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…

Plan for the Future

By Mackenzie Wallace It’s never too early to start planning ahead, which is why Madison hosted a visit for eighth graders on Wednesday morning to review next years class possibilities. Eighth graders from Krueger, Wood, Driscoll, and Harris visited the Madison campus to scope out the available electives and organizations that would soon be offered…

Pre-Season Preparations

By Mackenzie Wallace While many see the new year as a time for resolutions and a fresh start on things, high school sports fans may be welcoming in the new year with the start of soccer season on their minds. Both boy and girl varsity soccer teams have been putting in the extra efforts to…

Not So Silent Night

By Mackenzie Wallace The sounds of the season flowed across the auditorium last Tuesday evening as the four Madison bands put together a compilation of friendly carols for the community to enjoy at this special holiday band concert. Instrumental versions of many popular Christmas songs were performed to help welcome in holiday spirit. The evening…

Basketball Blows Away Pre-Season Competition

By Mackenzie Wallace The squeal of sneakers on hardwood and steady beat of basketballs dribbling across the gym floor is music to the ears of guys and girls playing for the Madison varsity basketball teams as they compete through the pre-season. Both teams, working hard to improve on the game they love, have done well…

Classical Carnival

By Mackenzie Wallace A carnival is making its way over to the Madison PAC this Friday. This circus, however, is composed of violins, violas, and cellos, creating the eighth annual Carnival of the Animals performance hosted by the Madison orchestra. Fifth grade students from the various Madison cluster schools get the opportunity to tune in…

Drug Free For Days

By Mackenzie Wallace Halloween isn’t the only event that people have been dressing up for in the past few days. Red Ribbon Week triggered a slew of creative new outfit choices as students dressed up to generate awareness on drug and alcohol prevention. Each day this week brought forward a new themed fashion trend. Channeling…

Learning Opportunities

By Mackenzie Wallace Cows, sheep, goats, and pigs aren’t an unusual sight in the agriculture facilities; however, they certainly turned a few heads among the groups of kindergartners seen wandering the barns lately. Kindergarten students from both the Madison cluster schools, including Steubing Ranch, Stahl, Longs Creek, and Fox Run, and a handful of others,…

Ready, Set, College!

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…