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Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

[OPINION] Higher education fails us

Soaring tuition and crushing debt leave students behind
Matthew Betti, Good Questions Editor April 4, 2025

Once a beacon of higher opportunity, the college dream has become a source of stress, debt and disillusionment for many students. With tuition costs skyrocketing, incredibly competitive acceptance rates...

Illustration by Via Yang

Founding the bell scandal

Julia Gronert, Staff Reporter March 21, 2025

In these next couple of months, seniors will hear back from schools and find out where they are going after high school. At many high schools, including Mounds View, there is an Instagram account run by...

How does Mounds View prepare you for adulthood?

Matthew Betti and Carter Ballman March 11, 2025

Mounds View offers a range of academic programs and extracurricular opportunities, many of which aim to prepare students for life after high school, whether they plan on going to college or takinge a different...

Every year, high schoolers face the dilemma of choosing a career path. Although social media has downplayed the importance of a college degree, it remains a necessity for climbing the social ladder.

[OPINION] Going to college is still worth it

Social media devalues the importance of college. Yet, influencers never mention the hardships that people will face without a college degree.
Gloria Liu, Managing Design Editor and Spread Editor March 1, 2024

After graduating high school, one might question going through another four years of school. Influencers on social media further feed into this hesitancy by emphasizing crushing student loan debt and by...

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