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Mead High School’s Student News

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Mead High School’s Student News

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Book Reviews
In 2024, 72.4% of AP Literature students scored a three or higher on the exam.
Reading and ranking every single AP Lit book so you don’t have to
Shayd Fuller, Copy and Design Editor
The coming-of-age novel is a lighthearted story, bringing ease to any reader.
Little Women by Louise May Alcott is about good virtue, sisterhood, and womanhood
Savanah Bayer, Content Editor
Published in 2017, The Great Alone won Best Historical Fiction at the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards.
Kristin Hannah’s ‘The Great Alone’ embodies the strength of the human spirit
Lorelei Sadler, Managing Editor
Barbara Kingsolver’s, The Poisonwood Bible, has been a spellbinding read so far.
AP Lit classic The Poisonwood Bible has been an interesting read so far (First Impressions book review)
Shayd Fuller, Copy and Design Editor
The outsider by Stephen king was published May 22, 2018
‘The Outsider’ had me rolling through the pages of this thriller Stephen King novel
Savanah Bayer, Content Editor
Movie Reviews
Channing Tatum played a major role in bringing Manchester’s character to life through his wittiness.
‘Roofman’ is a hilarious movie that turns a bizarre true story into pure entertainment
Bella DeNicholas, Content Editor
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has the first movie soundtrack to have four songs chart at the same time in the BillBoard Hot 100’s history.
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is the animation movie of the year
Anabelle VandenDries, Writer
The strong characters and plot in ‘Adolescence’ weren’t enough to save viewers from the lame ending.
‘Adolescence’ had one of the most disappointing endings I’ve ever seen
Bella DeNicholas, Content Editor
The audience can feel the character’s pain and love through the screen in every single scene.
Through My Window makes all other Spanish romance movies look like a joke
Bella DeNicholas and Cami McGilvray
The film is based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel, originally published on October 1, 1996.
The Notebook is one of my favorite rom-coms to this day (Opinion)
Cami McGilvray, Writer
TV Reviews
‘Bob’s Burgers’ has 16 seasons and is still actively releasing new episodes.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ is the best adult animation TV show
Olive Koslovsky, Writer
A depiction of the two main characters of ‘Over the Garden Wall.’
‘Over the Garden Wall’ is the perfect autumn show
Tania Flores, Writer
‘How I Met Your Mother’ ran for nine years and ended with a controversial finale.
‘How I Met Your Mother’ is one of the best sitcoms ever
Isabella Pacotti, Content Editor
The case of the Menendez family gained widespread attention after the killing of Kat and Jose Menéndez in 1989 and it remains one of the most discussed criminal trials to this day.
Monsters, the Lyle and Erik Menendez story, is filled with inaccuracies
Isabella Pacotti, Content Editor
Pictured above are the Pogues, the six main characters the show follows throughout the series.
Netflix just released Outer Banks’ final season, and it sucks
Cami McGilvray, Writer
Music Reviews
‘Beautiful Chaos’ has six songs and a runtime of 16 minutes.
‘Beautiful Chaos’ is bound to be loved by everyone
Mikey Carrigan, Content Editor
‘SIS (Soft Is Strong)’ has five songs and a running time of 11 minutes.
Katseye’s ‘SIS (Soft Is Strong)’ proves they’re going to take pop to another level
Mikey Carrigan, Content Editor
Her bio on Spotify perfectly represents her ambiance, stating, “[Liana Flores] was bestowed human form in exchange for these songs (previously was a tree).”
‘Flower of the Soul’ stole my heart at the first listen
Lorelei Sadler, Managing Editor
Third studio album of popular Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop singer Laufey.
Judge an Album by It’s Cover: ‘A Matter of Time’
Belly Vue, Writer
‘29: Written in Stone’ was inspired by Carly Pearce’s divorce in 2020.
Carly Pearce’s album ‘29: Written in Stone’ is the perfect breakup album
Becca Baker, Writer
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