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Trump's first month in office
Trump’s first month in office
Fleming to leave Mounds View after forty years
Fleming to leave Mounds View after forty years
PHOTO VIA Climate Generation
Twin Cities organization pushes for legislation requiring climate justice education
MN rings in the year with new laws
Emily Ren gives speech at the 2024 Model UN Conference.
Model UN comes to Mounds View
[OPINION] America’s second Gilded Age?
Illustration by Via Yang
[OPINION] Move free hours back to the library
Illustration by Via Yang
[DEBATES] Reevaluating Primary Care Pay
[OPINION] Dressing revealing is not “sexually liberating”
Illustration by Via Yang
[OPINION] Women and Earth pay the price
Filmbros
Filmbros
Class of 2022 (Satire)
Class of 2022 (Satire)
Alpha Male Podcasts (Satire)
Alpha Male Podcasts (Satire)
What to Love About Senior Year (Satire)
What to Love About Senior Year (Satire)
Hallelujah for the Hall Pass (Satire)
Hallelujah for the Hall Pass (Satire)
Illustration by Via Yang
[DEBATES] Reevaluating Primary Care Pay
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[DEBATES] Is tipping outdated?
[DEBATES] Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
[DEBATES] Prestigious colleges: value or hype?
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
[DEBATES] The vote split: People vs. process
Aubrey Drake Graham
[DEBATES] “Don’t wake the demon up”
Aseel Ibrahim
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
BSU celebrates Black History Month
Quehl's TikTok account
[Q&A] Day-in-the-life influencer: Ethan Quehl
PHOTO VIA Dante Kytola
Passion for fashion
EARTHA's handcrafted bracelets
EARTHA handcrafts a successful business
Junior Claire Monge poses in Tiger Friday dancewear
Claire Monge: dancing queen
PHOTO VIA Maddie Thyren
Athlete of the Issue: Maddie Thyren
Photo VIA Joseph Cole (Mounds View Boys Swim and Dive team cheering at the Stillwater meet held at Edgewood Middle School)
Boys Swim and Dive swim for the win
Violet Bartels practicing for bonspiels
National curler: Violet Bartels
(L-R). Elijah Bauer, Dorjee Wangdu, Jackson Toews, Tom Chi, and Rhythm Wailba at Mounds View Fencing Club
Mounds View fencing gets to the point
Photo VIA Andrew Gette
Athlete of the Issue: Andrew Ghette
PHOTO VIA Isabella Kunc
Start your week with a Happy Monday
PHOTO VIA Taco Bell
Could Taco Bell be ‘defying’ the future of customer service?
Valentine’s Day desserts live up to expectations
Long-time fan breaks down Kendrick Lamar's "GNX"
Long-time fan breaks down Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX”
PHOTO VIA © Nintendo
Reversing the roles of iconic Nintendo characters
PHOTO VIA Isabella Kunc
Start your week with a Happy Monday
PHOTO VIA Taco Bell
Could Taco Bell be ‘defying’ the future of customer service?
Valentine’s Day desserts live up to expectations
Long-time fan breaks down Kendrick Lamar's "GNX"
Long-time fan breaks down Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX”
PHOTO VIA © Nintendo
Reversing the roles of iconic Nintendo characters
PHOTO VIA Super Deluxe Edition
Songs of a Lost World: The Cure
“We Don’t Trust You” album cover.
Metro and Future ‘don’t trust you’
London to Atlanta: 21’s ‘American Dream’
London to Atlanta: 21’s ‘American Dream’
The Rolling Stones' latest album, "Hackney Diamonds," is their first album since "A Bigger Bang," which was released in 2005. PHOTO VIA Universal Music Group 2023
A new era in the Rolling Stones: ‘Hackney Diamonds’
PHOTO VIA OVO Sound
“For All the Dogs:” more of the same
PHOTO VIA Paramount Pictures
Speed into the theater: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
PHOTO VIA © Disney
The replication of “Moana”
‘Dune: Part Two’ — Continuing the journey across Arrakis
‘Dune: Part Two’ — Continuing the journey across Arrakis
Missed opportunities in Wonka’s chocolate tale
Missed opportunities in Wonka’s chocolate tale
POSTER | Universal Studios
Reviewing long-awaited FNAF movie
Market stall with handmade gifts at European Christmas Market
European Christmas Market kicks off the holiday spirit
Sea of choices: Mediterranean food near MV
Sea of choices: Mediterranean food near MV
The lahpet thoke, or a tea leaf salad, I ordered at Mandalay Kitchen.
Best Burmese food in St. Paul: Mandalay Kitchen
Smash Park's brand-new location in Roseville, MN.
Roseville’s Smash Park smashes expectations
Makwa Coffee: where coffee and community meet
Makwa Coffee: where coffee and community meet
Illustration by Via Yang
Climate change: the clock is ticking…
Illustration by Lillian Landberg
The Healthcare Crisis: sky high prices
Illustration by Via Yang and Lillian Landberg
The overwhelming culture of college applications
School security
Illustration by Via Yang
2024 Presidential Election
Language Diversity at Mounds View
Good Question: Where would you want to wake up?
[OPINION] The dark origins of TikTok's looksmaxxing trend
[OPINION] The dark origins of TikTok’s looksmaxxing trend
Pro-life activists rally against Minnesota abortion legislation
Pro-life activists rally against Minnesota abortion legislation
Jan. 6, Shane Dawson and the new generation of conspiracies
Jan. 6, Shane Dawson and the new generation of conspiracies
Disney on Ice skater Izzi Gorowsky performs a spiral on the ice
Spiraling towards success
Men of Character: local blockbuster
Men of Character: local blockbuster
Students gathered over the summer to paint mural.
Artistic talent on display in new mural
Linnea Ousdigian pushes ahead in her race at Nationals.
Freshman Linnea Ousdigian: National Nordic champion
INTERPRETING. Senior Haley Schwendemann, junior Whitney O’Connell, senior Brooklyn Both and senior Alice Jerome at theater rehearsal practicing for the ASL interpretation of Cinderella.
Soundless storytelling: ASLHS to interpret spring musical
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Prince of Peace Church combats homelessness with tiny home settlement

Prince of Peace Church combats homelessness with tiny home settlement

Churches across Minnesota have begun offering low-cost housing to chronically homeless individuals, supported by new state legislation.
Maya Gjelhaug, Sinim Dhuguma, and Vincent Meyer • January 18, 2024

Subramanian and Sackih showcase their app Junior Achievement Pitchfest.

Mounds View startup tackles mental health crisis with award-winning app Gratzi

High school students Sreya Subramanian and Zoke Sackih win second place in Junior Achievement Pitchfest for their app, Gratzi, designed to promote gratitude as a potential solution to rising mental health issues.
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor • January 16, 2024

Mental health issues have risen in recent years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts are rapidly searching for new medications and therapies to treat the surging mental health crisis, but recent...

Band members: Lucas Shogren (left), Stephanie Shogren (middle) and Derek Powers (right)

Mounds View teacher’s band brings spunk to the classical music scene

Christina Lang-Deetz, Staff Reporter • December 20, 2023

Mounds View Teacher Lucas Shogren directs orchestra classes during the day, but at night, he plays the cello in his own band. Clocks and Clouds, his band, has played at venues from cafes to First Avenue....

Lee at the 2022 US Women’s Chess Championship.

Alice Lee, local chess prodigy

At just 14 years old, Alice Lee from the Mounds View area has become the world’s third youngest female International Master (IM) in chess.
Mara Peacock, Features Editor and Puzzles Editor • December 19, 2023

At just 14 years old, Alice Lee has been smashing through chess records, becoming the world’s third youngest female international master (IM) — the second-best ranking in the chess world, only behind...

Manrodt as Fairy May in Curious Savage (Fall 2023)

Mounds View star Eva Manrodt

Eva Manrodt strives to make it big in the acting community, evident by her extensive resume.
Lillian Landberg, Features Editor and Illustrator • December 16, 2023

Senior Eva Manrodt is a prominent cast member in Mounds View Theater and one of the many rising stars in the acting community. She has played Dragon in “Shrek,” Audrey in “Little Shop of Horrors”...

PHOTO VIA Mounds View High School H2O for Life Facebook page

H2O for Life: bringing knowledge and water to communities in need

Lillian Landberg, Features Editor and Illustrator • December 6, 2023

The Mounds View branch of H2O for Life began ramping up during their bi-weekly meetings on Friday morning.  The H2O for Life organization resides not only in Mounds View but all over Minnesota...

All photos via of Subabe Aden

[SATIRE] Subabe Aden — Mounds View’s next top star

The renowned artist released his newest album, catapulting his fame to new heights.
Justin Shao, Staff Reporter • November 30, 2023

Grimm holds Parker, her service dog, as he goes for the disc.

Payton Grimm and her su-paw-stars

Mounds View senior discusses her dog show competition success and training her three dogs.
Elijah Easton, Opinions Editor • November 28, 2023

Whether you have seen them at the park, on social media or in the halls of Mounds View, senior Payton Grimm and her three remarkable companions are hard to miss. Grimm’s trio of young dogs includes...

Giles poses in front of her squad car.

New SRO gets into the groove

Andrea Giles replaces Abi Sachdev as Mounds View's School Resource Officer.
Graham Hanson, Staff Reporter • November 19, 2023

There’s a new face at the end of the lunch line here at Mounds View. At the end of October, a new school resource officer (SRO) joined Mounds View, replacing former SRO Abi Sachdev. This SRO, Andrea...

Paul Cicmil directs traffic near the entrance to the north parking lot, chatting with students as they cross the nearby crosswalk.

Who is ‘Paul the Hall Monitor?”

Mara Peacock, Features Editor and Puzzles Editor • November 16, 2023

Many students know “Paul the hall monitor,” whether they talk with him every day or overhear other students mention him. While many know him from supervising the hallways or delivering passes to classrooms,...

Meet Francesca Marostegan, the transfer student from Italy

Meet Francesca Marostegan, the transfer student from Italy

Scarlett Singerhouse, Staff Reporter • November 16, 2023

Imagine packing up your bags and moving almost 5,000 miles away from everything you have known. Junior Francesca Marostegan did just that. Signing up to become a foreign exchange student meant that Marostegan...

The Mounds View Fiber Arts Club at one of their weekly meetings.

Fiber arts club: making a tight-knit community

Via Yang, Sports Editor and Illustrator • November 4, 2023

Like many others, senior Hridi Ghosh decided to commit herself to crocheting during the COVID-19 pandemic. This allowed her to easily pass time during the grueling hours of online classes. When in-person...

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