By Jissele Wright Harvard recently discovered that 60% of teens pay little attention to daily news. People, especially young people, often find news depressing or boring. As a student, teachers recommend watching more world news, whether in debate, speech, or history. Current event assignments aside, a person’s understanding of the world increases when they’re informed…
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Broadway in the PAC: You Can’t Take It With You’s Fall Performance
The Madison Theater Department is performing You Can’t Take It With You on October 2-3 at 7PM and October 4 at 2PM. By Ryan Stephens Broadway comes to the Performing Arts Center with theater’s fall rendition of You Can’t Take It With You. Running concurrent with the Broadway run, the theater department will tell the…
Tragic Tale Retold
By Courtney Johnson Bright lights, period costumes, and stage make-up; these are some of the many elements that go into a high school theater production. For the Maverick theater department these elements, and countless long hours spent practicing to perfect their production of Hamlet, went into preparing for the U.I.L. One Act competition, which the…
Artistic Accolades
By Mackenzie Wallace Many students that competed in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event were publicly recognized at a medal ceremony last Tuesday for their outstanding artistic achievements. The VASE medal ceremony allowed art students that scored a four in competition to receive their awards. Additionally, the ceremony gave parents, teachers, administrators, and other students the…
Fun in the Sun
By Meagan Ozuna Spring break at one point was nonexistent. In early years, spring was the season of fertility and awakening. This was celebrated by the Greek and Romans by worshipping gods of wine, Dinyus and Bacchus. The beginnings of spring break didn’t come about until 1936. In 1936, a swimming coach at Colgate University…
National Honor Society
By Courtney Johnson The acronym can be seen and heard in almost every high school across the nation. NHS, or National Honor Society, is a special organization for students who display exemplary characteristics and are seen as leaders of the Junior and Senior classes. Students in NHS spend time volunteering in their school and community….
Honoring an Era
By Courtney Johnson After 23 years of serving as football coach, Jim Streety decided to move on to a new position as athletic director at New Braunfels ISD. To honor the legendary coach, a pep rally was held Friday to reflect on his time here. Former players returned to compete against current students, even Streety…
Future leaders: Student Council
By Fryda De Alva On the morning of February 12, Madison’s student council had their annual nomination ceremony to elect officers for the incoming 2015 year, which took place in the auditorium. “Madison is the only school in the district to pick officers in a ceremony,” senior Cory Johnson said. “Social studies teachers have student…
Mischievous Musical
By Mackenzie Wallace “Playgoers, I bid you welcome.” Bradley Fertitta, playing lead character Pseudolus, breaks the fourth wall in the opening line to welcome the audience to the musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum last Saturday evening. However, the surprising style of direct audience confrontation, along with character movement…
A Weekend At OSS
By Mackenzie Wallace While many students use the weekend to catch up on sleep or spend time with friends and family, high school dancers and cheerleaders all over NEISD woke up this weekend with the anticipation of One Singular Sensation fresh on their mind. One Singular Sensation is an event designed to bring together dance…