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To Everyone's Credit...

To Everyone’s Credit…

Sirena Troutt, Copy Editor October 3, 2025

Summer has drawn to a close, and school is in full swing. For a select number of students, the inclusion of advanced courses into their daily schedules might bring a gray hair or two with their education....

Bad Bunny Headlines Halftime

Bad Bunny Headlines Halftime

Vanessa Garcia, Website Designer October 3, 2025

On Sunday evening, Packers and Cowboys fans weren’t the only ones with their eyes glued to the screen. Midway through the game, Benito Ocasio Martinez flashes on the screen- seguals and a beach front...

Your GPA is a number, not your identity

Your GPA is a number, not your identity

Jaidyn Miller, Staff Writer September 19, 2025

A letter on a report card can’t measure your curiosity, creativity, and certainly doesn’t determine your future. Everyone has been disappointed by a grade that has led to devastation. I hope this story...

Hype in Pep Rally

Hype in Pep Rally

Arabella Fourneau and Alex Rauenbuehler September 12, 2025

For this school year, Student Council, with the support of the administration team, pushed at the start of the year to be even more contentious in the initial planning and prepping for pep rallies to encourage...

Pre-Prom Once More

Pre-Prom Once More

Colby Black, Staff Writer May 16, 2025

With its third annual Pre-Prom Event hosted on Saturday, April 26th, Muscatine High School Pride Club offered a warm toast to inclusiveness. The grassroots advocacy organization, Stonewall Muscatine, originally...

The Hidden Harsh: The lasting effects of parental neglect

The Hidden Harsh: The lasting effects of parental neglect

Anonymous May 16, 2025

**This story was submitted anonymously to protect the identity of those involved** An empty home. The vacancy of no one welcoming me home, except for a cat. Neglect takes many forms, physical, emotional,...

The Ins and Outs of Tanning

The Ins and Outs of Tanning

Arabella Fourneau, Copy Editor May 12, 2025

You just walked inside to eat some fruit and get a nice cold drink after a day outside by the pool. You feel great and even refreshed, because it’s finally summer and you can do your favorite thing:...

Seasonal Happiness: The Summer Pursuit of Sunshine

Seasonal Happiness: The Summer Pursuit of Sunshine

Sascha Cacho and Carter Mohagen May 9, 2025

Forget seasonal depression I know everyone and their mother knows about seasonal depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. To make a long story about crappy weather and crying short, people...

Jogging up to Journalism: What's so different about Ms. Cromer's English Final?

Jogging up to Journalism: What’s so different about Ms. Cromer’s English Final?

Kelsy Esmoil, Arts and Entertainment Editor and Social Media Manager May 8, 2025

This semester, students in Ms. Cromer’s English composition class are facing a final exam that is setting them apart from the traditional English final. Unlike other classes, Ms. Cromer’s students...

Ice for an Intention: USC Ice Bucket Challenge

Ice for an Intention: USC Ice Bucket Challenge

Kelsy Esmoil, Arts and Entertainment Editor and Social Media Manager April 26, 2025

Recently, I’ve been scrolling on my Instagram feed and boom I’m hit with a sudden nostalgia from 2014 when everyone was participating in the ice bucket challenge. Back then I didn't understand the...

The Horror King; Stephen King

The Horror King; Stephen King

Colby Black, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

Stephen King is a name on everyone's lips among readers and movie lovers all over the world. With over five decades of experience, he is now one of the best-known and highest-selling authors of the twentieth...

From Marriage to Limousines: The Origin of Prom

From Marriage to Limousines: The Origin of Prom

Kelsy Esmoil, Arts and Entertainment Editor and Social Media Manager April 16, 2025

When I was in elementary school, every year around springtime, I would see girls wearing beautiful “princess dresses” at my school playground after hours, taking pictures. If anything, it angered me...

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