Week 2/24/2013-3/2/2014

By Marlen Zamora Week 2/24/2013-3/2/2014 Monday- Color Guard Rehearsal 4:30pm-7:00pm Location: Madison Gym AG: AMP Transfer Open Night DS 6:00pm-8:00pm Location: Agri-Science Complex Community Education 6:30pm-9:30pm Location: Madison Campus Harris Middle School Choir Concert 7:00pm-8:30pm Location: Auditorium   Tuesday- Author Visit w/ Library Book Group (Eva Pohler) 8:00am-8:40am Location: Library Choir: Varsity Rehearsal 4:00pm-6:00pm Location:…

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…

A Not So Lovely Valentine

By Meagan Ozuna Teddy bears, chocolates, and flowers equal Valentine’s Day. But what’s unknown to most is how the holiday began or legends behind the day – it’s more than buying gifts to express feelings to a loved one. According to the History Channel, there’s many legends of St. Valentine and the creation of this…

Announcements Week 2/17/2014-2/23/2014

Week 2/17/2014-2/23/2014   Monday- San Antonio Livestock Show 8:00am-8:00pm Location: Freeman Coliseum Color Guard Rehearsal 4:30pm-7:00pm Location: Madison Gym   Tuesday- San Antonio Livestock Show 8:00am-8:00pm Location: Freeman Coliseum Choir: Varsity Rehearsal 4:00pm-6:00pm Location: PAC 124 (Choir Room) Dance Practice 4:05pm-9:00pm Location: Madison Gym 1 Bowling vs Judson EC 4:30pm-6:00pm Location: Thousand Oaks Bowling Lanes…

February 14th: Single Awareness Day

By Danielle Cramberg Walking down the hallways on an average day, most single people see couples that they grow to resent; couples that giggle and grin like idiots in one another’s presence. Often, these “Single Pringles” get stuck behind a couple that is determined to both walk slowly and hold hands, making it impossible to…

Flappy Bird, Frustrating Yet Fun

By Jissele Wright There’s all sorts of apps, for anything and everything, especially for games. Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Temple Run; you name it. The formula for becoming number one on the market seems to be simple, addictive, and free. And it just so happens that Flappy Bird falls under all of these categories. Created by Dong…

Announcements Week 2/10/2014-2/16/2014

By: Marlen Zamora Week 2/10/2014-2/16/2014 Monday- AG: San Antonio Livestock Show 8:00am-8:00pm Location: Freeman Coliseum Color Guard Rehearsal 4:30pm-7:00pm Location: Madison Gym JV Boys Basketball vs Johnson EC 5:00pm-6:30pm Location: Madison Gym 1 Freshman Boys (A/B Teams) Basketball vs Johnson EC 6:30om-8:30pm Location: Madison Gym 1 Varsity Boys Basketball vs Johnson FJ 8:00pm-9:30pm Location: Littleton…

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…

Going for Broke at the Grammys

By Ryan Stephens Music constantly evolves with culture, mixing, melding, and molding a whole new expression of identity from several others. The Grammys were created to categorize the best from these expressions, highlighting unique gems from genres. However, this year, the Grammys poorly represented the music genre as a whole. Artists were snubbed in the…