Hello everyone!    We’re Ava and Jonathan, your Sword & Shield News Editors for the 2022-2023 school year! Spartans, we’ve done it. We’re officially halfway through the school year....

A new Advanced Placement class has been introduced into the College Board system: AP African American Studies. The course has been tested in 60 high schools all over the country. Now the course will be...

The semester is coming to an end and for many schools that means finals, but not for us! We have bridge week again this year. Take advantage of this time to meet with your teachers and improve your grade....

“New Year New Me.” This is something we hear every January first. However, many people say this without having a plan of action to achieve these goals/'resolutions' for their 'new me'. Typically, we...

Chelsea Looks to Fire Graham Potter Chelsea manager Graham Potter is on the verge of being fired after back-to-back lackluster performances by the team in the FA Cup tournament and Premier League; if...

As of January 21, 2023, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have moved on to their respective NFC and AFC Championship games, awaiting the winner from the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals and...

Following a victory in the October 30th Brazilian run-off election and subsequent claims of election fraud, the inauguration of newly elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) occurred...

Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder, and tech billionaire, is still in the work of sorting out a financial lawsuit from 2018, amidst major losses from his newest acquisition of Twitter.  On Tuesday,...

Kay LeClaire is an individual who goes by they/them pronouns, identifies as “two-spirit,” an Indigenous term for being non-binary, and has claimed heritage from a variety of different groups, including...

On Thursday, January 5, One City Preparatory Academy, a private Madison charter school, announced that it would be closing its 9th and 10th-grade programs mid-year due to staffing shortages. Although...

The (RCMP), based in the West Canadian province of Saskatchewan, provides crucial services to the community regarding public safety. Within the organization, dispatchers also play an important role...

Although running is a pastime enjoyed by many around the world, very few run marathons, and even fewer run one every single day. Gary McKee is one of those few; in 2022, he ran a full marathon, all 26.2...