
Freshman Rachel Fleming spots Berlin, Germany on the map, one of the destinations on the trip.

Business department offers trip abroad

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor in Chief
March 6, 2017
Brad Schiff, sporting a red St. Louis Cardinals hat, poses beside his team and Kubo, the title character of the movie. "The look main look of the film is inspired by the Japanese woodblock prints of Kiyoshi Saito. Kiyoshi Saito was the key stylistic influence that was the unifying design element throughout the entire movie."

Alumnus Brad Schiff wins Oscar nomination

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2017

Pooh Bear: the cure to cancer

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2017
Michele Mordica, an art teacher at Parkway Central Middle, and her husband stand in solidarity with the local Muslim community at the Daar-Ui-Islam Masjid.

Senior Meamuna Paracha’s video goes viral

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2017
Juniors Jason Zimbelmann and Alyssa Foy stand before one of the American flags found in many classrooms. Zimbelmann stands during the Pledge, but not Foy.

Students take a seat for injustice

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2016
Halloween decorations adorn Fort Collins backyards as well as St. Louis'.

This is Halloween

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2016
Morse stands in front of the international transgender flag. "There are a lot of people in this school and in a lot of places that don’t like me," Morse said. "There are people that just don’t understand it, but if you don’t understand it, it isn’t an excuse to be mean to people."

The battle to become a man

Sydney Kinzy, Productions Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2016

Walt Davis

Sydney Kinzy, Staff Writer and Convergent Media Writer
April 21, 2016
A group of 19 journalism students from Chicago, Tampa and St. Louis gather to master   the techniques used at Los Angeles Magazine which is run by editor Mary Melton.

Mary Melton

Sydney Kinzy, Convergent Media Writer and Features Editor
April 21, 2016
While reading the LA magazine, Jill Spector recommends good restaurants for juniors Natalie Rath and Ashley Avery. Spector has lived in LA all her life and cares for her 81-year-old dad and her children. “My parents have been there to help people and that is what I grew up seeing. They inspire me to help others and continue with my job as a social worker,” Spector said.

Jill Spector

Sydney Kinzy, Convergent Media Writers
April 21, 2016

Heart of Los Angeles

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
April 21, 2016
The Forest review

The Forest review

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
February 1, 2016

A Head Full of Dreams album review

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
December 16, 2015
Students survive Black Friday

Students survive Black Friday

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
December 3, 2015
Photo illustration of mental illness

Step into my mind for a day

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
November 23, 2015
Terrence Roberts Q&A

Terrence Roberts Q&A

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor and News Editor
October 21, 2015
We stand

We stand

Sydney Kinzy, Cartoonist
September 14, 2015
Welcome back

Welcome back

Sydney Kinzy, Cartoonist
August 27, 2015
Huddle up!

Huddle up!

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
May 14, 2015
Making the leap

Making the leap

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
April 22, 2015
Sporting an outfit on Twin Day

Sporting an outfit on Twin Day

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
March 30, 2015
Finding two sides of a story in Debate

Finding two sides of a story in Debate

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
February 25, 2015
At the beginning of most meetings, students are given a prompt to write or draw about. "It allows me to show people the creativity I have in my mind," freshman Aimee Laws said.

Reflections inspires creativity within students

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor and Staff Writer
February 19, 2015
Hiding for safety

Hiding for safety

Sydney Kinzy, Convergent Media Writer
January 27, 2015
Back in the game

Back in the game

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
January 26, 2015

Fixing society for Leelah Alcorn

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
January 21, 2015

Should big cats be allowed as pets?

Sydney Kinzy, Features Editor
October 17, 2014
iPhones have evolved over the years to grow in size and shape. The iPhone 6 Plus is the largest phone so far.

Apple’s new iFlop

Sydney Kinzy, Staff Writer
September 28, 2014
The administration participates in the ALS Challenge on Friday, Aug. 22 at the first home football game.

The story behind the bucket

Sydney Kinzy, Staff Writers
August 26, 2014
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