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Cooper Young
- May 31, 2022
- 3 min
Men's lacrosse wins another state title
Ever since 2016, our lacrosse program has been undeniably consistent. Going from an average team to State Champions is not possible with...
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Serena Lam
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Club Spotlight: Mock Trial
Middle Creek offers a wide variety of clubs and extracurricular opportunities for its students to choose from. One of these clubs is...
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Josh High
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Student Spotlight: Abbey Kennedy
Abbey Kennedy is a sophomore at Middle Creek High School who plays on the varsity soccer team. Abbey has been playing soccer for five...
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Allie Gervase
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
SkillsUSA students continue to excel
One of the most decorated programs at Middle Creek is SkillsUSA. This is a program that is required for all students in the Engineering...
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Dane Greenwell
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan
After decades of conflict, the Taliban were able to take control of the Afghanistan government. This comes after America’s exit from the...
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Macy Armfield
- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
Staff Spotlight: Smithy
The month of March was National Athletic Training Month. This month spread awareness about the important work athletic trainers do. If...
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Noah Banta
- May 4, 2022
- 5 min
Thank you, Based God!
In the dog-eat-dog world of the music industry, there is no better kept secret than Lil B. The Bay Area rapper has been releasing music...
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Ike Bonin
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
War in Ukraine highlights ineffectiveness of UN
As the Ukraine-Russia conflict gets worse, Many people are wondering what the United Nations can do to intervene in the conflict. The...
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Allie Gervase
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Rigorous Capstone program pushes students to new heights
Worldwide, only 2,000 schools participate in the AP Capstone program. This rigorous two-year program teaches students how to conduct and...
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Josh High
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Student Spotlight: Hailey Esser
Hailey Esser is a sophomore at Middle Creek High School who plays on the varsity soccer team. Hailey Esser has been playing soccer since...
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Sophia Sica
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Ways to help Ukrainian refugees
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 4.9 million Ukrainians, mostly women and children,...
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Katherine Ahlheit
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
How to de-stress for high school exams
You have so many summer activities planned and you can’t wait for school to get out, but you have one more battle: exams. Exams can be...
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Finn Rissanen
- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
A look back at the 2022 Oscars
To say the least, this year’s Oscars were quite a handful. With the infamous Will Smith slap of course being the talk of the event, there...
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Adam Badalamenti
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
MCHS boys tennis season comes to a close
Middle Creek’s boys tennis season has ended, leaving the team in 4th place in their respective conference with a record of 7-7. They’re...
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Hadley Donnell
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Gabby Douglas retires after golden career
Gabrielle Douglas, born on December 31, 1995, is from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Gabby started gymnastics when she was around six years...
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Mae Deaton
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Staff Spotlight: Mr. Prelaske
Mr. Prelaske was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Lake Villa, Illinois. Prelaske graduated from Southern Illinois University....
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Liam Debrauwer
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Why Foundations Of Health Science is perfect for someone wanting to pursue medicine
If you are a student at Middle Creek and are interested in a career in the medical field, you should definitely sign up for Foundations...
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Gabe Scott
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
1.5-mile-long crack found at site of 2020 earthquake in North Carolina
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Sparta, North Carolina, on August 9, 2020. The community saw widespread damage along the...
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Chris Whitaker
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
MCHS Equity Team on the rise
Equity means the quality of being fair and impartial. With that effort in mind, Middle Creek High School has created an equity team. The...
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Stratford Donnell
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Man in Germany takes 90 Covid-19 shots
A 60-year-old man in Germany took 90 covid vaccines to sell real vaccination cards with valid numbers on them. According to an article by...
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Cooper Chasse
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Elon Musk has become the majority shareholder of Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the largest individual shareholder of Twitter stock after purchasing a 9.2% share in the company (CNN)....
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Ike Bonin
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
House passes bill to legalize marijuana
On April 1st, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize marijuana on the federal level. This bill, if...
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Will Ramos
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Middle Creek welcomes SRO Perry
Officer Brandon Perry is the school’s new resource officer. Here is a little information about him to get to know him. When asked where...
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Cooper Young
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Student Spotlight: Bella Russell
Across the vast variety of students at Middle Creek High School, some stand out. These students work unbelievably hard and are willing to...
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creekflowmchs
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
SENIOR PROJECT SPECIAL FEATURE: The amazing ESL program at Middle Creek
My name is Hannah Bottomley, and I am a senior at Middle Creek High School. I decided to do my project on awareness of ESL programs...
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Serena Lam
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Principal Peckham establishes Student Advisory Committee
This year, Middle Creek’s principal, Mrs. Peckham, formed the Student Advisory Committee. From putting a stronger emphasis on social...
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Will Gorham
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
MLB season in full swing after lockout
With the professional baseball season underway, there are a lot of new changes to baseball that people are interested to see. Before the...
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Dane Greenwell
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
War Crimes in Bucha, Ukraine
As the fight between Russia and Ukraine rages on, Russia has been accused of war crimes throughout the war by Ukrainian officials. Many...
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Adam Badalamenti
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
PODCAST: The rise and fall of animated film
Adam and special guest Nathaniel give their breakdown on animated films in the last few decades.
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Ryan Lehmkuhl
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
PODCAST: March Madness recap
Ryan, Seth, Breyden, and James recap March Madness
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Dane Greenwell
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
War crimes in Bucha, Ukraine
As the fight between Russia and Ukraine rages on, Russia has been accused of war crimes throughout the war by Ukrainian officials. Many...
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Liam Debrauwer
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Top-five Carolina Hurricanes players of all time
If you live in North Carolina, chances are you’ve seen the Carolina Hurricanes logo and maybe been to a game or two. Well, today I'm...
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Stratford Donnell
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Big-wave star Kai Lenny
Kai Lenny, a professional surfer, is one of the world’s best big wave surfers. Born and raised in Maui, Hawaii, Kai Lenny became obsessed...
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Allie Gervase
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Student Spotlight: Bailey Watson
When you think about some of the most involved members of Middle Creek High School’s Class of 2022, Bailey Watson quickly comes to mind....
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Finn Rissanen
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
The future of our streets: electric vehicles
With 2022 underway, the rise of electric vehicle (EV) companies is flourishing. With new names like Rivian and Lucid, hypercars, more...
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Will Gorham
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
Student Spotlight: Kieran Murray
Kieran Murray is a senior at Middle Creek High School who plays on the varsity lacrosse team. Kieran has played sports his whole life,...
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Cooper Young
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Staff Spotlight: Mr. McQuiston
Over time, Middle Creek High School has accumulated many notable teachers that actively help improve the school and its students. Of...
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Dane Greenwell
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
American foreign policy and why it’s a bad idea (most of the time)
The United States of America’s foreign policy is a doctrine that states that America will try to protect American values, advance...
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Will Ramos
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Classic film review: Goodfellas
Goodfellas will forever be a Martin Scorsese classic. It touches all of the bases: good music, guns, colorful suits, and Robert De Niro....
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Allie Gervase
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Where are they now: Mattie Murphy
Class of 2019 is the last graduating class to be able to live out all of their high school memories prior to school becoming online,...
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Liam Debrauwer
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Student Spotlight: Josh Riddle
Josh Riddle is a 14-year-old freshman at Middle Creek High School. Josh runs cross country and track in the winter. He says, “Cross...
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James Strohbusch
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
The story behind the real Middle Creek
Middle Creek High School has been around since it opened in the 2002-2003 school year and has always gone by Middle Creek. To this day,...
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Serena Lam
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Middle Creek's Early Childhood Education class provides unique opportunities for students
The 2021-2022 school year is the first year Middle Creek is offering its Early Childhood Education course. Currently, the class is made...
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creekflowmchs
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
SPECIAL FEATURE: Read and listen to "The Devil is Here," by Jamie Kolmanovsky
My favorite angry phrase in Russian is «Какого дьявола?» (kakova dyavola) or “What the devil?” My parents didn’t teach me any swears in...
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Ryan Lehmkuhl
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
PODCAST: March Madness Preview
Ryan, Seth, and Breyden offer their picks and predictions.
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Cooper Young
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Middle Creek launches Winter Percussion program
This year is the first-ever season of Winter Percussion, a group of drummers learning and practicing percussion-based music. This group,...
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Gabe Scott
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Multiple artists protest Putin’s violence by canceling shows In Russia
Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, almost the entire world has given support to Ukraine, whether it be supplies or prayers....
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Will Gorham
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Logan Paul suing Floyd Mayweather
On Sunday, June 6th, 2021, Logan Paul got in the ring with one of the best boxers ever, Floyd Mayweather. The fight was one of the most...
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Blaise White
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
PODCAST: Top-Tens, Episode 1: Sodas
Blaise, Dylan, and Hudson debate their top-10 sodas of all time.
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