By Mackenzie Wallace Parents, students, and college representatives collectively came together last Monday evening at Blossom Athletic Center for this year’s NEISD College Night, hosted by Madison High School. Last week’s Go Get It Week lead up to College Night, a district-wide event that allowed students to get information pertaining to their post-secondary educational plans…
Month: November 2013
Shakespeare in School
By Ryan Stephens Shakespeare started on the stages, lived and breathed on the stages, and that long-lived life continues on with Madison’s Theater Department. Oct 10 through Oct 12, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet will grace the stage of the Performing Arts Center, as performed by the Madison Theater Department. Bradley Fertitta, junior, plays…
Choir Sings The Night Away
By Mackenzie Wallace Many people received a new found appreciation for the vocally gifted last Monday evening upon listening in on a choir concert presenting the many talented groups of Madison’s choir department. Edie Cooksey, Madison choir teacher, explained in a brief introduction to the audience that this show would take place as a preview…
Drawing Up New Ideas
By Mackenzie Wallace The creative minds of Madison came together after school last Wednesday for this year’s first National Art Honor Society meeting. NAHS is an organization designed to bring together a group students who’ve shown an advanced ability in art and from there to “further [the] creative abilities and talents of the Society’s members,…
Get Ready For College With Go Get It Week
By Mackenzie Wallace If you’ve noticed an increase of college presence within this past week at Madison, then Go Get It Week has done its job. Go Get It Week has been put in place to get students excited about college and the educational opportunities that will come their way once graduating high school. This…
Bangerz
By Meagan Ozuna Compared to Miley Cyrus’s past albums, ‘Bangerz’ is completely different and a new style for the singer. Hannah Montana and her upbeat pop songs come to mind when you hear Miley’s name but those thoughts are completely erased with this new album. There’s absolutely nothing innocent about the album, it is apparent…
Leaves, Sweaters, and the Flu
By Jissele Wright The flu season can start as early as October and occur until late May, and according to the Center for Disease Control, peaks in January or February. It’s unpredictable; no one knows the exact timing, severity, or the length of the season. Plus flu viruses are constantly changing, meaning the likelihood of new virus strain is…
History in a Ring
By Courtney Johnson The class ring, one of the many legacies from our time in high school, made up of gemstones and the hobbies that we filled our four years with, comes with many traditions. The companion ring and the ring turning ceremony, for instance. For Madison, the tradition is to get the same number…
The Super Novice
By Danielle Cramberg Tristan Garcia, a 16 year old senior, is now is considered this year’s “Super Novice” of the Madison Debate team. Even though this is his first year competing in debate, he already shows exceptional skill and potential. He has competed in congress this far in the year, but recently switched to PF…
WikiLeaking: Bombing in a post WikiLeaks world
By Ryan Stephens Wikileaks exists amongst the pantheon of highly controversial whistleblower acts in history. Julian Assange and his controversial site draws all sorts of opinions and with The Fifth Estate, director Bill Condon throws a new opinion into the fray. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl, The Fifth Estate portrays the story of Wikileaks…