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Mead High School’s Student News

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Mead High School’s Student News

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Mason Thompson, Photographer

Mason Thompson is a sophomore. He enjoys working on cars and playing video games. He is involved in the football team. He is looking forward to producing more articles and taking more photos this year.

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Safety measures are taken in a multitude of sports.

Athletics’ safety highlighted after near-fatal football accident

Mason Thompson, Photographer
May 18, 2023
Ms. Warren is a well liked teacher and has a lovable personality.

[Photo] Teacher Feature: Ms. Warren

May 1, 2023
Gage enjoyed taking his senior photos in Old Town Fort Collins

Where are they going?: Gage Deutsch

Mason Thompson, Photographer
March 30, 2023
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[Photo] blue (poem)

October 9, 2022
Failure has surprising benefits — we often learn more by failing than we do when things come easy.

Failure is more crucial and beneficial than we think (Opinion)

Mason Thompson, Photographer
May 12, 2022
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Ms. Keel will be missed by many students. Her contributions SVVSD and MHS are deeply appreciated.

[Photo] Assistant Principal Ms. Keel is moving on from Mead High, leaving legacy many students cherish

May 11, 2022
Funny picture of the editorial team

Students in the country can expect to take an online SAT as soon as 2024.

[Photo] SAT to be fully online by 2023

March 28, 2022
AP classes, sports, putting aside time for friends and family—sometimes, it’s all a little too much all at once

[Photo] Overloading your schedule causes burnout (Commentary)

March 19, 2022
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Relationships being oversexualized and unemotional is problematic, and we need to be talking about it more.

Teenage relationships are oversexualized (Opinion)

Mason Thompson, Photographer
March 4, 2022
Knowing graduation requirements in terms of credits is key to staying on track to graduate.

Knowing graduation requirements helps students stay on track

Mason Thompson, Photographer
February 22, 2022
The fragile nature of snowflakes led to “sensitive snowflakes” or the “snowflake generation” being used to reference people who are particularly sensitive to comments surrounding controversial (or even uncontroversial) topics.

Sensitive “snowflake” culture has gotten out of hand (Opinion)

Mason Thompson, Photographer
January 31, 2022
A dog naps on the hardwood floor

The Class of 2024 contains 242 students. The Class of 2023 contains 293 students, falling just behind the Class of 2025.

The Class of 2025 is the biggest graduating class yet

Mason Thompson, Photographer
November 11, 2021
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Mrs. Vanzant’s activity in the classroom on an average school day includes writing lesson plans, teaching core academic classes, assisting electives, working with behavioral issues, and helping students work on their IEP (individualized education plan).

[Photo] Ms. Vanzant works in special needs and betters inclusivity at MHS

November 1, 2021
The health office is where students are asked to go to if they feel sick at school or begin to experience any major or minor symptoms.

[Photo] Mead High asks students to stay home if sick

November 6, 2021
masks in the front office

Hundreds of students rely on school provided masks found in the front office.

[Photo] Mask stock shortages result as students don’t wear masks to school

November 11, 2021
Whether fully online or partially in-person during the 2020-2021 school year, the transition back to the first quarter of “normal” school has been drastic.

[Photo] Fully in-person school after online learning has been a big jump for some students

October 13, 2021
A brand new multi-use field was paid for by the district and now hosts Mead High's home games.

MHS gets new multi sport field through district funding

Ryan Dallas and Mason Thompson
September 24, 2021
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