Journalism

In this five-credit semester course, students be demonstrate their fundamental writing skills of journalistic writing. They learn how to research, analyze bias, interview, write for a variety of audiences and purposes, edit, and layout print and copy.

Homework: Is It Worth It?

12/9/2016 Maia Daschke Wake up at 6:00 am. Be to school by 7:00 am. Get to class by 7:20 am. Do your work. Stay at school until 1:50 pm. Work straight for 6 hours, only taking a half hour break at lunch. Get home by 2:15 pm. Eat a quick snack, try

Indonesian Earthquake

8 December 2016 By:  Brooke Whittemore Earlier this week, a strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province, killing nearly 100 people and starting the frantic rescue effort in what was left of the collapsed and damaged buildings. The chief of the army in Aceh stated that at least 97 people died while at

Philippine Drug War

12/8/16 By: Ian Maloney Months ago, Filipino President, Rodrigo Duterte had a radical idea to deal with the country's drug problem. Most took it jokingly when he said he wanted citizens and police shooting and killing drug dealers on site if caught. Since June 30th, when he said this, approximately 2,000 have

Cost of College

12/8/16 By: Joci Keough Everyone tells you not to base where you go for college on the cost of the institution.  Based on College Board, the College Board reports that a "moderate" college budget for an in-state public college for the 2016–2017 academic year averaged $24,610. A moderate budget at a private

Happy Holidays

12/7/16 By: Jasmine Lees Over the last decade, people are finding that more things offending than before. One of these things are the holidays. People have to watch what they say to customers when they are working, do they say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? Happy holidays has become the more

Harmful Chemicals In Our Cosmetics

06.12.16 By: Kathryn Newton On Tuesday, December 6th, CNN’s Meera Senthilingam released an article regarding the hazardous chemicals found in beauty products created for African American women. Senthilingam’s article reports that for every twelve African American beauty produces, one of them will contain dangerous chemicals that threaten the health of the consumer.

Planning for College

12-2-16 By:  Alexandra Kielty   Junior year is a crucial year for college planning. Juniors don’t have to make any important decisions yet, but it is the time for pursuing information and being the best candidate possible. Many juniors are unaware of the steps they should be taking towards their future, as a

Winter Sports

12-1-16 By:  Hannah Morrison Are you interested in getting in shape and playing competitively? If you are, then playing a winter sport is just right for you. The first day of winter sports is November 28th, 2016. There are so many sports to choose from that will continue to get you active

New England 2016 Winter Prediction Report

12/1/16 By: Dan Damon  We have entered the month of December, meaning that winter is coming in hot (in a cold way…)! Many predictions for the 2016-2017 New England winter have been gathered from various sources, so you better bundle yourselves up, because this year the weather isn’t going to be mild

Who Will Shape Your Future?

11-30-16 By: Jasmine Lees As the holidays approach, seniors in high school are starting to hear back from the colleges that they applied for. Some will get accepted to their number one schools and some will get rejected. If someone gets accepted to their top school, hopefully their decision is made

November Strong

29 November 2016 Brooke Whittemore   This month, 42 students were nominated for student strong for showing excellent effort in their classes. These students receive a certificate and get their picture taken to be hung on the wall outside of the front office. Congratulations to all of the students awarded! The senior class

MHS STW Game of Tiaras Tech Week

Olivia Bulu   This past week was a busy week for Speech and Theatre Workshop; also known as tech week. If you’ve never been apart of a show, then you’re probably wondering why everyone cringes and cries at tech week. Well, tech week is the last week of rehearsal for a show.

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