Summer, which can be seen as freedom or a break from school for students, can also be a time to bed rot and avoid daily tasks. Bed rot, a term that describes the act of staying inactive and secluded...
Sophomore Jasmyn Piwko recently won the Congressional Art Competition. She submitted one of her graphite drawings of a vintage car recommended by her art teacher for the competition. The drawing...
Language is one of the most common things that seems to fluctuate throughout generations. The youth can find ways to express themselves using unique words and phrases as slang. According to the Oxford...
Ever since Chromebooks were integrated into students’ education in the Autumn of 2016, they have faced the dangers of cracked screens, lost keys or chargers and broken hinges. However it happens,...
Nixa High School’s Women’s Flag Football team kicked off its second season on April 4 in Kansas City against Lee's Summit West High School and Notre Dame de Sion High School.
The team had tryouts...
Nixa High School's scholar bowl recently placed second in Republic for the Central Ozarks Conference (COC) in varsity as well as the junior varsity teams. The club has a competitive format in which students...
Gavin Collins - Performing Arts Student of the Year:
Photo taken by Isabella Nelson
Senior Gavin Collins is a member of Chamber Singers, Crimson Chorale, Nixapella and NHS’s theater...
The sound of voices echoed through Aurora High School as the MSHAA Choir Competition kicked off. About 100 students from Nixa High School went to compete on March 7; out of those students, 97 made it to...
Jack Edwards, Social Media Manager
• April 24, 2025
From shoes sliding on hardwood floors of a basketball court to cleats kicking up turf on a football field, athletic shoes can be a vital aspect of one's play in their respective sport. For some athletes,...
Refuge, academic opportunities, prosperity: all reasons people immigrate. Immigrants say goodbye to their old life, uproot themselves from their culture and set foot somewhere new.
Each...
Jack Edwards, Social Media Manager
• April 21, 2025
Food insecurity has been an increasing topic up of discussion for decades. The Missouri Youth Institute (MYI) is a program designed for high school students to learn about issues related to food insecurity...
![“You have to recognize that you have a problem and it's affecting your life in a seriously harmful way, but you also have to take the steps to avoid [bed rotting] and also to put yourself out there,” Missouri State University sophomore Marielle Chu said.](https://nixajournalism.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bedrotting-1140x1200.jpg)
![“Yes, I enjoyed it [choir],” junior Molly Vaughan said. “It was a nice experience. It can be stressful at times, but you quickly overcome those stressful times.”](https://nixajournalism.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Group-Photo-1200x617.jpg)
![Stephanie Cogswell said, “[Nixa Neighbors] is a way for all of [the community] to talk to each other.”](https://nixajournalism.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Neighbors016-1200x853.jpg)
