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Mead High School’s Student News

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Mead High School’s Student News

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Spenser Leise

Spenser Leise, Writer

Spenser Leise is a senior. They enjoy graphic design work and photo editing. They are involved in the Silver Creek swim team and many activities around their town. He is looking forward to bringing fantastic stories and opinions to The Mav newspaper this year.

All content by Spenser Leise
“No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg.” — Frederica Mathewes-Green

[Photo] Women have a right to abortion without excessive regulation or societal shame (Opinion)

June 3, 2022
Side 1 pro choice women’s rights abortion

Broken hearts

[Photo] Overprotective parenting is detrimental to mental wellbeing (Opinion)

May 19, 2022
I disagreed with the ranking Rolling Stone released.

[Photo] Student reranks Rolling Stone ranking of Harry Styles music

May 20, 2022
Dress codes often target certain body types, meaning in the same shirt, some are much more likely to get dress coded.

[Photo] Inconsistent dress codes result in unequal discipline and body shaming (Opinion)

May 10, 2022
Broken Ships

[Photo] Losing Friends (poem)

April 28, 2022
IDEA 3

IDEA 1

[Photo] Mental health: escaping judgment by spending time alone (Opinion)

April 22, 2022
zoe Patchwrk

[Photo] Mental health: struggling with mental illness in a household where it is familiar but unaccepted

October 28, 2022
patchwrk

[Photo] Mental health: using healthy coping mechanisms to relieve stress

April 27, 2022
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Photo] Mental health: overcoming substance abuse and addiction (Opinion)

April 2, 2022
Chained patchwork project toxic gaslighting parents

[Photo] Mental health: negative home environments and experiencing gaslighting (Opinion)

March 31, 2022
hole Patchwork Project

[Photo] Mental health: combating unhealthy overworking and numbness (Opinion)

March 18, 2022
Religion

[Photo] Mental health: the positive role of religion and finding purpose (Opinion)

March 17, 2022
apples to oranges comparison

[Photo] Mental health: invalidating personal struggles through comparison (Opinion)

March 11, 2022
Therapy patchwork project

[Photo] Mental health: professional wellbeing resources should be better prioritized (Opinion)

March 10, 2022
Toxic patch

[Photo] Mental health: recognizing and disengaging with toxic friendships (Opinion)

March 4, 2022
Relationships being oversexualized and unemotional is problematic, and we need to be talking about it more.

[Photo] Teenage relationships are oversexualized (Opinion)

March 4, 2022
Patchwork Sky

[Photo] Mental health: using medication, therapy, and religious support (Opinion)

March 3, 2022
family patchwork

[Photo] Mental health: the importance of not taking family for granted (Opinion)

February 25, 2022
Dj Patchwork

[Photo] Mental health: our society disregards men’s mental wellbeing (Opinion)

February 24, 2022
Broken plate Aspen

[Photo] Falling (poem)

April 22, 2022
Drowning-hand Aspen

[Photo] Drowning (poem)

February 23, 2022
The needle and thread logo of The Patchwork Project doesn’t imply that mental health is something to be “fixed”, but rather that the process of slowly finding stability in itself is hopeful; it is a process that impacts someone all their life.

[Photo] The Patchwork Project: a mental health editorial series

February 23, 2022
Pleasing offers everything from nail polish to serums to their newest release: the crewneck sweater merchandise.

Knowing graduation requirements in terms of credits is key to staying on track to graduate.

[Photo] Knowing graduation requirements helps students stay on track

February 22, 2022
There are voices that need to be heard in education other than those of the well known majority.

[Photo] History classes lack Mexican American voices in their curriculum (Opinion)

December 13, 2021
The PSAT includes two main components: Math and Evidence Based Reading and Writing.

Winking Mav | Anti Advice

[Photo] Anti-Advice: How should you make friends? Change everything about yourself

November 17, 2021
Asperger's Syndrome is no longer considered a diagnosis on its own. Purple, according to the organization Puzzled with Purpose, stands for ambition and creativity.

Taylor Swift started the re-recording and re-releasing process in 2019 and just recently re-released her album Red on Nov. 12.

The process of food production and waste generate a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions that warm the atmosphere.

[Photo] We are rapidly depleting the Earth's natural resources

December 12, 2021
Our overall quality of life within school could improve if we consider some of the new practices introduced during the peak of the pandemic.

[Photo] Schools shouldn’t entirely disregard changes introduced during the pandemic (Editorial)

Editorial Board
November 5, 2021
Halloween and Day of the Dead are often compared, which can leave the Day of the Dead in disregard.

[Photo] Halloween and Day of the Dead are separate holidays often mixed up

November 1, 2021
An in-depth look into what our world would look like without essential help from bees.

[Photo] Everyone should do their part to help save the bee population (Opinion)

October 13, 2021
Mental health is just as important as physical health — without both there’s no balance.

[Photo] “No Simp September” distracts from what September is all about: mental health awareness (Opinion)

September 28, 2021
Bathroom Graphic

[Photo] Mead High has plans for gender neutral bathrooms that include all

Savanah Bayer, Content Editor
September 28, 2021
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