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Karrigan True

Karrigan True, Photographer

Karrigan True is a senior and a third-year journalist at Meridian. True is also a published writer for the Blue Mound Leader and former Executive Producer for District 15 News. In her free time, she enjoys being outside, hanging out with friends and family, and photography. After high school, True plans to attend Richland for two years and continue to pursue her interest in photography.

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The 2020-2021 Meridian High School Prom Court. This occurred on April 24.

Prom Coronation

May 4, 2021
Thankful Meridian students

Thankful Meridian students

December 9, 2020
Taking a break from yoga, Kameron Beasley shows his strength by balancing himself on one arm.

Kameron Beasley

November 1, 2020
Karrigan Trues daily prompt calendar. True is one of two Art IV students.

[Photo] Inktober: “Fall”ing into art

November 1, 2020
John and Terry Holmgren of Blue Mound, Illinois have been married for 52 years. Between getting engaged a month after they met and moving to Illinois from Minnesota, they have an interesting love story.

John and Terry Holmgren: in pictures

October 1, 2020
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August 21, 2018
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[Photo] COVID-19 makes football season uncertain

May 15, 2020
These pages for the yearbook, designed by Breanna Evans, are just one example of the work coming out of the yearbook program during this quarantine.

Yearbook continues to cover spring sports

May 4, 2020
Be the Light is a campaign started to honor high-school athletes who will miss out on their season due to COVID-19. Meridian High School made the decision to participate on April 9. MHS principal, Eric Hurelbrink, was unsure how great the turnout would be. Either way, at 8:20 p.m. the lights will go on to pay tribute to those who are missing out, Hurelbrink said.

Lights for lost seasons

April 9, 2020

[Video] Valentines Day K&A special

February 19, 2020

[Video] Pack the Place pep assembly

January 31, 2020
On behalf of the Meridian Publications staff, we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a great Christmas break! We hope you have a wonderful time spent with your friends and family. We will see you in the New Year!

50 things to do over Christmas break

December 18, 2019
Students in Sheila Moores courses use cell phones as an extension of their Chromebooks. Students are often asked to use both forms as they seek to become competent in multiple aspects of technology. My students have clear guidelines for cell phone use in the classroom. They keep their phones on their desk, face down, unless they are asked to use it for something, said Moore.

Meridian board questions banning cell phones

December 2, 2019
WCKY is a play about drama, mystery, crime, and romance. This show will keep you guessing the whole time. The cast has been practicing since September, but will it be enough? Meridian Drama will perform WCKY on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7:00 pm.

The chaos of WCKY

November 15, 2019
Students at Meridian support Sullivan High School and Tyson Mendoza by wearing blue on Sept. 30.

[Photo] Blue for Tyson

October 2, 2019
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Fun on the firetrucks. The elementary school held its first event with different kinds of commercial/emergency vehicles. The kids climbed aboard firetrucks, police cars, farming equipment, motorcycles, and many other types of vehicles. The event almost got canceled due to the weather. We are thankful that the rain cleared up and that everyone was able to enjoy the fun, said Lindsey Sheppard, an organizer of the event.

“Wheels & Wings”

May 16, 2019
Logic recently released a new album titled Supermarket. It has a wide variety of style including rap and 90s R&B. The day after the album was released, Logic tweeted Thank you so much to everyone who has enjoyed the novel, soundtrack, and audio book. Do what you love. Do not be scared to create and spread your art.

Supermarket album review

April 25, 2019
How to stay focused

How to stay focused

April 8, 2019
The current executive producer, Kyle Farmer, and future executive producer, Karrigan True, set up for freshman orientation. The goal was to get future high school students to join journalism and show them what it is. While at CSJs Advanced Adviser Workshop, Sheila Moore will learn many new things to teach incoming journalists. There are constantly more things being introduced, said Moore.

Learning beyond the basics, Moore chosen to attend national conference

March 22, 2019
The truth about bullies

The truth about bullies

March 15, 2019
Battling the bus

Battling the bus

March 13, 2019
While at the Honors Day event, many different types of media are present. The students are able to create freely and express their creative abilities. My favorite part was working with the alcohol inks, said Emmy Renfro.

Honoring the artists

February 25, 2019
Trouble with the teacher

Trouble with the teacher

February 12, 2019
A change for the better. The Wise Parks pavilion in Blue Mound is taking away from the beauty of the rest of the park. The Blue Mound Park Board decided to update it to give the park a nicer look. We still havent decided if we should keep with the blue theme or add a pop of color, said Jodi True, park board president. The project should begin in March of 2019.

Blue Mound center becomes center of attention

January 13, 2019
Lets fill Santas sleigh. Kyle Karsten, Drew Hurelbrink, Erin Fasick, Abbi Hackert, Cristian Scott, and Lucas Clapp carried out the collected toys from the school. The toys were then taken to the Salvation Army gymnasium on December 8, 2018.

Salvation Army Angel Tree program

December 9, 2018
A trip to Chicago. Sydney Moore, Claire Palmer, Karrigan True, Amber Miller, and Sheila Moore go to the SNL Experience in Chicago, IL. They got the opportunity to do this while at the Journalism National Convention on Friday, November 2.

Students go to Journalism National Convention

November 12, 2018
Brighten a day. The FCS club delivers crayons to Decatur Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October 16. FCS club ran a competition among study hall classes to see who could collect the most boxes of 24 crayons. Mrs. Rudes study hall won the competition this year.

A colorful surprise for pediatric patients

October 18, 2018
Meridian districts budget change

Meridian district’s budget change

September 27, 2018
Meridian Daily writes for Blue Mound Leader

Meridian Daily writes for Blue Mound Leader

September 23, 2018
Alexis MARVELous love

Alexis’ MARVELous love

September 6, 2018
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