Proud Mavericks

By Torrie Demby It always nice to be appreciated and that is what the Mav Pride awards are all about – recognizing students and others who don’t do things for praise, but should receive some recognition anyway. Ms. Stacey High initiated the Mav Pride award. This acknowledges people who are nominated by teachers for improved…

Original Poem

  By Aaliyah Fletcher The first day of school today, I look around and see, Everyone else’s faces, Looking back at me.   The first day of school today, I found a table just for me, I’ll keep my pencils and books as neatly as can be.   The first day of school today, I’m…

Girl Power

By Chloe Hartzell There’s a new club redefining what it means to be a girl on this campus. “Girl Up” is a global initiative founded in 2010 by the United Nations with the mission to empower and give girls knowledge and resources to start a social change. According to “Girl Up” president, Claudia Robinson, Madison’s…

Holding on for glory

    By Leah Austin       Brendan Rihn is a 17-year-old Texas native whose extracurricular activities reach beyond the norm. When the baseball diamond or the football field isn’t enough, take a page from Brendan’s book and try bull-riding! His rodeo adventure started at a young age; wanting to keep up a long-running…