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Mundelein High School says RIP to the SAT
Lia Koski, Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2025

  Mundelein High School will no longer use the SAT as a form of state testing, which takes place every Spring. MHS, and all other public schools in Illinois that use standardized testing, will use the ACT simply because...

Now what? How the plan for the referendum will continue
Lia Koski, Editor-in-Chief • November 26, 2024

  On Nov. 5, 2024, the MHS school referendum vote passed by over 14%. Now that the referendum passed, the next steps for action are being considered by the School Board, Finance and Facilities Committee, and the Director...

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Reinsdorf and Fisher: MLB’s (and sport’s) modern money game
Xavier Hilgart, Staff Reporter • November 26, 2024

  On September 26, 2024, with 46,889 fans roaring behind him, Mason Miller rocketed a statcast tracked 104 MPH fastball to Travis Jankowski. He shot it into the ground towards third baseman Max Schuemann, who sent it over...

Some top CBB players headed into the season (from left to right: Mark Sears, Hunter Dickinson, Johni Broome, Cooper Flagg). Photo courtesy of On3.com
Coaching changes and new players shake up the 24-25 College basketball season
Blake Guenther, Staff Reporter • November 25, 2024

  The 2024 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Champions were the UConn Huskies. The Huskies may have a chance to repeat because the Huskies as ranked third in early season rankings headed into the 2024-2025 season. The remaining...

Freddie Freeman holds up the World Series MVP trophy as the Dodgers celebrate the 2024 World Series title. Courtesy of marca.com
Dodgers Win their second World Series in the 2020’s
Daniel Stricklin, Staff Reporter • November 25, 2024

  The World Series was a highly anticipated matchup AL MVP vs NL MVP. Aaron Judge and the Yankees vs Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. The teams with the two best records in each division, Yankees at 94-68 and the Dodgers...

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Share your writing with the Poetry Slam club
Shrushti Shah, Staff Reporter • February 28, 2025

  Writing lets people express themselves through words. The Poetry Slam club at MHS is the place for students to do so.    The club meets on Friday mornings before school and has two different styles of meetings:...

The Christkindlmarket describes the boot as, “black with an interior red and features market scenes, skyline elements as well as some festive ones, like the Christkind and nutcrackers.” Courtesy of christkindlmarket.com
Christmas Markets of Chicago
Blake Guenther, Staff Reporter • November 26, 2024

  According to National Geographic, Christmas markets began in the 15th century specifically in 1434 in Germany. Throughout the years they have now become a staple of this time of year with their sweet smells, glowing lights,...

It’s becoming impossible to be a ticket master
Hannah Roberts, Features/Entertainment Editor • October 29, 2024

  Seeing your favorite artists is becoming harder and harder every time they go on tour. Tickets are getting more expensive and there seems to be less of them to go around. It’s almost as if there’s only 500 tickets...

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Former MHS student class of 2021 Trey Baker spotlight
Ashton Salski, Staff Reporter • November 26, 2024

  Trey Baker, a 2021 graduate of Mundelein High School is making a change for the world at age 22. Baker’s resume speaks for itself: a special advisor for the Obama Foundation, children's book author with Scholastic, two...

Christmas Markets of Chicago
Blake Guenther, Staff Reporter • November 26, 2024

  According to National Geographic, Christmas markets began in the 15th century specifically in 1434 in Germany. Throughout the years they have now become a staple of this time of year with their sweet smells, glowing lights,...

Fall’s Chill: Combatting SAD with simple strategies
Sunday Daniels, Staff Reporter • November 25, 2024

  It has suddenly turned to fall; the breeze has become chillier, the leaves are falling, the days are becoming darker, and people seem sadder; this feeling is called winter blues. This can also be considered a disorder...

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It’s becoming impossible to be a ticket master
Hannah Roberts, Features/Entertainment Editor • October 29, 2024

  Seeing your favorite artists is becoming harder and harder every time they go on tour. Tickets are getting more expensive and there seems to be less of them to go around. It’s almost as if there’s only 500 tickets...

The case for DLC
William Fisher, Co-Editor-In-Chief • May 7, 2024

 DLC or downloadable content is a staple of the gaming industry of today. That being that even after you’ve purchased the game itself, you need to buy additional add ons to play the better, and often, complete, version...

Opinion: get moving in the bathrooms
William Fisher, Co-Editor-In-Chief • May 7, 2024

  If you’ve been in the bathroom at MHS, then no doubt you’ve been annoyed by people crowding it.    A lot of times I will walk in and have to get through a huge circle of people talking, someone standing around...

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