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Above and Beyond
Lifestyle
Above and Beyond
Damian Davis and Hannah Sung Aug 15, 2025

Imagine training competitively for nine months out of the year for a race that doesn’t even last five minutes, that’s the life of Carter...

A Peek Behind The Curtains
Lifestyle
A Peek Behind The Curtains
Matthew O'Connor and Isabel Hedrick Aug 15, 2025

  FEST, a long-standing tradition at Perry Meridian High School for 13 years, is a unique, all-student-run theater program where creativity...

A New Adventure
Lifestyle
A New Adventure
Abby Witkemper and Serenity Miller Aug 15, 2025

The first day of school is often filled with excitement: reconnecting with old friends, seeing some of your favorite teachers and preparing for...

Perry Students Push for Mental Health Awareness with Revitalized Club
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Perry Students Push for Mental Health Awareness with Revitalized Club
Caroline Smothers and Ash Brown Aug 15, 2025

High school is often a transformative time for students: for their social lives, for their educations, but also for their brains. According to...

Rock 4 The Earth: The End of an Era
2024-2025
Rock 4 The Earth: The End of an Era
Damian Davis, Writer & Photographer • May 9, 2025

From cheering to screaming your heart out, this was a place for everyone. A place for community. A place to stand out. A place to build your...

Match the Teacher to Their Desk!
Lifestyle
Match the Teacher to Their Desk!
Kathy San Jan 23, 2025

There’s No Place Like Oz: Wicked Review
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There’s No Place Like Oz: Wicked Review
Emerson Romans, Copying Editor • Jan 17, 2025

About a month after seeing "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theatre, where I sat bent from laughter over Mackenzie Kurtz’s humorous rendition of “Popular,”...

Mean Girls (2024)
Tim Meadows, Tina Fey, Christopher Briney, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Angourie Rice, Bebe Wood, Avantika, and Auli'i Cravalho in Mean Girls (2024)
Lifestyle
Mean Girls Review
Abbie Simpson, Staff Reporter • Feb 23, 2024

A cult classic reimagined, “Mean Girls [2024]” is a masterful interpretation of the hit Broadway musical and the beloved original movie. While...

Mind your business
Lifestyle
Mind your business
Jakelin Torres-Garcia, Staff Reporter and Photographer • Feb 23, 2024

Walking around the halls, couples can be seen left and right. Students are seen holding hands, hugging and kissing throughout the school day. Strictly...

Get a room
Lifestyle
Get a room
Kathy San, Staff Reporter • Feb 23, 2024

PDA is ever present in the halls of PMHS, from holding hands to a quick peck on the cheek, to turning the corner of the hall and seeing an alarming...

Sophia Moloch works on a piece for her portfolio.
Lifestyle
The Road Less Traveled
Emerson Romans, Staff Reporter • Feb 2, 2024

As the school year tediously inches closer to graduation, the anticipation and restlessness of college acceptance season lies heavy on the consciousness...

The “prime” of adolesence
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The “prime” of adolesence
Jasmine Villegas, Staff Reporter • Feb 2, 2024

Polly Pockets, Barbies, dollhouses, Team Umizoomi, Blue’s Clues…these might sound familiar, and may bring back a hint of nostalgia. Childhood...