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Martinsville High School Speaks Out On Social Media Gang-Related Accusations

Madelyn Stantz, Writer September 22, 2021

Martinsville High School released an official statement regarding alleged gang symbols on two senior football players' banners. This statement opened up a discussion about what the symbols truly represented.  On...

IU Football Looks for Continued Success

IU Football: Can They Do It Again?

Brayden Hall, Writer August 19, 2021

In 2019, the Indiana Hoosiers football team surprised many around the country when they managed to finish with an 8-4 record in the regular season. Although they did lose to every ranked team on their...

Common items such as hamster wheels and balls can be dangerous for small pets on account of their size.

Pitiful Pets Not Pampered: The Horrible Truth about Pet Stores 

Maggie Coffey and Reilly Gaunt March 9, 2021

It is a well known fact that many large incorporations have one goal: obtaining the most money possible. The pet store industry is no different. Though these stores claim to have the animals’ best interest...

A person holds their hand out, trying to keep from getting the Coronavirus.

Corona Virus Closes Schools

Shelby Craig, Writer March 13, 2020

Corona is headed our way, and the students and teachers at Martinsville High School are doing their best to prepare for the worst. In these last few days, the sickness has been getting progressively worse,...

Pictured above is a stack of yearbooks from over the years.

Senior Quotes

Macie Crawmer and Macey Staley, Editor February 11, 2020

Despite what many may think, the reasons for taking senior quotes out of the yearbook go deeper than the surface. In the past, students have tried to incorporate inappropriate quips in their senior quotes....

Martin Luther King Jr. looks ahead in a candid photo.

The Good and the Bad of MLK

Maggie Coffey, Writer January 21, 2020

On the third Monday of January, students are liberated from the responsibilities of school. This is great news for many students, but why exactly are students allowed to enjoy a school-free Monday on this...

Santa Clarita, California, high school shooting leaves multiple people injured

Santa Clarita, California, high school shooting leaves multiple people injured

November 14, 2019

Story from NBCNews.com (link) By Elisha Fieldstadt Multiple people were injured, at least three of them critically, in a shooting at a Southern California high school on Thursday morning, officials...

Styel Mechling poses for the camera, displaying her beautiful hair.

Part 1: The Root Problem

Styel Mechling, writer October 9, 2019

Hair is an interesting thing. It can be curled, straightened, crimped, braided, twisted, and even shaved in the most peculiar ways. But, there is a certain type of hair that constantly gets questioned,...

First football game of the season!

Student Section Themes 2019-2020

September 3, 2019
Check out these theme nights and make sure to come out to the games to support the school and our community.
Mr. Yount works with class on sight reading examples.

MHS Mpire

Emma-Kate Allen, Writer November 8, 2018

This year, choir director Mark Yount has made many changes to the MHS choir program, Mpire. Along with simple changes as to how he runs his daily classes, Yount has added a new group to the program; pop...

Photo Courtesy to @AwesomeArties on Twitter.

Leaving a Legacy

Delaney Collier, Macie Crawmer, Writers October 30, 2018
Those who knew Mr. Hawkins remember him as a man who always wore a smile, was patient, understanding, and inclusive of all people.
Styel Mechling, 2018.

Being Biracial In Martinsville

Styel Mechling, Writer October 26, 2018

When I found out I was moving to Martinsville last summer, my first question was, “What’s Martinsville?” Once I referred to my family, they all told me stories and fiction of what Martinsville was...

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