Samantha Kazmierczak

We all know that Valparaiso is a great place to live, but there is a whole world out there to explore. My family recently traveled to Cancun, Mexico with some family friends. The trip was filled with exciting adventures.  Our group stayed at the Riviera …

What’s Happened? Things at Valparaiso High School are wrapping up starting with clubs and sports. Clubs like Le Cercle Francais, Writer’s Block, and Gay-Straight Alliance are having their last meetings with some members promising to return, some …

What’s Happened? March is here at Valparaiso High school and students are all excited that summer vacation is less than two months away! Before we are let out for the summer, students had to take either the dreaded ISTEP if they are Freshman, Sophomore, or …

What’s Happened? Before VHS students even got back to school, The VHS Speech team traveled all the way down to Fishers, Indiana near Indianapolis, to stay a night in a hotel and participate in a speech meet. Welcome to 2019! VHS students have been settling …

What’s Happening? December is upon students at Valparaiso High School, and that means two definite things: final exams and Christmas Break! With finals approaching us for the last week of the first semester and the last week before christmas break, most …

Student Spotlight: Claire Lopez Claire is a sophomore at VHS and is an outstanding student. She is liked a lot by her peers. “She is one of the nicest people I know, very positive and easy to talk to,” said Mira Carlson, also a sophomore at VHS. Claire is …

What’s happened? Valparaiso High School recently celebrated Homecoming Week which included many dress up days like neon day, decade day, school spirit day, and ended with the homecoming dance. The theme was Up in Space. The VHS Choir’s first concert of …

Katherine “Katrina” Gootee is a great student. She’s responsible, organized, and participates in extracurriculars while maintaining excellent grades. She has many friends in the high school and is a very kind and respectable student. How old are you …

What’s going to happen? Summer is coming to an end and students are starting to get ready to get back to school. That includes the usual shopping spree for new school clothes and school supplies. What’s going to happen? The end of summer also means that …

What’s happened? It’s the middle of summer and already Valpo has been bustling with activity. For students, no school and no homework means there’s plenty of freedom! There are so many activities for students to take part in like riding bikes …