District-wide Veterans Day Program to be held at high school
Abagayle Jones, Reporter
October 21, 2018
For the first time ever, Meridian High School will have a district-wide Veterans Day event. In previous years this event was held at the elementary school in Blue Mound, but this year it will be held in the high school gymnasium on November 9 at 9 a.m. This event will bring together all three sch...
Is it cool to ‘JUUL’ in school?
Hannah Reichert, Reporter
October 19, 2018
There have been at least five students at Meridian High School caught 'JUULing' on school property since August 16, 2018. The school has had more issues with 'JUULing' in the first four weeks of school than they did in the entire previous year. "In our handbook it's listed under the same category...
Journalism class starts ad sales unit
Kyle Farmer, Executive Producer
October 16, 2018
Meridian High School Journalism has started their ad sales unit. They will go out and meet business owners on October 24. The class plans on using the money to pay off the wall above the digital trophy case and continue to provide free live events to our community. Sheila Moore, journalism teacher,...
Hard work and dedication: Entrepreneurship class makes 2,000 shirts in one week
Case Jaukkuri, Reporter
October 8, 2018
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Ms. Tricia Campbell teaches the Entrepreneurship class at Meridian High School, the group who just turned out 2,000 shirts in one week. Homecoming, the Walkathon, and Powder Puff-- Campbell's students were in charge of the shirts for each one of these activities. Campbell's class operates an apparel decorating...
Meridian Elementary Walkathon
Cristian Scott, Reporter
October 5, 2018
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Meridian Elementary School raises $12,745 at their annual walk-a-thon. The walk-a-thon has been going on for seven years. Which always starts two weeks before the Meridian Friday Homecoming, and ends that Friday of Homecoming. The principal of the elementary school, Ms. Guebert said, "It is their...
Insight on 2019-20 Ag program
Mikayla Dahlkamp, Reporter
October 5, 2018
For the past three years, MHS has been working to add the last piece of curriculum they don't currently offer. On September 17, 2018, the school board officially gave their blessing. "Beginning in the 2019-20' [school year], we will have an agricultural education program," said school principal,...
Meridian’s new wall
Korey Damery, Reporter
October 2, 2018
If you have been in the Great Hall lately at Meridian High School, you have probably noticed the new digital trophy case. But the newest addition to the Great Hall is what is above the trophy case, a wall dedicated to all of the teams that competed and placed at a regional level. "It started as more...
Bragging rights once again
Shyanne Piatt, Reporter
September 30, 2018
During the week of September 24, the Meridian Hawks celebrated homecoming. Each day of the week had a different theme, and on Friday the students were able to participate in a multitude of games. It's typical for the seniors to have all the pressure to win. Seniors rightfully won this year, coming...
Restorative Justice at Meridian
Amber Miller, Reporter
September 28, 2018
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A new addition to Meridian has been made, and her name is Ms. Greenwood. Her job at Meridian is to provide important information to the office: poor attendance, grades going down, or students feeling down. She tries to find the kids who are struggling and give them guidance to solve the issue. "I...
Meridian school district purchases buses
Hannah Reichert, Reporter
September 28, 2018
Three years ago, the school board decided to hire their own bus drivers and have their own bus transportation services. Originally, these buses were leased, but in July, the Meridian School Board purchased fifteen buses. "In about five years we'll own some of those buses, so we won't have that payment...
