The Sage Informer

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  • New lunch system launched

    Monticello High School’s lunch portions have been dwindling since the start of the pandemic.  This year, we are lucky to be able to have lunch during school unlike last year. With the ongoing pandemic, there are pros and cons to having school lunch. Junior Laney Chipman said, “I do really like the variety of vegetables…

  • How about a winter school dance

    Among the large population at Monticello High School, there are many who desire an extra dance in the year, particularly a winter dance or formal. Although the school isn’t planning on providing a winter wonderland fling, many students have expressed interest in attending one. The students have many different preferences as to what style of…

  • Mask breaks during class

    The start of the 2021-2022 school year was filled with many unknowns. Principal Clapp emailed the highschool a few weeks before the first day of school letting Monticello know it will be mandatory to wear a mask during school.  Unlike the year before, there are now no mask breaks in the majority of teachers’ classes. …

  • Youth Advisory Committee starts to build for a successful year

    Last year, the Youth Advisory Committee had to find new ways to interact with the student body because of the new schedule at the high school. With many students feeling the effects of the pandemic, whether that be because of contact tracing or sick relatives, everyone needed access to a place they could receive counseling…

  • Art Club Planning for Excitement

    Although it may not be for everyone, Art Club certainly has plenty of activity and mobility to suit anyone with an artistic inclination, but what will Art Club do this year? Even though some events are still to be determined, there are many near events to look forward to, including parties, meetups, & movie nights…

  • A fresh start for the Lady Sages Basketball program

    The Monticello Sages Girls Basketball team starts their season in less than a month with sudden coaching staff alterations.  In past years, the Sages have had Mike Moffet as their Junior Varsity Coach and Dave Beery as their Varsity Head Coach. The Sages had a new addition to their coaching staff last season after having…

  • The seniors say goodbye to marching band

    The class of 2022 graduate this coming May, meaning that this is their last year in all of their extracurriculars at MHS. As the seniors of the MHS marching band’s season came to a close, they shared how their final year may be a little different compared to years past. This year’s marching seniors have…

  • From Crafts to Creative Concepts

    Even though the name has changed, this art class offered to upperclassmen still gives students lots of creative freedom to do projects, whether they have taken another art class before or not. Addie Wallace and Cara Johnson are two seniors taking the class this year. One of the main draws of this type of art…