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Mead High School’s Student News

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Mead High School’s Student News

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The prom attendance policy encourages students to show up to school.

The 20 absence prom-policy is completely valid (Opinion)

Kaitlyn Baerg, Writer April 18, 2024

Prom has been around since about the 19th century. It became extremely popular in the early 1930s and, though waned in popularity over several decades, resurged and became the norm in American high schools...

Mead Girls Basketball huddles together.

Girl’s basketball should be more supported (Opinion)

Isabella Pacotti, Writer April 18, 2024

Mead High School opened in 2009, and since then it has been excelling in the sports department, especially our basketball teams. The boys's team is ranked third in Northern Colorado, and the girls are...

The MHS student section shows support.

Being in the student section is a unique experience and everyone should try it (Commentary)

Rebekah Dennis, Writer April 15, 2024

Together, within the stands, radiating support to the people you go to school with every day gives me such a unique and vibrant feeling. I am lucky to experience such an atmosphere, and I think others...

There are many opportunities for seniors and their post secondary plans.

Junior college provides the same opportunities as a four-year institution at a lesser cost, making it a good choice for many (Opinion)

Ana Stewart, Writer April 14, 2024

A junior college is a good option that, it seems, young people don't know about or perhaps appreciate. There are many advantages to junior college and community college for students who want to stay...

Ms. Young is Mead High School’s orchestra teacher.

Mead’s orchestra program should be more widely appreciated by student body (Opinion)

Rebekah Dennis, Writer April 11, 2024

Mead High School's orchestra program has many highly talented students. The school, as a whole, needs to show more support and appreciation for these students, as they work tirelessly to create music....

Jayson Tatum is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.

Criticism against Jayson Tatum is undeserved (Opinion)

Braeden Corliss, Writer April 10, 2024

Throughout this year, Jayson Tatum has been incredible, despite criticism. Through both his offensive and defensive abilities, Tatum has shown he has what it takes to win MVP. After struggling in the...

Solar eclipses happen every two to three years; however, the path of totality from April 8 only happens about every 375 years.

SVVSD bars students from valuable learning experience by prohibiting eclipse viewing (Opinion)

Shayd Fuller, Content Editor April 8, 2024

*Opinions expressed in our publication are those of the writer and do not represent the views of the student newspaper, the school, nor the Saint Vrain Valley School District.* In response to the hugely...

A compilation of Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, and X.

Social Media is becoming a money grab (Opinion)

Mason Willyard, Writer March 11, 2024

Social media apps like Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), TikTok, and Snapchat were created as a fun and safe way to bring people together and curate unique relationships with others around the...

For those dealing with sexual assault, it can feel like you are drowning, vulnerable and exposed.

More work needs to be done to prevent sexual assault (Opinion)

Skylar Whalen, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

It is devastating growing up to be shown entertainment of Disney Princesses, encouraging you to be strong and courageous. As a little girl, you’re told that you are enough and deserve to be treated with...

Pockets are small, under-appreciated liberties for women.

Gender inequalities span through even trivial practicalities for instance, pockets (Opinion)

Savanah Bayer, Content Editor February 26, 2024

Women are constantly struck with inequalities, even down to our pockets. Almost every area of a woman's life seems to be more challenged, but pockets are an issue that remains big and consequential. It...

There has been a shift in abstract art in the art community.

Modern Art is overvalued and doesn’t deserve as much attention (Opinion)

Rebekah Dennis, Writer February 24, 2024

Art in its simplest form is a creative expression that uses imagination to connect with people, most commonly displaying beauty or tragedy. The recent introduction of modern art has stirred up controversy...

Students often rush through tests to beat the clock.

Timed tests should be taken out of schools (Opinion)

Aspen Bingham, Content Editor February 6, 2024

Throughout students’ schooling, many will encounter timed exams as a way to test their knowledge. These timed tests do more harm than good and don’t actually show what a student knows. Speed doesn’t...

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