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![Fall '24 Cinema: What to be on the lookout for!](https://memorialswordandshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1150049038-1000x630-1.jpg)
The first half of 2024 has been pretty good with its movie releases, from blockbuster sequels like Dune: Part 2, Inside Out 2, and Deadpool &...
![Pop Stars Are Taking Over The Summer](https://memorialswordandshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chappell-roan-1200x780.jpg)
With the summer of 2024 coming to an end, pop stars like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter have dominated the music scene, with new albums...
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Alien Romulus was released on Aug 16, 2024, and came with some big anticipation. Many movies in the Alien franchise have been well received,...
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![2024 Spartan Football Themes and Schedule](https://memorialswordandshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image0.jpeg)
The start of the school year is quickly approaching, which means the football season here at VPM has already started! We’ve got a great team...
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The 2024 Presidential Election has been perhaps the craziest and most rapidly changing election in American history. Nothing has stayed the same...
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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...
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There’s so much information circulating about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. But not all of it is true. Let’s...
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The Moon Landing is, objectively, one of the coolest things America—and humanity as a whole—has ever done. We put a human on the moon, something...