“High school is like going into a gas station bathroom, you don’t know what you’ll find,” said Rebecca, a freshman here at Memorial. But what do other freshmen here have to say about coming to this new environment? Students were asked what their favorite part of high school is so far. Kayla said, “My favorite…
On Thursday October 26th, student council will be hosting their annual haunted from 6:00 pm to 8:30pm at Memorial High School. Children from around the neighborhood come into the school where they trick-or-treat asking for candy from students in various classrooms. After all the candy, the students will join the kids in a series of…
The National Merit Scholarship is a prestigious award that high school juniors for exceptional achievement in the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). To be more specific, the scholarship is only awarded to the top half percent of the state’s seniors. Last year, Gresham Connors took the PSAT and scored in the 99th percentile for New…
October 2nd was the start of Memorial Homecoming Week which are days where students dress up according to different themes! On Monday, October 2nd, the theme was Memorial Day, where students were able to wear the colors; red, white and blue. Students wore mostly red and many took the opportunity to represent the sports teams…
By a vote of 51-50 (Republican Senators Collins of Maine and Murkowski of Alaska voted against, Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote), Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the next US Secretary of Education. Who exactly is Betsy DeVos, why is she so controversial, and what can we expect under her tenure? DeVos is…
On Friday, December 2nd, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Bolgen Vargas, the new superintendent of the Manchester School District. He was nice enough to meet us here at Memorial for almost an hour and answer questions about the tax cap, the city’s budget for education, and a lot more. Dr.…
The Standing Rock reservation has been the site of much controversy these past few months, issues including the environment, Native American rights, and police brutality present in this intense standoff. The fact that it took President Obama so long to intervene made people question his abilities during his last year as Commander-in-Chief. In the end,…
