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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...

Makeup Tips for Summer!

Makeup Tips for Summer!

Vanessa Garcia, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

Are you a full-beat girly who dreads the summer heat? Don't want your makeup melting off? How about we try something new? Try lighter-weight makeup. Instead of foundation try a skin tint. Let's also...

How do you Feel About Having a Heart Attack Today?

How do you Feel About Having a Heart Attack Today?

Hadley Hines, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

As teens we hear almost everyday what is and isn’t good for us. We should exercise more, make sure to get enough sun, and don't vape or drink. Among these things, most commonly we hear about the effects...

Electives, the Known and the Unknown

Electives, the Known and the Unknown

DeLaney Hagens, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

At MHS some elective classes are popular, such as culinary arts, Agriculture, etc. There are many other classes that a lot of students haven’t even heard about. At MHS there are 135 different elective...

Behind the Scenes of Newspaper

Behind the Scenes of Newspaper

Maya Simpson, Opinion Editor May 21, 2024

Is it a Normal Class? Newspaper is not like many other classes as it has a more flexible structure.  Charley Pierce, a senior at MHS said, “Newspaper is very much like a working environment, in...

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