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Ranking My First Semester Classes - Senior Year Edition

Ranking My First Semester Classes – Senior Year Edition

Max Knight January 1, 2025

Once again, VPM’s first semester is nearly coming to a close, which means that in keeping consistent with last year, it’s time to give my opinions on my classes. Unfortunately, all my fun electives...

Test Taking Tips

Test Taking Tips

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor January 1, 2025

As Demonstration of Learning week is quickly approaching, we’ve gathered some test-taking tips to keep in mind as you take your exams and retakes! Before the test: Don’t cram Although it...

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor January 1, 2025

Happy second semester, Spartans! The last day of the first semester is January 24, and the beginning of the second semester is January 28, with no school on Monday, January 27. Before that, Demonstration...

How to Prep for Exam Season

How to Prep for Exam Season

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor December 1, 2024

Although the end of first semester and Demonstration of Learning week won’t be until January, it’s always good to get a head start on preparing for exams. Here are some helpful tips to set yourself...

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Join the VPM Forensics Team!

Amalia Weix December 1, 2024

Do you enjoy acting? Public speaking? Speech writing? Looking for an extracurricular with a great community? Join the VPM Forensics Team! Forensics—not the dead body kind—is competitive speech,...

Sewing and Craft Club Spotlight

Sewing and Craft Club Spotlight

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor December 1, 2024

Are you looking for a welcoming space to meet new people and do fun crafts? Or just a relaxing room to eat lunch with your friends on Wednesdays? Whether you’re an experienced crafter or not, Sewing...

Winter Break!

Winter Break!

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor December 1, 2024

Congratulations Spartans, we’ve officially (almost) made it to winter break! Winter break this year is from December 23 to January 3, so mark your calendars. This also means the end of first semester...

The Cast of Lend Me A Tenor  (from left to right), Daniel Mueller, Nylah Kleiss, Lars McKillop, Zane Yeazel, Benjamin Thom, Marguerite Penning, Mable Miller, Varnika Arianathan.

Getting to Know the Cast of Lend Me A Tenor!

Max Knight November 1, 2024

The fall play, Lend Me a Tenor, will soon begin its two-night run in the VPM auditorium on Nov 8 and 9th. The play centers around an Opera company that encounters issues with their lead tenor Tito Merelli...

Results of Student Council Election

Results of Student Council Election

Patrick Mulkey, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Sports and News Co-Editor November 1, 2024

Spartans, we are in the middle of an election year! With the presidential race heating up as November 5th looms closer, other political groups are taking place right in our very own school. VPM’s Student...

End of First Quarter

End of First Quarter

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor November 1, 2024

Hey Spartans—just a reminder that November 4th marks the end of first quarter and November 6th is the first day of second quarter! We hope your year is off to a great start. With the end of first quarter,...

Join VPM's Student Literary Journal!

Join VPM’s Student Literary Journal!

Amalia Weix, Opinions Editor November 1, 2024

Do you enjoy writing, be it poetry, prose, or other? Do you enjoy creating visual art in any form? If so, consider checking out the Memorial Spotlight, VPM’s very own award-winning student literary journal!...

Winter Musical Announcement

Winter Musical Announcement

Ben Thom, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 1, 2024

The musical for winter of 2024 is Something Rotten! Something Rotten tells the story of playwright brothers Nick and Nigel bottom, who live in the renaissance era, and are competitors to Shakespeare. Nick,...

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