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Unexplained occurrences

By Serena Urrutia Feature Editor Halloween has passed, but everyone always appreciates a good mystery about the school they attend. If you’ve been attending MTHS long enough you will have probably heard about people encountering strange things happening in the school, especiall Halloween has passed, but everyone always appreciates a good mystery about the school [...]

Recap of 2011

Indeed, 2011 is coming to an end. The year has definitely gone by fast! But let’s recap some of the most significant events that have happened during the course of the year. Let us start with the massive protests that have happened at the beginning of the year in the Middle East and northern Africa . On January 14th, [...]

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Unexplained occurrences

Halloween has passed, but everyone always appreciates a good mystery about the school they attend. If you’ve been attending MTHS long enough you will have probably heard about people encountering strange things happening in the school, especially if you have ever been apart of the drama department or visited the theatre. These encounters are nothing [...]

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Grunge turns 20

In 1989, Pop-Punk band Nirvana released their debut album Bleach, which was a minor local hit. After years of starvation, struggle, and a wide array of different drummers, singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic had finally put out a full-length album. Cobain came from a broken home in Aberdeen, Wash., and Novoselic from Compton, [...]

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A decade of recovery

Not many, if none, of the underclassmen may remember, but most seniors this year, along with the staff, probably remember waking up on September 11, 2001 and thinking it was going to be another typical day of school or another uneventful day at work, but in fact it was the exact opposite. Of course it [...]

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Seattle WA.

It was great when it all began… The story of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, does not begin with the film debut in 1975, instead it begins within the mind of Richard O’Brien, a Londoner with a passion for rock ’n’ roll and the arts. O’ Brien, the brainchild behind Rocky Horror was an English  [...]

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Starbucks logo change

On January 5, 2011, Starbucks Corp. introduced a new logo that would represent all Starbucks products beginning in March of 2011. The new logo simply consists of a green Siren, no longer placed within the boundaries of the green circle bearing the words “Starbucks Coffee”.  Adverse reactions began accumulating on the official Starbucks website as [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day

Many people, when they think of St. Patrick’s Day think of little leprechauns and black pots filled with gold, few knowing the true history and meaning behind St. Patrick’s Day. The patron saint and national apostle of Ireland, St. Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. In modern culture, St. Patrick’s Day has become [...]

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How to stay focused during class

If you ever find yourself starring into the abyss in the middle of class only to be brought back to focus when you  hear your teacher tell you to get started on a project after you missed the instructions, here are some tips to help you stay focused: Get a Good Nights Sleep: Beggining at age 10 people [...]

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Turning loss around

She is one of the strongest people you may ever know. You have probably seen her face around school. Maybe you’re her friend, and perhaps she’s in one of your classes. Odds are, many of you have heard her story. And when she told it, you likely felt sad, and wanted to help her. Tears [...]

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