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  • New standards for safety: JCC implements new security protocol

    Monday, November 20, 2006 By: Micah Margolies

    Students coming to school this year have noticed people besides the usual teachers and peers on their walk from the car to the building. Police have been stationed outside of school in an effort to se

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  • A fresh start for KansansPaul Morrison promises a bright future

    Monday, November 20, 2006 By: Katja Edelman

    When electing a state Attorney General, we must ask ourselves which candidate will dedicate their time to the betterment of our state. When examining our two candidates, Phill Kline and Paul Morrison,

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  • Krigel wins in a rainy Academy Golf Classic: successful tournament raises money for school

    Monday, November 20, 2006 By: Jonathan Friedman

    The Academy held its annual golf tournament Oct. 16, 2006 at the National Golf Club. The tournament cost $200 to enter. Academy parents, grandparents, friends, and various businessmen took part in th

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  • Family programs bring students

    Monday, November 20, 2006 By: Molly Frank

    Many refer to The Academy as one family. The family program embodies this idea and creates a family atmosphere by involving students in different Jewish holidays. Families have already met once for a

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  • Torah from everywherea lesson from the exploits of Ferris Bueller

    Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Laura York

    In the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bueller fakes sick and takes the day off from school. Contrary to belief, Bueller has many Jewish lessons to teach. The Torah teaches that “you shall not

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  • Students display favorite fashion trends: Dress Code still leaves room for creative expression, if you’re willing to be creative

    Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Hannah Towle

    Although the current dress code gives the students a wide variety of what to wear, for the freshmen it is quite a change. Each individual Academy student has a different fashion style along with diffe

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  • It must be basketball season

    Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Josh King

    To prepare for the upcoming season we’ve be doing a lot of conditioning drills. Bob will have us run a timed mile and improve on it from the previous time we ran it. He will also make us to the same t

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  • It must be basketball season

    Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Josh King

    To prepare for the upcoming season we’ve be doing a lot of conditioning drills. Bob will have us run a timed mile and improve on it from the previous time we ran it. He will also make us to the same t

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  • Remembering Buck O’Neil, Negro league star and KC hero

    Wednesday, November 22, 2006 By: Jessica Wolff

    Hometown hero and beloved figure of Negro American League baseball, Buck O’Neil, died at age 94, eight months after he fell one vote short of the Hall of Fame. After being admitted to Research Medical

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  • Dr. House at the Academy? Steve Carell teaching Judaics? Can you spot the similarities?

    Monday, November 20, 2006 By: David Helfand

    Do you know anybody whom reminds you of a TV character? Someone on TV whom you admire? Many people admire TV characters and most know someone in their lives who reminds them of that character. Upper S

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Second grader Samantha von Ende said about her soccer team, “My team doesn’t pass, but they stay in their spots.” Her first grade sister, Elizabeth, said the exact opposite about the team, “My team
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SpotlightJoseph Megerman
With a strong Jewish faith, love for Israel, and pride for his hometown, Joseph Megerman is a perfect example of a mensch. Megerman, a graduate of the Academy in the 90’s is now a successful lawyer w
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Due to an all too familiar first round NCAA tournament loss, the KU Jayhawks ended their season earlier than most anticipated. Everyone from Jayhawks fans to ESPN analysts believed the Hawks could go
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It seems that the fantasy football craze is taking over Academy high school students. In the Academy high school fantasy football league a person drafts a team of players of their fantasy team. Teams
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College football season is over halfway finished and the three major local teams- Kansas, Kansas State, and Missouri- are experiencing three very different seasons. KU is 3-5 through eight games, wit
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Hometown hero and beloved figure of Negro American League baseball, Buck O’Neil, died at age 94, eight months after he fell one vote short of the Hall of Fame. After being admitted to Research Medical
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This basketball preseason the NBA and the Euroleage organized the 2006 NBA Europe Live Tour. Regardless of the scores in these specific games, it is remarkable that one of Israels’s professional teams
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After a bit of a rough start, the varsity soccer team finished the season strong. The Rams won four of their last five games, including a 3-0 upset over Lincoln Prep. The team was able to finish wit
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It must be basketball season
To prepare for the upcoming season we’ve be doing a lot of conditioning drills. Bob will have us run a timed mile and improve on it from the previous time we ran it. He will also make us to the same t
full story 
It must be basketball season
To prepare for the upcoming season we’ve be doing a lot of conditioning drills. Bob will have us run a timed mile and improve on it from the previous time we ran it. He will also make us to the same t
full story 
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