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Ms. McMullen has worked at Mead High School for 9 years

Ms. Brady-McMullen accepts new position in district and will be greatly missed

Isabella Leverone, Writer November 22, 2024

Ms. Maura Brady-McMullen (known as Ms. McMullen to her students), has been a high school counselor for 16 years now but she is taking a higher position, working within the district. She worked at New...

Starting November 5, 2024 sites were updating vote counts and the electoral college in real time.

Trump to carry out second presidential term after results cement a win over Vice President Harris

Kaylina Madrill-Gruenberger, Writer November 22, 2024

AP has officially called the presidential race and declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2024 election. By securing 312 electoral votes out of the 270 needed to win, he will be the United States 47th...

Abandoned like a building.

“Out of Place” (Memoir)

Anonymous November 7, 2024

Trigger warning – the following essay discusses topics including abuse, suicide, and self-harm.  I was never his. Not by blood; not by association. The man who’d been one of my father figures since...

Snow is the time for festivities, family, and fun.

As Slow as Molasses (Poem)

Bella DeNicholas, Writer November 6, 2024

The winter is cold A time we want to forget As we hold To our regret The days feel As if they can’t Be real As those chant Cheery Christmas songs And spread love The longs Of...

A girl in the sunset knowing even after the sunsets it will always rise again

This is not a goodbye, but see you later (poem)

Kimmie Labarbera, Writer November 1, 2024

in the quiet corners where memories have lived we’ve shared our laughter we’ve cast our spells though today our path part this isn’t farewell just a gentle see you soon the sun...

Embracing failure leads to a redefined past, a reimagined future, and a fulfilling present time.

Embracing Failure: Confronting Regret and the Fear of the Future (Vignette)

Patric Wallis, Writer October 2, 2024

Regret has become a familiar feeling for me in the past few months. It feels that my life only really started just over a year ago, and I feel that I’ve been evolving at the speed of light. With this...

My bother and I at his wedding.

A letter to my brother (poem)

Aspen Bingham, Content Editor September 4, 2024

You healed me. The parts of me that were unknowingly cut open and bleeding. The troubles I faced, you somehow faded them and showed me love. When I lacked bravery and strength, you were my protector. When...

Yearning for youth in fear of growing up.

yearning our youth (poem)

Shayd Fuller, Copy and Design Editor August 26, 2024

As our class moves up Our need to progress goes down   We are scared of what comes next We are scared of the unknown   What do we do when night falls and suddenly we’re not...

If a person was split into two it’d be you and I.

A letter to my other half (vignette)

Rebekah Dennis, Writer April 23, 2024

I was thrilled about two of my favorite artists releasing new music in the same month. This was the same day you came up to me, knowing about my excitement. Of course you were also excited, we have the...

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fig tree (Vignette)

Melia Sloss, Copy and Design Editor April 19, 2024

Sylvia Plath screams in my head. Her voice is shrill and ripped raw, cracking and weak as she repeats the same two words from her parched lips. It’s so deafening that I wince. “Fig tree.” Everything...

We have to constantly be on alert, even in environments we normally feel safe in.

“He does it all the time” (vignette)

Anonymous April 18, 2024

Author’s note: I am writing this because my sister is going to the grade I was when this story happened. This vignette was written just to share my story and get my thoughts onto a page. Each year about...

Start recognizing each moment

Learn to be in wonder of the world (vignette)

Raef VonBrutt, Writer April 10, 2024

I transport myself back in time as I close my eyes.  My family and I are driving along the road, as the sun sets over the horizon, with endless blue stretching beyond the palm trees lining the coast. ...

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