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.

The Prom Experience

Sydney Curpenski Journalism 1 3/2/18   Prom shopping is either a luxury or a stress filled mess depending on what type of person you are. Finding the perfect dress can be a lot of pressure, especially when everyone around you is posting pictures of their expensive gowns. Just keep in mind, you can look

Is Location On Social Media Bad?

Valerie Chisholm 03/2/18   Is location on social media bad? It can be used for some good and bad reasons. There are many location based social networks. Location based social networks use the gps in users phones and let you broadcast your location and other content to other users. Sharing location sometimes isn't

Methods To Reduce Gun Violence

  Troy Bailey 3/2/18 Journalism 1   Due to the Florida shooting a lot of controversy stirred up about gun violence and how safe schools actually are. The government and Donald Trump the President of the United States had to come up with new laws and strategies to reduce the school shootings and gun violence

Should Social Media be banned in school?

Jenna Oldro February 2nd, 2018   Kids all around the world surround themselves with social media and electronics. Schools should not allow social media during school hours, due to the fact of bullying, self esteem, and the distraction. Kids of all ages are on social media there has always been the risk of

From Criminal with No Future to an NBA Star with a Bright One

Ryan Quill 2/15/18 MIDDLEBORO, MA -  As a society, we hear about inspiring, turn-around stories every single day. It’s also a very common theme in sports as a whole. But this is no ordinary story. This is the story of Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall, and how he completely proved

Benefits of Makeup

 By: Sydney Curpenski 2/12/2018   Being satisfied with yourself is something that is not overrated. Accomplishments, even as small as doing your makeup, payoff in the long run. Starting off your day feeling put together and beautiful should be felt by everyone. Makeup relaxes you in the morning and gets you  ready

School Shootings

Cameron Rideout 2/9/18   Through the last few years there are been a rapid increase in school shooting across the nation and across the entire world. Most of the school that are shot up tend to be high schools and some colleges. The thing that is very interesting about the shootings that do

Musically

Kasey Moore February 7, 2018   Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Phantom of the Opera began its Broadway run in early 1988 and has been running ever since. With over 12,000 performances under their belt, the show has become Broadway's’ longest-running show with the 1997 Revival of Chicago coming in second with almost

Scientists Report That This Brain Implant Improves Memory

By: Sarah Greeley February 7, 2018   A brain implant that scientists have developed boosts memory and is said to treat dementia, brain injuries and other problems that negatively affect the memory. The implant works sending electrical pulses to help the brain when it’s having trouble storing new information. The research for the

Why the “Nintendo games are for little kids” Argument is Absurd.

Dan Damon  February 5th, 2018.   Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game company that is notorious for building on franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, and arguably the most successful franchise in gaming, Super Mario. These titles have a reputation of their nostalgic and fun gameplay, with players spending

Coach or Control Freak

Molly Myers February 2, 2018         Often times in youth sports you see coaches who get into a game and yell and throw a fit when a player may be under performing. Most of this criticism is constructive and the children know this and won't take this hate to heart, but

Greed Vs charity

Ben Gibson 11/30/2017     Giving Tuesday is meant to impress upon exhausted shoppers a sense of charity after tirelessly searching for deals throughout the widely recognized holiday shopping events known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday: an absolute about-face. If shoppers have a little extra money, they are encouraged through platforms like social

Why Gifts?

Alexa Epp 11/30/2017   It’s that time of the year again and no matter how excited I get about the wonderful cheer it begins to become stress central. As the dates come up so very quickly gift giving can be a struggle and the prices are slowly rising. People all over the world

Beth seifert 11/29/17   As soon as you walk into a pet store, what are you greeted with? For an average chain store, it usually those clear Plexiglas chambers which contain either puppies or kittens willing to welcome you upon your arrival.  And often those upon those glass structure lies a sign saying

Girls Basketball Tryouts

Kara McManus 11/29/2017   Sachems Girls Basketball tryouts begin Monday, November 27th. About 20 girls showed up for the tryouts hoping to earn a spot on the teams. Comparing the 13 players that tried out last year, girls basketball at MHS is beginning to see success for their upcoming season. With a new

Royal Engagement

Katelyn Levesque 11/29/17   2017 marks an important year for Americans. The first official engagement of an American and a British monarch has just been announced from earlier this month. The last American to marry into the British monarchy was in 1937 when the Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson. This engagement wasn’t

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