News, opinions and pointless conversations from the students at Wabaunsee High School.
Maddie Alderman, Abby Oliver, Luke Barber
Meet the 2022-23 Charger staff in the year's first episode of the Senioritis podcast.
Before baseball kicks off the spring season tonight, listen to coaches from each spring sport join the Charger to discuss their teams.
Kent Berkenmeier, Justin Lawton, Justus Lawton and Marek Boatwright join the podcast to discuss their rodeo careers.
Senior Emma Alderman joins the podcast to discuss winning the Kansas Scholastic Press Association Journalist of the Year award, and sophomore Weston Johnson discusses his regional wrestling win.
Seniors Kyndal Maike and Jacob Daley join Justin Carlson and AJ Grutsch to discuss winter royalty festivities.
Olivia Mayer joins the podcast to discuss pets and other important issues of the day.
Olivia Mayer and Austin Spellman join the podcast to discuss the sophomore and junior trip the the Auschwitz exhibit in Kansas City.
A.J. Grutsch, Eli McDaniel, Jacob Daley and Justin Carlson debate the most important philosophical questions of our age.
Boys basketball coach Christian Ulsaker and basketball official Lance Fuller join the podcast to debate the merits of adding a shot clock to high school basketball.
Dancers Cecelia Emmert and Eliza Barton join the podcast to discuss their experiences in productions of The Nutcracker, along with their time as dancers.
Kara Hafenstine and Kaelyn Conrad join the podcast to discuss their recent signings with Ottawa and Johnson County softball.
Aden Miller and Kaelyn Conrad join the podcast to discuss their recent trips to national FFA and FCCLA gatherings.
Celia Emmert and Mayah Mumpower join AJ Grutsch and Eli Mcdaniel to discuss the governments classes' bills to improve the school.
Jude Meseke and Madisyn Havenstein join AJ Grutsch and Lauren Schutter to discuss their time at Alma's big autumn attraction: Little Munchkins Pumpkin Patch!
To get in the mood for Halloween, check out a spooky episode of Senioritis as science teacher Lisa Hull recounts her time living in a haunted house and working in a haunted school building.
Freshmen Dalton Debler, Grady Perrin and Jude Meseke join the podcast to chat about the recent Assassin game as part of English 1's study of "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.
Jacob Daley joins AJ Grutsch to debate one of the great questions of our time: Who would win a fight between a grizzly bear and a gorilla?
Hosts AJ Grutsch and Lauren Schutter discuss horror films, being crowned homecoming queen and the ups and downs of school dances. In the second segment, band teacher Jamie Rogers joins AJ to discuss his participation in a bike race this summer as well as the music and band performances to look forward to this year.
Senioritis is back! Lanson Parry and Rebekah Stuhlsatz had their poems chosen for publication in a collection last year. Listen to their work and some of the other poems in the book.
The Charger staff discusses the USD 329 bond issue with teacher and parent Brandi Miller.
Senior Stanley Russo joins Kendyl Bolinder, Raegan Feyh and Emma Frey in our first ever advice show.
Cross country enters the season with strong senior leadership and hopes that safety protocols won’t affect meets. The team opens the season 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Silver Lake. The Charger interviewed head coach Roger Alderman at the beginning of the season.
Football looks to improve from a 1-8 record with a large group of underclassmen and hope for no COVID-19 outbreak on the team. The Chargers take the field against Mission Valley at 7 p.m Friday at home. The Charger interviewed head football coach Jess Rutledge.
The Charger volleyball team begins its quest to defend a state championship Saturday in the Amy Schutter Memorial Tournament. The Charger interviewed head coach Tracy Capoun and seniors Jordan Magette and Maddy Wertzberger about the season.
Tennis enters the season with hopes to return some players to state and no large changes in protocols due to Covid-19. WHS hits the courts at 3 p.m. Thursday in Wamego. The Charger interviewed head coach Brendan Praeger and seniors Kendyl Bolinder and Reagan Feyh.
Mr. Praeger joins seniors Kaytlyn Meseke and Laurel Barber remotely to discuss the school closing due to COVID-19, the impending transition to online learning and how to pass the time while social distancing.
Laurel, Adam, and Falisha invite Chad Chambers and Dan Flach on the pod to take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Take the quiz before listening and join them to figure out your political ideology. Some background information on the World’s Smallest Political Quiz.
Laurel, Adam and Falisha discuss the Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl, winter sports, scholars bowl, STAR events and some history lessons that don't get the attention they deserve.
Charger adviser Brendan Praeger joins Laurel, Adam and Falisha to discuss the top Charger sports stories of 2019. Check out the Charger podcast for a list of top news stories of the year.
Members of the Charger Newspaper staff reveal the top WHS stories of 2019. Listen to the L.A.F. Podcast for a discussion of the top sports stories.
Coach Jess Rutledge joins Adam Miller, Laurel Barber and Falisha Willier to discuss powerlifting, bathtubs full of hot sauce and college football playoff predictions.
Girls basketball coach Trevor Keller talks to Laurel Barber, Adam Miller and Falisha Willier about the girl's basketball season, his high school glory days and finding a job at Wabaunsee. The team opens the season at Axtell tonight, and competes at home Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Wabaunsee Invitational.
In the inaugural episode of L.A.F. Sports, Laurel Barber and Adam Miller talk with Coach Ulsaker and senior boys basketball player Jackson Frank about the upcoming season.
Charger writers Hannah Mumpower, Mayah Mumpower, Emma Frey and Austin Henderson discuss Halloween costumes, haunted houses and the best places to trick-or-treat on the return of the Senioritis podcast.
The Charger staff discusses prom and fundraising at WHS.