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BeetleJuice, BeetleJuice. Fun or Flop?

Ben Thom and Max Knight October 1, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was one of September's hottest movies, and Max and Ben both had conflicting opinions on the movie, but they decided to put aside their differences and come together to write this...

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Megalopolis: An Egomaniacal Disaster

Max Knight October 1, 2024

This review may contain spoilers for Megalopolis.   47 years. The idea for Megalopolis, the latest film and passion project of director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse...

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Brazilian Hatsune Miku

October 1, 2024

Hatsune Miku. Social phenomenon, pop icon, virtual. These are all words you could use to describe this internet sensation. For those of you who are not in the know, Hatsune Miku is a virtual music artist...

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A Totally Comprehensive Overview of Plants Vs Zombies, The Greatest Horror Franchise of All Time

Ben Thom October 1, 2024

Ah, October, a time of spooks and candy, pumpkins and ghosts, and most importantly, horror media. But, what is the best horror media for the spookiest of all the months? Well my friends, look no further...

Girls Tennis Schedule 2024

Girls Tennis Schedule 2024

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor October 1, 2024

The girls tennis may be almost over, but here’s the schedule for the season!    August 20 - Away vs. Sun Prairie East at 4 pm August 22 - Home vs. Middleton at 4 pm August 23 - Away...

Editor’s Note

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor October 1, 2024

Hey Spartans! Fall is upon us! I am PJ Mulkey, one of the editors here at the Sword and Shield. September was a blast for the Spartans with homecoming happening on only the 4th week of school! Hopefully,...

Formula 1 Redbull Domination to Deflation

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor October 1, 2024

Formula One is known for the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. You can be the winner of this week's grand prix to the loser of the next, and looking at getting kicked off your team. With this in...

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NaNoWriMo, AI, and the Death of Process

Amalia Weix October 1, 2024

If you’re a huge nerd about writing, you already know what this article is about. But for those of you who aren’t, some context: on September 2, 2024, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, a nonprofit...

A Day at the Madison Comic-Con

Amalia Weix and Thomas Heinz October 1, 2024

The first-ever Madison Comic & Pop Culture Expo (MadEx) produced by Nerd Street—a prolific supporter of comic-cons across the country—took place on September 14-15 at the Alliant Energy Center....

Spotlight On Bike Club

Spotlight On Bike Club

Amalia Weix and Madeleine Weix October 1, 2024

Interview conducted by Amalia Weix of Mrs. Riedle-Joranlien, Art Department Chair and supervisor of Bike Club.   What are the main goals of Bike Club? What is it about? Riedle-Joranlien:...

Memorial Football Starts Off Strong

Memorial Football Starts Off Strong

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor October 1, 2024

VPM’s Varsity Football squad has been fun to watch this year. The Spartans are 5-1 on the season, 3-1 in conference play, second to only Verona (the only loss so far) and are coming off a dominant Homecoming...

Homecoming

Homecoming

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

It's that time of year again Spartans! Fall is upon us with all of its wonderful things, especially big dances like Homecoming! Except for this fall, Homecoming has already happened! Whether you liked...

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