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Streaming Giants Have Banded Together for Lobbying Power

Streaming Giants Have Banded Together for Lobbying Power

PJ Mulkey November 2, 2023

With the writers strike ending, streaming services have had to give up a lot to the strike. This includes things like fair pay and protection to their jobs, but has a crucial detail added onto it, it only...

Black Friday Shopping/Gift Advice!!

Black Friday Shopping/Gift Advice!!

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor November 1, 2023

November is filled with many great things. School breaks, Thanksgiving, time with family and friends, and shopping!!!!! Black Friday is a great opportunity to get necessities, but it also can get very...

Get Ready To Get Stuffed!

Get Ready To Get Stuffed!

Monika Jeraj, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 1, 2023

As November rolls around, we can confidently say we’re deep into the fall season. We’re past Halloween, costumes, monsters, and spooky scary ghosts far behind us now, ready to come back and haunt us...

NHS Induction Information Class of 24

NHS Induction Information Class of 24

Jonathan Buscher, Operations Editor November 1, 2023

Given that the auditorium was closed due to construction at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, the typical spring induction ceremony for the National Honors Society (NHS) was moved to the 2023-2024...

November Editor's Note: Happy End of Fall & More

November Editor’s Note: Happy End of Fall & More

Hayat Brahmer, Student Life Editor November 1, 2023

Hello everyone! It's Hayat Brahmer, your student life editor for the 2023-2024 school year! I hope the beginning of the school year is treating you well, you're enjoying your classes, and making new...

Get To Know The President Of Medlife!

Jana Alhuniti November 1, 2023

 Introduction and What is Medlife? Who are you and what is your connection to Medlife? My name is Arina. I am the president of Medlife. Medlife is a nonprofit organization that provides healthcare...

Fall In Love With Fall!!

Fall In Love With Fall!!

Khushi Tiwari November 1, 2023

Fall…the season of hot chocolate and progressively colder weather, with a pinch of Halloween spirit! It seems like the perfect time to cuddle up and binge-watch classic horror movies and bake many pumpkin...

Book Releases of the Past and Future

Book Releases of the Past and Future

Amalia Weix November 1, 2023

It’s November, which means only one thing is on my mind: spaceships. More specifically, this spaceship, from the Skyward series: Now, I’m always thinking at least a little bit about this...

The Hunger Games Saga: Ranked

The Hunger Games Saga: Ranked

Alexandra Saffman November 1, 2023

To celebrate the upcoming release of the new Hunger Games movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I've decided to rank the original Hunger Games movies from best to worst, taking into account their...

A Colassal Canvas of American Greed - Killers of the Flower Moon Review

A Colassal Canvas of American Greed – Killers of the Flower Moon Review

Max Knight October 31, 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon, an adaptation by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese of the nonfiction book of the same name, is many things. For one, it recounts the story of how the Osage nation, the richest...

Spartan News, Episode 5 Clip of the Week

An Opinion on School Dance Mosh Pits

Amalia Weix October 31, 2023

Like many of our readers, I went to Homecoming early this October. It was my first time attending a school dance since elementary school, since I avoided such things like the actual plague they were during...

A Minority Person's Take On Affirmitive Action

A Minority Person’s Take On Affirmitive Action

Ben Arnoldussen October 31, 2023

Before you read this article, understand that this is simple from one person’s perspective, with one specific set of points of view, experiences, and background.  I was adopted from Vietnam when...

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