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The Student News Site of Vel Phillips Memorial

School Parking Lot Now Valet-Only

School Parking Lot Now Valet-Only

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor April 1, 2025

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. For the hundreds of students and staff who park their cars in our parking lots every day, Memorial’s newest policy could...

Spring Break Extended One Week

Spring Break Extended One Week

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor April 1, 2025

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Last week, Memorial announced that spring break would be extended one week, meaning that students and teachers will not...

AP Exams Now Open-Note

AP Exams Now Open-Note

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor April 1, 2025

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. With May just around the corner, AP exams are on many students’ minds. However, this year, the College Board has decided...

Daylight Savings

Daylight Savings

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor March 1, 2025

Spring is quickly approaching, Spartans! Every year, that means daylight savings time, or DST, begins on the second Sunday of March and ends in November. This year, daylight savings time will begin at...

Norovirus Outbreak

Norovirus Outbreak

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor February 1, 2025

Although winter is coming to an end, at least in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, winter illnesses are still running rampant, especially in crowded schools and public places. One disease that you...

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...

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...

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,...

Construction is Finally Over!

Construction is Finally Over!

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor September 1, 2024

For many students here at Vel Phillips Memorial High School, including me, our school has been under construction ever since we began here as freshmen. But after years of unfinished ceilings and sharing...

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Election Year Voting Info

PJ Mulkey, Asst Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor September 1, 2024

Spartans, the election is upon us! As such, many seniors will be eligible to vote this year! However, the details of where and how to do so can sometimes be confusing and unclear. Hopefully, this article...

AP Testing

AP Testing

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor May 1, 2024

It is AP Test time!! But don’t let that stress you out! You have been working hard all year and have hopefully started studying…(if you haven't started this is your friendly reminder to start:)) AP...

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