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Mead High School’s Student News

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When it comes to seatbelts there’s no reason to take a risk.

Wearing a seatbelt may save your life

Ana Carrillo, Editor November 3, 2022

Wearing your seatbelt is critical. Some individuals find seat belts irritating, but if you can tolerate the discomfort for a few minutes or hours, it might save your life.  Wearing your seatbelt can...

Students can be suspended or even expelled for taking part in devious licks.

To the followers of the “devious licks” TikTok trend: this needs to stop (Opinion)

Skylar Whalen, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2021

Dear “devious licks” trend followers, Quit stealing our soap. You are high schoolers for crying out loud. Why would you ever choose to  follow a TikTok trend that disrespects others and takes away...

With the start of the 2021-2022 school year, supervision has skyrocketed around Mead High

With the start of the 2021-2022 school year, supervision has skyrocketed around Mead High

Enola Potter, Writer September 22, 2021

As of this school year, students have noticed an increase in supervision. The parking lot is the most notable location of additional supervision and security.  Students now have two lunches, supervision...

SVVSD released its Safe with 7 guidelines this school year.

What the Safe with 7 guidelines are and how they’re being used to help students return to school

Chloe Patterson, Writer December 8, 2020

“Safe with 7” is a campaign put on by Saint Vrain School District (SVVSD). This program is meant to keep students and staff safe at school during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a series of seven steps...

Campus supervisor Penni Andersen sitting  at her desk.

Penni Andersen has a passion for school safety

Taylor Wright, Writer February 3, 2020

Penni Andersen, Mead’s Campus Supervisor, started in school security in 1999. When her son was in kindergarten, she began working as a ParaProfessional at Longs Peak Middle School.  She then began...

Chief of police Brent Newbanks at MHS.

Mead High School is promised a plan for two Student Resource Officers from local police department

Marina Goter, Editor-in-Chief September 5, 2019

As the new school year started, Mead High School students and staff seemed pleased to have a Student Resource Officer (SRO) in the halls, but some remained uneasy about the fact that there was one. Rumors...

Chief of police Brent Newbanks walking into Mead High School

Recent school shooting reminds Colorado locals of the dark history our state has

Marina Goter, Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2019

On May 7, 2019, STEM School K-12 in Highlands Ranch suffered a tragedy brought along by school shooters. Eight students were shot and an 18-year-old student died trying to stop one of the gunmen. During...

Law enforcement presence is considered an important aspect of school safety.

Mead has been without a Student Resource Officer since mid-April

Marina Goter, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2019

*Updated with new information from a release by Principal Ayers at the bottom of the article* With all of the fears and threats of school shootings, students, faculty, and community members have a heightened...

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