News Story

            Recently in the third quarter the KO seniors have started working on their Senior Theses in their English classes. Their goal is to write a story completely their own and convey an idea that is completely original. Their work on this thesis will span through most of the third quarter and some say it will put an end to the senior’s hopes of an early start to the “senior slide”.

            Although the Senior Thesis is a lot of work, it is supposed to be a time where seniors can take what they have learned from four years at KO and come up with a paper that is all their own. “They are told to exhibit enthusiasm, commitment, and investigation while they work on their papers,” English teacher Asha Appel said.

            She believes that the “senior slide” occurs due to the seniors focus on the college process rather than high school and more importantly their theses. Their lessened work load in the fourth quarter is also a major factor due to the lecture-style teaching and movie watching the seniors will do.

            “They feel like they jumped through the final hoop”, Mrs. Appel said ,”and that high school is already over for them.” She feels that the Senior Thesis doesn’t ruin their “senior slide” at all and that only the third quarter is spent working on the Thesis.

            Senior Caroline Harvey was excited about the Thesis and ready to share an opinion on something although knowing it was going to be a lot of work. “It’s a great chance for us to voice our opinions after years of learning others’ opinions,” Caroline said.

            Although the year isn’t over Caroline admits that she thinks she’s done with college after her acceptance into college. She’s also a little disappointed that the thesis spans the entire third quarter and an end to an early “senior slide”.

            So even though the Thesis will take a lot of dedication and work, the “senior slide” will definitely still be alive by the star of the fourth Quarter. So until then the seniors will have to tough it out and be devoted for the little days they have left as KO seniors. 

-Mason