The way history is studied is always evolving. In schools across the nation, it is becoming increasingly common to encourage students to think critically about the past and apply their knowledge to the…

Contrary to common assumptions, history is a dynamic field of study. Though the events that have transpired in the past cannot change, the way that people choose to study them should. For centuries, Black…

One year ago, I stood in the field house, presenting my board on LGBTQ+ history for the annual MHS Culture Fair. Person after person walked by my poster board, marveling at the same revelation: how little…

After four years of anticipation from fans, Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino has released his fourth studio album “3.15.20” on March 22, 2020. Following his last album “Awaken, My Love” which…

On Friday, March 13, Middleton Cross-Plains Area School District (MCPASD) administrators canceled all Middleton-Cross Plains Area schools from Monday, March 16 through Monday, April 6, due to the novel…

On Thursday, March 12, MCPASD leadership canceled the Middleton High School Music Department’s Minnesota trip due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus: COVID-19. 

“The trip was canceled,…

Middleton High School has stopped issuing disciplinary actions in relation to a police investigation into the sharing of nude photos at the high school.

On February 22, spokesperson Perry Hibner told…

Over a week has passed since the Middleton Police Department first received a report of nude photographs being shared at Middleton High School.

Since then, MHS administration has released very little…

Shruti Parthasarathy, founder of Calm with Kalaa, sought out dance at an early age to manage the troubles she faced daily: “I would come home from school, I would be very sad because of microaggressions…

I first suspected there was something deeply wrong with our culture’s dialogue surrounding love and romance when one of the first questions my estranged father asked after not speaking with me for over…

The Middleton Police Department received the initial report of nude photographs of minors being passed around on Tuesday, February 11, according to a written statement. They began working with the Middleton-Cross…

Until now, Middleton High School’s environmental sustainability movement has been divided between several clubs and a Student Council committee. This year, that’s changing.

Among dozens of student…

In early January, a Middleton teacher was placed on leave after reportedly using a racial slur during class.  

According to multiple student accounts, the teacher was reprimanding students who were…

With International Holocaust Remembrance Day – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp – occurring last week, on January 27, 2019, we face…

On a daily basis, the average American high school student will ring up a list of homework after a day of classes. There may be conflicts with friends, struggles with sports, and even mental health issues…

Thanksgiving- the great American feast- is just around the corner. This holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday of November marks the beginning of a season of parties, gifts, and, yes, food.

In an American…

Last week, from October 15 through October 19, MHS students learned about the issue of sexual harassment and assault by watching presentations, playing Kahoots, and participating in discussions during…

At 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 23, more than three dozen people, armed with signs and orange T-shirts, gathered in the rotunda of the Wisconsin State Capitol for a “die-in” to protest gun violence….