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Mead High School’s Student News

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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...

Pinterest is a multi-faceted app.

Whether vision-boarding, shopping, or finding a creative way to pass the time, Pinterest is the perfect app

Abby Kearns, Managing Editor January 24, 2024

Pinterest is a well-known platform for all ages to browse and explore different pins and products all on one platform. It can be addictive, motivational, easy, and aesthetically pleasing. You can download...

Many "trending" body types come from social media.

We should not be expected to adhere to “trending” body types (Editorial)

Editorial Board, Writer May 9, 2023

Editorials are articles written by a publication’s editors to express a shared opinion or discuss a topic editors think needs more attention. These articles are meant to persuade readers and to promote...

Social media contributes to the invalidation of mental health.

Social media distorts mental illness definitions (Opinion)

Kaden Karel, Guest Writer December 8, 2022

The Mav provides students a platform to submit work as guest writers. Works from guest writers do not reflect the beliefs of  The Mav, however, the site allows for students to freely express their beliefs...

 "I miss the sweet Kanye, chop up the beats Kanye, I gotta say at that time I'd like to meet Kanye. See I invented Kanye, it wasn’t any Kanyes, and now I look and look around and there’s so many Kanyes." — "I Love Kanye" by Kanye West

Kanye West’s controversy has built his reputation

Abby Kearns, Managing Editor December 7, 2022

Kanye West is known for walking the line of famous and infamous — both his achievements and reputation often consist of controversial actions or crazy statements. He’s a trending celebrity who’s...

Girl’s brother gets botox like Zac Efron (Satire)

Girl’s brother gets botox like Zac Efron (Satire)

Skylar Whalen and Jorja Haskin December 1, 2022

Satire is a genre of writing that uses humor and exaggeration to address a greater social issue. All comments made in this satire are sarcastic, but are also looking at the reality of trends and social...

Romanticizing serial killers needs to stop. It’s disrespectful and unacceptable

Romanticizing serial killers on social media needs to stop (Opinion)

Haley Justin, Writer November 9, 2022

On social media, popular tv shows and movies are hotly debated. Documentaries about real life crime have brought to light how the internet romanticizes serial killers. The most recent one is the story...

Some are too quick to judge others based on appearance. We need to drop our stigmas and embrace diversity in body types.

Body shaming, worsened by social media, needs to stop (Opinion)

Kaliegh Beamish, Writer May 18, 2022

This article contains discussion of bullying based on body type as well as briefly mentions resulting restricted eating and dieting. Reader discretion is advised. Teenagers have constant access to multiple...

With the ability to remain anonymous, people become comfortable bullying others and evading usual consequences.

Cyber bullying needs to stop (Opinion)

Aspen Bingham, Content Editor March 1, 2022

With the increase of technology use, cyber bullying has reached an all time high. Cyberbullying is a form of bullying taking place over social media platforms, text messaging, email, and other forms of...

The cancel culture we know today occurs through social media, but similar social tactics that include intense public shaming without technology were labeled in Chinese slang in the early 2000s.

Cancel culture has made social media a dangerous place to be

Stacy Avitia and Alejandro Aguilar December 13, 2021

Our society has used social media as a news platform more recently, getting their main information from sites and apps like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. But this is not always as positive...

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