The student news site of Olathe South High School

The Eyrie

The student news site of Olathe South High School

The Eyrie

The student news site of Olathe South High School

The Eyrie

2022-2023 Staff

Sydney Slaton
Editor-In-Chief

Sydney Slaton

Sydney Slaton, senior, is in her third year on staff as a reporter, and is one of the year's editors-in-chief. Outside of school Slaton spends too much money on books, painting supplies and clothes. In between paychecks though,...

Hudson Marmon
Editor-In-Chief

Hudson Marmon

Hudson Marmon, junior, is one of two Editors-In-Chief. Marmon is a member of the Falcon Regiment and hopes to do marching band in college. Outside of school he spends his time doing homework for AP classes and editing articles...

Abby Wallace
Managing Editor

Abby Wallace

Abby Wallace, junior, is on her third year as a reporter. She is the managing editor for The Eyrie and is also on her first year of yearbook. She works at her dad's business and spends time with friends outside of school. She...

Tim Wood
Managing Editor

Tim Wood

Timothy Wood, junior, he is a second year reporter for the 2022-2023 Newspaper staff at Olathe south high School. Tim loves to workout 24/7, play baseball and hang out with his friends. Wood is heavily addicted to pre-workout.

Layout Editor

Brooke Burbidge

Brooke Burbidge, sophomore, this is her second year on staff. Outside of newspaper, Burbidge is apart of the cheerleading squad and the girls soccer team. She enjoys traveling, hiking and being outdoors with her friends. Burbidge...

Maggie Flannery
Layout Editor

Maggie Flannery

Maggie Flannery, junior, is on her second year of staff. Flannery is a prominent feature and an option writer. Outside of school, she enjoys going thrifting and hunting around for old bookstores. She also dances an absurd amount...

Danielle Desmarteau
Photo Editor

Danielle Desmarteau

Danielle Desmarteau, senior, is a third year photojournalist and a second year photo editor. Outside of photojournalism, Desmarteau is involved in Falcon Mentor, Quill and Scroll, IPS Mentor, NHS, and high school and club soccer....

Reporter

Makenna Aiello

Makenna Aiello, 10th grade, is in her first year on newspaper. She has always had a passion for words - and sharing them with other people through writing and literature. Outside of school, you can always find her working at Price...

Reporter

Addison Bell

Addison Bell, Senior, is a first year reporter on staff. Here at South she is involved in Softball, Women Empowerment Club, and National Art Honors Society. Outside of school she enjoys hanging out with friends, being outdoors,...

Reporter

Serinity Bishop

Serinity Bishop, junior, is a first year reporter on staff. She is apart of  Falcon Regiment marching band, there she plays alto saxophone and is a visual captain you will find her yelling at her saxophone section for being stupid....

Reporter

Reese Bratkovic

Reese Bratkovic, senior, is on her second as a reporter. She works at Tallgrass Creek retirement home and is a waitress there. She loves animals, poetry and spending time with loved ones. She also has a passion for traveling and...

Reporter

Alexander Cha

(Alex)Xander Cha, Junior, is in his first year on staff. Outside of his academic life he enjoys hanging out with friends and playing an ungodly amount of video games. He also loves meeting new people and making friends. Once he...

Reporter and Fun Facilitator

Quinton Coats

Quinton Coats, junior, is in his 2nd year on staff. Outside of school, Coats loves to play baseball, lift, and hang out with is friends. He also enjoys aviation, meteorology, and geography. Coats is involved in the baseball program...

Reporter

Kailey Donnell

Kailey Donnell, Sophomore, this is her first year on staff. She enjoys reading, listening to music, doing arts and craft, and many more hobbies. Donnell is apart of the Falcon Regiment, and has been doing band since 5th grade....

Reporter

Mj Garcia

Mj Garcia, Sophomore, is a first year reporter. In school, Mj enjoys her art and English classes the most. Outside of school, she enjoys playing video games and playing with her cat, Doug. Mj likes writing, driving, cooking and...

Reporter

Mildred Garza

Mildred Garza, Sophomore, is in her first year on Newspaper she loves books, writing and traveling. Outside of newspaper Mildred is a Falcon Mentor and is involved in Asian Student Union. Her favorite things to do are work-out,...

Reporter

Mia Pham

Mia Pham, Sophomore, is in her first year as a reporter. Pham loves writing stories, from fantasy to real news. Outside of school, Pham spends her time working on school work and avoiding social interaction at all costs. Pham...

Dalton Roberts
Reporter

Dalton Roberts

Dalton Roberts, senior, is in his fourth year on staff. Roberts enjoys playing hockey and reading. He goes on runs every other day and listens to music. In his free time he goes to hang out with his friends. He likes to help people...

Reporter

Mya Roberts

Mya Roberts, sophomore, is a second year reporter on staff this year. Outside of school, Roberts loves to read, play soccer, work, and hang out with friends every chance she gets. She is super excited to continue her journalism...

Reporter

Mia Rollins

Mia Rollins, Junior, is in her first year on staff. She is in the concert orchestra and likes to go on long bike rides on the weekends. Knows a lot of random facts about animals and is an average M&M's enjoyer. She likes to...

Reporter

Riley Story

Riley Story, Junior, this is her second year on staff as a reporter. Outside of school she likes playing softball and likes watching horror and Disney movies. She also enjoys drawing, painting and playing video games. Once she...

Ty Van Buskirk
Reporter

Ty Van Buskirk

Ty Van Buskirk, senior, is in his first and only year on staff. Outside of school, Ty's an absolute gaming and writing addict. He enjoys random trivia especially when it comes to history or video games. He also works on personal...

Reporter

Peyton Walls

Peyton Walls, sophomore, is in her first year on staff. She participates in OSHS girls soccer and plays club soccer for KCSG on the girls 2007 D2 and MRL team. Walls works at Austins, babysits, hangs out with friends, or works...

Artist

Kai Magana

Kai Magana, Junior, is in their second year on staff. An aspiring artist, they enjoy many different art forms such as pencil drawing, sculpting, makeup, and watercolor painting. They plan to major in art or computer science in...

Artist

Ashley Rottinghaus

Ashley Rottinghaus, senior, is on her second year as an artist. She loves to paint and playing for her club soccer team, Sporting Blue Valley. She also likes to read classical literature in her free time. She also loves to experiment...

Addison Masters

Addison Masters

Addison Masters, Sophomore, First Year Photojournalist, outside of school Masters, enjoys time with friends, working, and listening to music.

Photojournalist

Abby Burkart

Photojournalist

Sydney Peterson

Rhiannon Hubbell
Photojournalist

Rhiannon Hubbell

Rhiannon Hubbell, Senior, is a first year photojournalist. Outside of school she is an equestrian who loves to spend time hiking in forests, listening to music, writing, and spending time with her cat.

Olivia Hogan
Photojournalist

Olivia Hogan

Olivia Hogan, Junior, is a first year photojournalist for the 2022-2023 school year. Outside of school she enjoys drawing, working, and reading. One of her favorite things to do is walk around at heritage park, watch the sunset,...

Photojournalist

Myles Morant

Megan Proberts
Photojournalist

Megan Proberts

Megan Proberts, senior, is a photojournalist for the 2022-2023 Eyrie. Outside of Journalism, Proberts enjoys working as a server at Perkins. She is also involved in Falcon Mentors, NHS and Quill & Scroll. This is her third...

Makinley Gilner
Photojournalist

Makinley Gilner

Makinley Gilner, Sophomore, is a first year Photojournalist. Outside of school, Gilner enjoys working and making memories with friends and family.

Photojournalist

Katie Hooker

Kate Tankersley
Photojournalist

Kate Tankersley

Kate Tankersley, Senior, is on photojournalism staff for the 2021-2022 Eyrie. Outside of school Tankersley spends time with her family and friends, when she is not with her friends or family she is enjoys working for PEC sports....

James Neely
Photojournalist

James Neely

James Neely, Senior, is a third year photographer. Outside of school, Neely enjoys working, watching anime, speeding, skateboarding, and working out.

Gracie Akers
Photojournalist

Gracie Akers

Gracie Akers, senior, Photojornalist, is in her third year on staff. In her free time Akers plays golf on the varsity team for Olathe south. She also loves musical theater and dance. Akers is Also Vice President of choir.

Photojournalist

Devon Schmidt

Devon Schmidt, senior, is a photographer for the 2021-2022 school year. Schmidt enjoys drawing and painting outside of school. They also enjoy enjoy listing to a wide variety of music including: Glass Animals and  Barns Courtney.

Dakota Cowles
Photojournalist

Dakota Cowles

Dakota Cowles, senior, is a first year photojournalist. Outside of photojournalism Dakota is involved in both high school soccer and club soccer. After high school Cowles plans to complete her degree in occupational therapy and...

Coral Netten
Photojournalist

Coral Netten

Coral Netten, senior, is a second year photojournalist for the 2022-2023 Eyrie. Netten is also involved in NHS, Falcon Landing, Quill and Scroll, and volleyball.

Photojournalist

Blaine Leyden

Ayla Andersen
Photojournalist

Ayla Andersen

Ayla Andersen, sophomore, is in her first year as a photojournalist. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her 13 dogs and 4 cats.

Audrey Stover
Photojournalist

Audrey Stover

Audrey Stover, sophomore, is in her Second year on staff. In her free time, she likes to sleep and Hang out with her cat and friends.

Andy Forest
Photojournalist

Andy Forest

Andy Forest, sophomore, is in his second year on phojo staff. He enjoys listening to music, drawing and reading in his free time and is obsessed with everything Halloween.

Allie Elton
Photojournalist

Allie Elton

Allie Elton, sophomore, is a first year photojournalist. Outside of school, Elton enjoys baking, reading, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.

Adalyn Sparks
Photojournalist

Adalyn Sparks

Adalyn Sparks, Sophomore, is a first year photojournalist. In her free time, Sparks, likes to nap 24/7.