Reported by Zoe Riddles Our Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, or JROTC for short, has recently renovated their building. The building began its construction in June of 2018 and was completed thirteen months later. Even though the building is brand new, JROTC’s goals are still the same. In JROTC, there is no obligation to…
Month: November 2019
First pitch coming soon for softball
Reported by Alejandro Barbosa The softball season is a few months away, but Coach Friesenhahn is already looking forward to an exciting season. Friesenhahn has been teaching at Madison since 2003. While coaching her varsity softball class, she tries to have the team improve their skills to their maximum ability. For varsity, it is…
Why?
By Lillian DeLeon It was 3 am and I still couldn’t sleep. I’d been laying down since 9 pm, I was tossing and turning trying to get comfortable but I just couldn’t. In the blink of an eye, I automatically got goosebumps when I turned around for the thousandth time and immediately felt someone…
Remembering Homecoming
Reported by Julian Spindola On October 18th, Madison high school held its annual Homecoming game. Thousands of people showed up for a great time. Homecoming is a Texas tradition, with Southwestern University in Georgetown and Baylor University in Waco, both taking credit for the earliest Homecoming in November of 1909. After Homecoming, I was wondering,…
Paying the price to be the best online
Reported by Alejandro Barbosa Online gaming is still a relatively new activity for those seeking entertainment, and that enjoyment translates into big bucks for the game manufacturers. Video game revenue in 2018 reached a new peak of $43.8 billion, up 18 percent from the previous years, surpassing the projected total global box office for the…
Everyday
by Ana Gonzalez Paneque Every day I wake up and I count the birds. The birds are my friends so it’s the least I could do. If you squint through the bars you can see their shadowy figures perched on the powerlines next to my room. Their angular faces peering in through my windows, they…
Homecoming Happiness
By Trinity Brian Homecoming Week 2019 was one to remember but the highlight was during halftime when the names of Jordan Allen and Michael Gerkin were announced as Queen and King. The event followed a spirited week with many activities including a dance and dress-up days. This year’s selections made everyone happy for the…
A conversation with Mr. Zimmerman
By Larissa Bates Ironically, Mr. Zimmerman never thought he would become a principal. In fact, his dream job while growing up was a physical therapist, because he “always liked science.” “I was a C student, I was not good at math, but I worked really hard to stay eligible so I could play…
Multiple Mavericks
If you are walking down the hall and you think you are seeing double, or even triple, don’t worry. Madison has many sets of twins and even triplets at our school. In fact, there are 36 sets of twins and triplets. Mrs. Jobson recently tried to get them all together for a school…