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VPM Sports Update

Vince Kim June 6, 2023

The VPM Boys’ and Girls’ Track & Field battled out on June 2 and 3 at the State championship, tallying up several impressive results. Junior Emerson Myers finished at 4th and 5th place in the Girls...

Food Allergy Awareness

Kaitlyn Baumbach May 16, 2023

By Kaitlyn Baumbach May 14th through the 20th is Food Allergy Awareness week. Food allergies affect about 32 million Americans. This means that 1 in 13 children, or about 2 students per classroom have...

Space X's Starship: Failure or Success

Space X’s Starship: Failure or Success

Praneel Nakkina May 15, 2023

Space is big. To explore space, you probably need a big rocket.  On April 20th, 2023… that big rocket took off. Space X’s Starship - the largest and most powerful rocket ever built - took to...

How to Decompress After AP Exams

How to Decompress After AP Exams

Monika Jeraj May 15, 2023

On Monday, May 1st, the two fast-paced weeks of AP exams will begin. Students from all around the US will sit in big rooms, coloring in circles and scribbling furiously as they race against the clock with...

Crisis in Sudan

Crisis in Sudan

Ava Kahn May 7, 2023

After months of tension, fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum on April 8, 2023. The conflict was caused by two military groups fighting for control over the country. The groups, the Sudanese...

Prom!!

Prom!!

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor May 1, 2023

Junior and Senior prom is this month! Prom is May 6th at the Alliant Energy Center from 8-11 pm. You can buy tickets for $30 May 1st-4th. You can bring people from other schools as long as they fill out...

ACT and SAT retake dates

ACT and SAT retake dates

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor May 1, 2023

Many of us got our ACT or SAT score during Spring Break, some of us were happy with the results and some of us were not happy with them. If you were not happy with them, no need to stress. You can take...

AP Test Advice and Tips

AP Test Advice and Tips

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor May 1, 2023

The dreaded time of year has come; AP test week(s). AP testing begins Monday, May 1st, and will end May 12th. It is important to sign up and study for these exams because you can gain college credit if...

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