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Artist Spotlight: Jaleyna Tompkins

Artist Spotlight: Jaleyna Tompkins

Carter Mohagen, Staff Writer October 3, 2025

From her youth, Jaleyna Tompkins has always had a strong infatuation with sewing. Every day begging her parents to give her permission to sew napkins together, to hone her talent at a young age. But...

Unzipped: The Stories Inside Our Backpacks

Unzipped: The Stories Inside Our Backpacks

Jaidyn Miller, Staff Writer September 30, 2025

Some students carry pencils, while others have their whole house carried with them. Others take a 6-inch metal cylinder. Backpacks aren’t just for notebooks and pens; they carry straight up chaos. Sometimes...

World Press Institute Visits Muscatine

World Press Institute Visits Muscatine

Sirena Troutt, Copy Editor September 26, 2025

Nine journalists from six continents – fellows of the World Press Institute (WPI) – visited Muscatine High School on Monday, September 21st. The WPI’s goal is to bring foreign reporters from all...

SmartPass: Life with Your Parent at School

SmartPass: Life with Your Parent at School

Yarely Gaytan, Opinion editor September 26, 2025

My mom works at my school.  Funny enough, I don’t always remember she’s even here, our schedules barely overlap, but knowing she’s just down the hall in her office has always made me feel safe....

Senior Advice: As one chapter closes, another starts

Senior Advice: As one chapter closes, another starts

Mya McFate, Staff writer September 25, 2025

As seniors are going through their final year, and as freshmen are coming in for their first year, learning how to navigate the ways of MHS can be overwhelming and confusing, so as a gift from seniors...

Getting To Know Your 2025 Homecoming Court

Getting To Know Your 2025 Homecoming Court

Arabella Fourneau, Chief Editor September 14, 2025

Lilly Gray and Charles Loos: Charlie and Lilly are some amazing additions to our school, especially to this year's homecoming court. You’ll often hear them laughing before you even see their faces,...

Emma Steele: Guided by Faith, Driven by Sports

Emma Steele: Guided by Faith, Driven by Sports

Vanessa Garcia, Website Designer September 8, 2025

Students might recognize Emma Steele as an avid sports fan. But she is much more than that, especially when it comes to the school newspaper. Not only is she the writer for our sports column, but she has...

Jaidyn Miller: Feet on the ground, eyes on the stage

Jaidyn Miller: Feet on the ground, eyes on the stage

Carter Mohagen, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

Jaiyden is a very bubbly and creative 15-year-old student at MHS. This is her first year in the newspaper, and she is very excited to broaden her horizons within writing and work on her conversational...

All About Sirena Troutt

All About Sirena Troutt

Sascha Cacho, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 5, 2025

Sirena Troutt hates two things: mispronunciation of her awesome name and all of the freaky scenes in the show Bridgerton. Sirena is pronounced sigh-reen-ah. Si is pronounced like sigh, fly, guy, and if...

Bylines and Breakthroughs

Bylines and Breakthroughs

Jaidyn Miller, Staff Writer September 5, 2025

Carter Mohagen is a senior in high school. This is his second year in Newspaper. He has gained significant knowledge about the Newspaper and is really happy to be there each day! He joined Newspaper because...

Sascha Cacho: Layers of Life

Sascha Cacho: Layers of Life

Sirena Troutt, Copy Editor September 5, 2025

To the staff of The Auroran, MHS senior Sascha Cacho is a beloved member of a tight-knit team, always brimming with new ideas and fresh, funny comments. However, other students attending MHS may not know...

Arabella Fourneau: Ordinary on the Outside, Extraordinary within

Arabella Fourneau: Ordinary on the Outside, Extraordinary within

Yarely Gaytan, Staff Writer September 5, 2025

At first glance, Arabella might seem like just another student balancing school, orchestra, a part-time babysitting job, and her spot on the newspaper staff. She walks the same halls, carries the same...

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