This past Tuesday, Knight News' Ruchira Prasad and Nathan Yam attended the IHS Fine Arts Department's Holiday Showcase dress rehearsal to speak with students and staff on their experience preparing for...

A coach’s whistle blows. Wheelchairs squeak on the court. Groups of student para athletes line up to shoot baskets.  For IHS sophomore Aarya Krishnan, sights and sounds like these are a weekly occurrence...

The classroom lights dim. Freshly-hatched chicks chirp softly from the corner of the room. Students carefully take eggs from an incubator and hold them up to a flashlight to check for signs of life.  These...

  The stars glimmer against the night sky. A crowd huddles around a large telescope. While the equipment focuses, people excitedly exclaim as they observe a faint white dot in the distance– Jupiter,...

Every year, nearly 2 million students in America and across the globe take the SAT, the world’s most widely used test for college admissions. The students who strive for the highest level of success...

From dressing up as a rocket scientist in elementary school to dreaming of working in space exploration, Deepti Kousik, IHS senior, is pursuing Cornell University’s Mechanical Engineering degree in hopes...

From the Mid-Autumn festival celebrating the moon to traditional fan dancing, Taiwan’s rich history culminates in its intricate culture.  As the global community becomes more interconnected,...

A mouse clicks. Keys clatter on the keyboard. Students zoom into digital models of brightly-colored characters.   These are the typical sights and sounds you can expect to find at FISD’s Career...

From the breezy autumn air to pumpkin decorations, Halloween is a popular holiday for many. However, making sure the celebration is accessible to everyone can present a challenge. Fortunately, Best...

An oven dings. The smell of freshly baked bread wafts through the air. Students rush around, calling out order names and ingredients over the clatter of pots and pans.  These are the sights and sounds...

Aditya Nimbalagundi remembers car rides with his mom filled with radio music of all kinds of genres. This inspired his pursuit for music within high school. Little did he know that this inspiration...

From the Aloha pep rally to the concept of “HIME”, Independence has formed a variety of traditions over the years.  Originally with a graduating class size of just 325 students back in 2014, IHS...