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Nixa Journalism

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Nixa Journalism

“We definitely had our struggles in the beginning. We had a hard time getting started at the beginning of the season, but after the first competition, I think I felt pretty decent that we were going to go pretty far. In Georgia, we got second place, so going to Mississippi, I had a good feeling that we would be able to do the same, if not better.”

Flying through the competition

Nikolai Palomo, Website Editor May 1, 2025

  Nixa High School’s Drone Team, Team 2319 X, recently came out as the National Champions. Team 2319 X traveled to Batesville, Mississippi, on April 6th to compete with 86 other teams in the All-Service...

"The basic tenets [of Title IX] are equal access for opportunities and funding,”
activities director at Nixa High School Brandon Clark said.

Title IX on Trial

Glennis Woosley, Editor-In-Chief April 29, 2025

On Feb. 5, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. His administration cited Title IX, a 1972 law mandating equal athletic opportunities...

The three students who got grants and led the pond project with GLADE director, Justine Lines, and NHS science club sponsor, Rachel McGowan.

Building Up Nature

Glennis Woosley, Editor-In-Chief April 28, 2025

   By the pond at Nixa High School, one can smell the scent of fresh air, hear the gentle rippling of water and see freshly planted trees and newly built birdhouses. On April 21 and 22, a group of students,...

“[Finis Gold] is actually the founder of sucker days,” Cayman Ott, events coordinator for the Nixa Chamber of Commerce said. “In 1957 … they would go get all the sucker fish and bring it back and have a big fish fry for the townspeople.”

Historical Sucker Days festival celebrates the start of summer

Nikolai Palomo, Website Editor April 24, 2025

This year, Nixa’s age-old tradition of the Sucker Days festival will take place on May 16 and 17. It is hosted by the Nixa Chamber of Commerce, offering people of all ages rides, trinkets, entertainment...

Christian County Library timeline of changes.

Library Labeling

Martin Schmalzbauer, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

In the fall of 2022, Nixa was one of the first school districts nationwide to make headlines for its book restrictions. Now, at the Christian County Library, Some Nixa residents have petitioned for a new...

School Board Candidates Prepare for Election

EagleAir TV April 4, 2025

Election day is April 8, 2025. Four candidates are running for two open positions: Jonathan Lindsay, Ashtyn Fischer, Timothy McKnight and Bridget Bidinger. Click here to see the candidate's forum held...

Emergency at convention center in Dallas brings about fear

Esperanza Eckert, Staff Writer April 2, 2025

   On March 1st, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, people fled from the premises due to loud noises that may or may not have been gunshots, and claims that someone in the area...

2025 Nixa School Board Candidate’s Forum

Zoey Walker, Videographer April 1, 2025

The March 31, 2025, Nixa School Board Candidates Forum is presented by the Nixa Parent Teacher Organization and the Nixa Teacher Association. Four candidates are running for two open seats on the April...

EagleAir TV: Archery, Taste Test, Dirty Birds, Summit

March 13, 2025

Learn about sophomore Aiden Perryman's success in archery. Take a look at Summit Athletix, and see the student behind the Nixa Dirty Birds account. For a bit of fun, compare name brand snacks with the...

EagleAir TV: Screen Time and Energy Drinks

March 7, 2025

Learn about screen time, energy drinks, the EagleAir social coordinator, as well as flag football.

Various medications and painkillers that treat the different types of sickness.

Wintertime Sicknesses

Nikolai Palomo, Website Editor March 4, 2025

   Since Nixa High School students returned from Christmas break, cases of strep, cold, flu, norovirus, COVID-19 and influenza A and B have spiked. During the winter season, students are confined to...

EagleAir TV, Feb. 28, 2025: Basketball, Greenhouse and ACT

February 28, 2025

This episode of EagleAir TV offers a look at the throwback basketball game, the new greenhouse and tips to succeed at the ACT.

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