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Summer 2024 Playlist: MHS Students Picks For The Season

Summer 2024 Playlist: MHS Student’s Picks For The Season

Kelsy Esmoil, Writer May 20, 2024

As the temperature rises and school coming to a close, Many teens are putting together their “Summer Playlist”. It’’s all about having a collection of songs that perfectly captivate the mood of...

The Rise of Country Music

The Rise of Country Music

Hadley Hines, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

Country music is one of the fastest-growing genres in mainstream media today. This is the reason there has been such a large increase in writing songs to fit the ever-growing interest in country music.  Artists...

Exploring the Power of Queer Love in Film

Exploring the Power of Queer Love in Film

Jaela Staker, Staff Writer May 15, 2024

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Directed by Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is not only one of the best queer movies, but also one of the best movies ever made. The film is set on an...

Kendrick vs. Drake: The Beef Continues

Kendrick vs. Drake: The Beef Continues

Vanessa Garcia and Kelsy Esmoil May 11, 2024

If you've been scrolling on TikTok lately, like most of us have, you've probably come across the rap feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. The two have been throwing shade and allegations left and right,...

A Fan for Life: The anticipation for Taylor Swifts New Release

A Fan for Life: The anticipation for Taylor Swift’s New Release

Stella DeLong, Feature Section Editor May 3, 2024

On April 19th, Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department”. This day was anticipated by many and the countdown started right when she announced it months before.  Every...

Switched at Verse: Freaky Friday the Musical

Switched at Verse: Freaky Friday the Musical

Amaya Wagner, Chief Editor April 30, 2024

My personal favorite time of year has finally arrived, spring time! Hopefully you all have been enjoying the nice weather, taking walks, or maybe you stopped by the MHS auditorium to watch this year’s...

Exploring the Art of Film Adaptations

Exploring the Art of Film Adaptations

Jaela Staker, Staff Writer April 30, 2024

A film adaptation is a pre-existing work that has been made into a film. The process involves turning the original literary work into a screenplay which ultimately becomes the film. The goal of this is...

15th Annual Giles Joslyn Memorial Stringfest

15th Annual Giles Joslyn Memorial Stringfest

Arabella Fourneau, Staff Writer April 18, 2024

At 7pm on Friday, April 26th the 15th annual Giles Joslyn Memorial Stringfest event will take place at Muscatine High School. Ever since Giles was in high school here at MHS, he found a deep interest in...

JoJo Siwas Shocking Transformation

JoJo Siwa’s Shocking Transformation

Emma Steele, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

JoJo Siwa has quickly become the laughingstock of social media. When she started teasing her new song, Karma, people began to wonder about her switch-up and the change of her targeted audience. Joelle...

United By Passion: Meet Nonetheless, the All-Girl Teen Band!

United By Passion: Meet “Nonetheless”, the All-Girl Teen Band!

Kelsy Esmoil, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

Picture this: a group of six talented girls, each with their own unique style and an unwavering passion for music. With guidance from the Quad City Rock Academy, they come together to form "Nonetheless",...

Women in FILM

Women in FILM

Jaela Staker, Staff Writer March 30, 2024

Women have a hard time getting the recognition they deserve in Hollywood, as the industry is unfortunately controlled by men. We witnessed a good example of this discrimination recently at the Oscars when...

Art & Academia; Carters Colorful  Journey

Art & Academia; Carters Colorful Journey

Vanessa Garcia, Staff Writer March 28, 2024

Carter Fox Mohagen is currently a sophomore at MHS. Like other sophomores, this school year has been an amazing comeback for him. Carter has engaged in more school activities this year and has stepped...

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