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Creating the MHS Yearbook During COVID-19
Mia Burkholder
Features
Farewell Class of 2021: MHS Seniors Reflect On the Past Four Years
Celia Hiorns
Opinion
The Brilliance of College Board
Brooke Rhodes, Heba Haq, and Prerana Palety
Arts and Entertainment
Bhad Bhabie and How the Internet Grooms Troubled Teens
Lalaina Ratsimihah
News
Mask Mandate Expires June 2: MHS Students are Conflicted
Lauren Lamson
Arts and Entertainment
“Sour”
Kaelana Faessler
Art Hub
Senior Spotlight: Photo Editor Mia Thompson
Mia Thompson
News
BeyONd Our Walls: Creative Writing Students Share Poetry Exhibit With MHS
Celia Hiorns
News
New Ethnic Studies Course at MHS Invites Inclusivity for the Future
Celia Hiorns
Arts and Entertainment
“ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE”
Madison La Crosse
Art
Feather
Casey Waddell, Artist

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Middleton High School (MHS) senior and yearbook editor Allison Thomley works on a yearbook page on her computer. Thomley took Yearbook as an extra (8th) class during second semester of her senior year even though that added on to her already busy workload.

Creating the MHS Yearbook During COVID-19

Mia Burkholder

What was it like working on the yearbook during the COVID-19 pandemic? Middleton High School (MHS) sophomore and yearbook editor Madilyn Vander...

This past year has been one like no other. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has faced an entirely unique set of challenges, being forced to adapt to a new way of life. As vaccination progress is made and reopening processes continue, people have been faced with returning to a new semblance of normal. Amidst all of these new circumstances, the Class of 2021 is coping with all of the typical experiences of graduating high school and moving forward in their lives. In order to capture what their lives have been like this year, more than 50 Middleton High School (MHS) seniors completed a survey to share their thoughts.

Farewell Class of 2021: MHS Seniors Reflect On the Past Four Years

Celia Hiorns

This past year has been one like no other. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has faced an entirely unique set of challenges, being forced...

The Brilliance of College Board

Brooke Rhodes, Heba Haq, and Prerana Palety

Whether it be our celebrated intellectual diversity, offering both anti-vaxxers and vaxxers the same credibility or our sprawling network of...

“Danielle was not only paraded around as a hardcore rapper, but also a little girl. Her being underage became a selling factor and a point of conversation whenever she was mentioned online.”

Bhad Bhabie and How the Internet Grooms Troubled Teens

Lalaina Ratsimihah

Content Warning: mentions of grooming and sexual assault/abuse Child stardom is no new thing in America. It has been happening since...

As the mask mandate comes to a close, MHS students have mixed feelings.

Mask Mandate Expires June 2: MHS Students are Conflicted

Lauren Lamson

On Jun. 2, Dane County will have no public health orders in place for the first time since May 13, 2020. Masks will no longer be required and...

"Sour"

Kaelana Faessler

Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album “Sour” on May 21, 2021, and she’s already on her way to breaking records. Rodrigo, who is...

Art Hub

Senior Spotlight: Photo Editor Mia Thompson

Mia Thompson

Feather

Casey Waddell, Artist

Trapped Between Two Lungs

Gabriel Lorman

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Taura Kubly, Artist

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One Year Curly: 12 Things I Learned in 12 Months of the Curly Girl Method

What is the 97%?

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” written by Suzanne Collins, is the most recent spin-off of the Hunger Games Trilogy, which has sold over 100 million copies.

The Newest Addition to the “Hunger Games” Trilogy

Glitz, glamour, and attitude were staples of the 2000’s. Be as bold and bright as you can, and these icons embraced that.

Y2K Fashion & The Erasure of Black Women

Why the ACT is More About Test Taking Than Intelligence

Features

Creating the MHS Yearbook During COVID-19

Mia Burkholder

Features

Farewell Class of 2021: MHS Seniors Reflect On the Past Four Years

Celia Hiorns

Opinion

The Brilliance of College Board

Brooke Rhodes, Heba Haq, and Prerana Palety

Latest Publication

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Arts and Entertainment
Bhad Bhabie and How the Internet Grooms Troubled Teens
May 31, 2021
Lalaina Ratsimihah
News
Mask Mandate Expires June 2: MHS Students are Conflicted
May 31, 2021
Lauren Lamson
Arts and Entertainment
“Sour”
May 31, 2021
Kaelana Faessler
Art Hub
Senior Spotlight: Photo Editor Mia Thompson
May 31, 2021
Mia Thompson

Lifestyles

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5 Tips on How to Celebrate Easter in 2021
Sarah Yosef
Studying for the ACT: Using Practice Tests to Improve Your Score
Mia Burkholder
Delicious Spicy Vegan Lentil Soup
Marin Durkee
One Year Curly: 12 Things I Learned in 12 Months of the Curly Girl Method
Mia Burkholder
Ways to Keep Your Holiday Spirits High During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Marin Durkee
How to Reduce Food Waste During the Pandemic
Lauren Lamson
Five Tips for Making Online School Not So Bad
Emily Nordhaus
Light Triumphant Over Darkness During Diwali Celebrations
Prishaa Rajesh
Three Pros and Cons After Three Months of Being Vegan
Micheline Jasinski

Opinion

“The American Pageant” by David M. Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen is the AP U.S. History textbook used at Middleton High School. This text has a record of portraying problematic and racist ideas to school communities. Messaging like this has lasting negative effects on the groups that it infiltrates, such as harming people of color and bolstering white power. In order to put an end to this vicious cycle, “The American Pageant” has to go.

"The American Pageant" Has Got to Go

Celia Hiorns

Contrary to common assumptions, history is a dynamic field of study. Though the events that have transpired in the past cannot change, the way that people choose to study them should. For centuries, Black history in the United States has been (and continues to be) colonized, misrepresented, and silenced....

Why the ACT is More About Test Taking Than Intelligence

Cate Ohly

The time-honored tradition might not be all it’s cracked up to be: Research shows that 80 percent of Americans give up on their New Year’s resolutions altogether; as the end of February rolls around, it may be time to re-evaluate your yearly goals.

Feeling Stuck on Your New Year's Resolutions? You Aren't Alone

Abby Gessler

Spotify and Apple Music are similar visually in some ways, but they are also very different.

Settling the Debate About Which Streaming Service is the Best

Madison La Crosse

Locked inside the pages of seven books, the “Harry Potter” series has been a happy childhood memory for many since the first book was published in 1997. It encourages creativity and imagination, two qualities that we shouldnt let go of.

Don't Give Up on the Magic of Childhood Imagination

Lauren Lamson

Arts & Entertainment

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Bhad Bhabie and How the Internet Grooms Troubled Teens
Lalaina Ratsimihah
“Sour”
Kaelana Faessler
“ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE”
Madison La Crosse
Fandom Culture: Toxic & Dysfuntional
Lalaina Ratsimihah
Three Social Justice Fiction Books Everyone Should Read
Karter Erlandson
Y2K Fashion & The Erasure of Black Women
Lalaina Ratsimihah

News

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Mask Mandate Expires June 2: MHS Students are Conflicted
Lauren Lamson
BeyONd Our Walls: Creative Writing Students Share Poetry Exhibit With MHS
Celia Hiorns
New Ethnic Studies Course at MHS Invites Inclusivity for the Future
Celia Hiorns
Elementary Schools Successfully Transition to Hybrid Instruction
Lauren Lamson
MCPASD Board of Education Approves Plan for All Grades to Return to School in a Hybrid Model for 2021
Mia Burkholder
MCPASD Board Meeting Discusses Revised Plan for Reopening
Mia Burkholder

Features

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Go Green
Cheyenne Halverson
Earth Day was started in 1970 by Wisconsin's very own senator, Gaylord Nelson, who treasured Wisconsin's natural features and who spent much of his political career working...
Virtual vs. Hybrid: Middleton High School Students Reflect on Their Choice
Laina Gustafson
On Mar. 11, Middleton High School began its hybrid learning model; students in Cohort 2 came to school in person for the first time this academic year. However, many students...
What is the 97%?
Kaelana Faessler
97%. A number that has been seen on almost every social media platform. But what does it mean? It's more than a number. It’s a symbol leading a movement of women who are...
Celebrating Women’s History Month From 1978 to Now
Marin Durkee
As Women’s History Month is coming to an end, it is important to learn about the origins of Women's History Month. In 1978, Women’s History Week started as a small...
Women’s Historical Accomplishments that Men Took Credit For
Genevieve Eck
Though it may come as a surprise, many of the inventions and accomplishments that we appreciate in our day-to-day life believed to have been achieved by men were actually...

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Senior Spotlight: Photo Editor Mia Thompson

May 31, 2021

Feather

April 25, 2021

Trapped Between Two Lungs

February 21, 2021