In Washington the acceptance of homosexuality is a common topic. Which is good, in a way, but when entire assemblies are based around them, it’s definitely not agreeable. Even though the words that are being said tell people that homosexuals should be treated the same way as heterosexuals, the fact that an assembly is, for [...]
I’ll just come out and say it. Music is not harder than sports, and sports are not harder than music. Most musicians in this school would agree with me in saying that, a band for example, is comprised of one team trying to achieve one goal: a flawless performance. No other opponents. No fields to [...]
Hello, my name is Tessa Pilz and I am a woman residing in western Washington. As a woman I would like to inform you with some of my feelings towards how the world we live in portrays women. This letter is not directly aimed towards you. My point in this letter is for other people to see into my personal perspective. As [...]
It is important to make the information on suicide standout even more in the MTHS newspaper. Reading the article about Joshua Garth Gunderson’s death creates a question that pops up in my mind: why did Joshua commit suicide? From this topic everyone needs to understand that other people around them are having a difficult time. People should know and [...]
We have many wonderful choirs in our school. I’m sure everyone has all heard of Dynamics. They are a phenomenal choir and they have won many competitions, such as Lionel Hampton. But there is another choir at the school as well. This is the Accents Woman’s Ensemble. This choir is also an audition choir, meaning that you can’t get in unless you try out. [...]
Political correctness sucking the fun out of the holiday season As Dr. Seuss has said in “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” “And the Grinch, with his Grinch feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, [...]
A recent report put out by Human Rights Watch revealed that over 220,000 public school students in the United States received corporal punishment during the 2006-2007 school year. Corporal punishment, the act of being physically harmed, is still legal in 21 states. The fact that this is still allowed in the United States’ public schools [...]
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