Vance Joy concert review
Madison Courtney, Assistant Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018
On his Nation of Two world tour, Vance Joy took the Verizon Theatre stage on Thursday, May 4 in Grand Prairie performing an aesthetically and musically pleasing show. Vance Joy, born as James Gabriel Keogh, is an indie pop, or indie rock, artist originating from Melbourne, Australia, and his musi...
Villegas, Farrow named as 2018-2019 Drum Majors
Madison Courtney, Assistant Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018
“The drum major position is a year-round audition.” Mr. Whorton said. Next school year’s drum majors for the marching band will be juniors Rodneigh Farrow and Oscar Villegas. The band held drum major auditions April 21st, and the same day announced the two new leadership team members. Th...
Ranger’s sub-par start accredited to injuries
Wilson Gustaveson, Editor in Chief
May 3, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018
The Texas Rangers are 12-20 in the first 32 games of the season, and are dead last in the American League West. The Rangers are a disappointment because of their sluggish start. Some of the Ranger’s poor performance can be accredited to injuries. Key players like Rougned Odor, Adrian Beltre, and Elvis A...
Here come the cap & gowns
Madison Courtney, Assistant Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018, Student Life
Parents of seniors and seniors will be receiving a tentative schedule of their last week at MHS. Senior week will be May 28 through June 2, excluding that Monday because of memorial day and June 2 which is graduation. The tentative schedule has the senior trip to Top Fun Ranch on Tuesday, the following...
Dream come true
Chloe Hockersmith, Assistant Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018, Student Life
Senior Johnathan Hawkins’s dreams have been taking off. His music has been approved and he has agreed to perform at The Prophet Bar in Dallas. With five songs out on SoundCloud and up to 5,602 plays, Hawkins has been living what he had always wanted. Hawkins entered a contest and submitted his ...
Choir takes 3rd straight sweepstakes
Madison Courtney, Assistant Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018
Since late January the choir has been preparing their music for the UIL competition and practicing their sight reading skills. In the past two years choir has received sweepstakes at the Regional UIL competition and on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, they competed again for another sweepstakes score. At ...
OAP makes history
Carly Maisel, Editor in Chief
April 19, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018, Student Life
OAP has made history. The play Peter and the Starcatcher is officially the first play from here to make it to the state UIL contest. “I knew that eventually our hard work would get us here,” Jacob Gallimore, said. “We have worked very hard on ensemble contribution, getting the whole cast...
Lady Cards Golf Take 1st in District
Carly Maisel, Editor in Chief
April 5, 2018
The girls golf team participated in the District 11-4A golf tournament Monday and Tuesday in Gunter, where they earned a district champion title. “To say I am happy would be an understatement,” Coach Chris Tyner said. “These athletes set a goal at the beginning of the year to be district champi...
Justice League Movie Review
Wilson Gustaveson, Editor in Chief
March 28, 2018
Filed under 2017-2018
The movie “Justice League” was full of CGI, (Computer Generated Images), exposition, and forgettable characters. It’s almost like Ben Affleck’s Batman tried to find a montone, stereotypical african-american to play Cyborg, and a stale sarcastic actor for Aquaman. Sorry for all of you Aquaman fa...
