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Kelan Yates

Kelan Yates

My name is Kelan Yates, and I am a senior at Seymour High School. This is my third year on the newspaper staff. I enjoy writing about elements of entertainment, such as music, television, and professional sports.

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Oktoberfest 2024: Staff's experience

Oktoberfest 2024: Staff’s experience

Oktoberfest is a unique experience for the newspaper staff, a time to come together with friends and family to enjoy the rides, delicious food, and music. Here are the highlights from the Oktoberfest celebration...

Indiana's Richard Goodall Wins AGT

Indiana’s Richard Goodall Wins AGT

Kelan Yates, staff
September 30, 2024

Richard Goodall was just an average middle school janitor from a small town in Indiana until he auditioned for America's Got Talent. Richard sang a shocking and enthusiastic version of Journey's international...

WNBA Rookie of the Year Race Heats Up

WNBA Rookie of the Year Race Heats Up

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
August 22, 2024

The WNBA season is slowly wrapping up and the race to be the 2024 Rookie of the Year is hot. The race has narrowed to two of the best in the league currently. Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, and Angel...

Seymour Lady Owls Softball Draw for Sectionals

Seymour Lady Owls Softball Draw for Sectionals

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
May 1, 2024

The end of the 23-24 school year is right around the corner, and with that comes sectionals. The IHSAA drew for sectionals on Sunday, starting with 1A and worked their way down. The Seymour Lady Owls are...

Indiana Fever drafts Caitlin Clark as number one pick

Indiana Fever drafts Caitlin Clark as number one pick

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

The WNBA Draft took place on April 15th and drew in more viewership than ever before. To say this season of women´s college basketball was record-breaking would simply be an understatement. Specifically,...

iHeartRadio Music Awards airs on April 1st

iHeartRadio Music Awards airs on April 1st

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
March 8, 2024

The iHeartRadio awards are coming back on April 1st, and here is what you should expect. Every year the iHeartRadio Music Award show comes around and awards many artists in many genres for their incredible...

Journey, Def Leppard co-headlining 23-city summer tour

Journey, Def Leppard co-headlining 23-city summer tour

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
February 21, 2024

Journey and Def Leppard represent some of the most iconic sounds of the 80s and have gathered a large mass of fans through their multiple hits. Now, those fans get another chance to see these two bands...

"Take It Easy" is the Eagles' iconic sound

“Take It Easy” is the Eagles’ iconic sound

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
January 11, 2024

"Take It Easy," arguably one of the best hits made by the Eagles, has been a staple in music history for decades. The song, released in 1972, charted itself at number 12 in the US. While the song provides...

Masked Singer Group A: Guesses and Predictions

Masked Singer Group A: Guesses and Predictions

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
November 20, 2023

As the opening round of contestants on The Masked Singer Season 10 ends, we are left with our top 9 performers of the season. All of them are battling to win the Golden Mask Trophy to add to their already...

Mr. Prange retires after 40 years

Mr. Prange retires after 40 years

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
October 31, 2023

Nearly four decades ago, Greg Prange stepped into his classroom as the newest biology teacher. A position only guaranteed for one year by the former principal, Dr. Mahan, little would Mr. Prange know that...

Festival Foods: The Top Foods at The Oktoberfest

Festival Foods: The Top Foods at The Oktoberfest

Lucas Jablonski: Sweet Tea and Jesus- 5.25/5 stars  The sweet tea from Sweet Tea and Jesus was heavenly.  The largest draw for the drinks were the wide variety of flavors ranging from marshmallow...

Spain soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, faces backlash after controversial kiss

Spain soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, faces backlash after controversial kiss

AnnMarie Shuler and Kelan Yates
September 20, 2023

After a magical championship win for the Spanish women’s soccer team, you would think the air would be filled with happiness and joy. However, the following moments of the win would be short-lived for...

Bill Martin, Piano Man

Bill Martin, Piano Man

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
August 24, 2023

One of the most iconic and meaningful songs of all time, Billy Joel´s ¨Piano Man.¨ The song follows the story of a young man at a local bar and it looks at a few of the regulars at the bar and their...

Taylor Swift announces ¨Speak Now Taylor´s Version¨

Taylor Swift announces ¨Speak Now Taylor´s Version¨

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
May 11, 2023

For the past few years, Taylor Swift has remade some of her most popular albums and rerecorded them into her own more modern-sounding mix. Taylor labels these as ¨Taylor´s Version,¨ and they represent...

The Masked SInger Recap; Episode 2

The Masked SInger Recap; Episode 2

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
March 31, 2023

*Warning: Spoilers for Episode 2* Back again, this time looking a brand new episode of your favorite, wonky show, The Masked Singer. This episode featured 2 new artists, as well as our winner from last...

Tom Jones, Voice of a Genius

Tom Jones, Voice of a Genius

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
March 14, 2023

Through the 1960´s, artist Tom Jones, was a phenomenon. Aside from having the attraction factor, Mr. Jones had the voice to back it up. Starting at a young age, he has made his way to the top. Jones has...

Teaching to Adminstrating; The Changes

Teaching to Adminstrating; The Changes

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
March 14, 2023

Teaching, alone, can be a tough job. Going from teaching to an administrator can be even tougher. Here at SHS, we have a very special person who went through this exact experience, Mr. Greg Prange. Mr....

Masked Singer: Episode One Recap

Masked Singer: Episode One Recap

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
March 8, 2023

The Masked Singer, Season 9, premiered on February 15th, just on the heels of its eighth season. The episode began with an introduction of the panel of judges, who have remained the same in all nine seasons:...

Baby Boom at SHS

Baby Boom at SHS

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
January 17, 2023

As life goes on, many partners want to start expanding their family. Many teachers across the country each year deal with pregnancy during the school year. Each school can choose to deal with this in a...

Glee: What is it?

Glee: What is it?

Kelan Yates, Staff Writer
January 12, 2023

Through the 2010´s, many different shows came alive. Whether those being talk shows, reality shows, comedy shows, or anything of the sort, they were all liked by many. One of the most popular shows, was...

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