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Seasonal Depression: Its effect on high schoolers

Seasonal Depression: Its effect on high schoolers

Colby Black, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

Seasonal depression is something many people experience at some point. How does it affect those who have it more severely? How does it impact high schoolers? This topic often comes up around this time...

College Applications : Stress turned simple.

College Applications : Stress turned simple.

Addie Weggen, Feature editor, Social media manager November 11, 2024

Now that the class of 2025 is fully indulged in their senior year, applying to college is at the forefront of everyone's mind. It is well known that the process is complex, stressful, and overwhelming....

AP Literature: A deep dive into a book club assignment

AP Literature: A deep dive into a book club assignment

Addie Weggen, Feature editor November 5, 2024

AP Literature is a senior class offered at MHS taught by Mr. Guerra, that provides a deep dive into different forms of literature. One assignment that these seniors worked on is their literature book clubs....

Soon-to-be Sports Bubble

Soon-to-be Sports Bubble

Sascha Cacho, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

The bubble, also known as the soon-to-be Muscatine Sports Center, is currently in construction on Muscatine’s soccer practice fields. Besides being one of the few “bubble” recreational places nearby,...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

Sascha Cacho, Staff Writer October 16, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. From being legislation sponsored by Rep. George Brown Jr. to being signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, it is...

What is the Muskie Marching Invitational?

What is the Muskie Marching Invitational?

Emma Steele, Sports Section Editor October 10, 2024

The Mighty Muskie Marching Band holds its annual home marching band competition on October 12th, 2024. Twenty bands from across Iowa will compete at Muscatine Stadium. MHS’s Mighty Muskie Marching...

TikTok Creator "Mr. Prada" Charged With 2nd Degree Murder After Therapist Found Dead

TikTok Creator “Mr. Prada” Charged With 2nd Degree Murder After Therapist Found Dead

Kelsy Esmoil and Vanessa Garcia October 9, 2024

TikTok creator Terryon Thomas (Mr. Prada) was arrested last week in Dallas and is charged with second-degree murder for the killing of 69-year-old William Nicolas Abraham. Terryon Thomas from Louisiana...

Changes to Muskie Time

Changes to Muskie Time

Maya Simpson, Opinion Editor September 30, 2024

As the new school year has settled in you may have noticed one of the major changes to MHS is Muskie Time. Muskie Time has always been an asset here at MHS, a thirty-minute block given to students for...

Fall Checklist: What's around Iowa?

Fall Checklist: What’s around Iowa?

Carter Mohagen, Staff Writer September 30, 2024

Fall is one of the seasons we all look forward to after the long three months of blasting heat. For one, the cooler weather, but also the festivities that follow. Such as pumpkin carving, haunted houses,...

Fresh Finds: Exploring the charm of farmers' markets

Fresh Finds: Exploring the charm of farmers’ markets

Kaitlyn Ford, Chief Editor September 19, 2024

It's a Saturday morning, and you've decided to take a stroll downtown in your hometown to enjoy the nice weather. As you’re walking, something catches your eye - it's the local community businesses coming...

Behind the scenes of our Gay Straight Alliance Club

Behind the scenes of our Gay Straight Alliance Club

Colby Black, Staff Writer September 19, 2024

Muscatine High School offers a variety of clubs. Most are well known like Student Council, but there are a few that are overlooked by many students, such as, D&D or our Pride Club/GSA. To many members...

Volunteering: Does the good deed go both ways?

Volunteering: Does the good deed go both ways?

Arabella Fourneau, Copy Editor September 18, 2024

Silver Cord hours are something you may have heard people talking about, or even mentioning that they are going to this week’s Key Club meeting. But have you ever thought about actually volunteering...

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