Category: Student Life
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MHS Thespians Put On The Great All-American Musical Disaster
The MHS thespians put on their fall production: The Great All-American Musical Disaster. However, this production was anything but. Directed by Senior Ryan Olsen, this play had a cast of mostly underclassmen, including the leading role played by Jackson Heck. This was Ryan Olsen’s first time directing the play. He described the experience, saying, “The…
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Madrigal season kicks off
The Madrigal season has officially started, and the singers are very excited for this upcoming holiday season. Sophomore Lilly Bradley is “very excited about the madrigal dinners…the madrigals themselves have worked all season on what are, in my opinion, very challenging pieces. I know that these dinners are going to be truly stunning performances.” This…
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What it takes for high schoolers to join clubs
At the beginning of each year, clubs take a fresh start which brings in new members. Many different students have different reasons to join the Monticello High School clubs, and there is one factor that stands out when joining a club: making new friends. A lot of new members tend to be freshman students because…
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King JB Takes his Long-Awaited Crown
On Saturday, September 24th, hundreds of people packed into Moore gym to watch the crowning of homecoming royalty. As school begins every August, hype over all the fall activities starts to grow—one of the highlights being homecoming. At Monticello, four king candidates and four queen candidates are voted for by the class of seniors. Once…
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Monticello students gear up for the fall season
October 2022 at Monticello High School brought the end of the first quarter and the beginning of fall, and students have begun to adjust to sweater and pumpkin season. “Now that it’s fall, I’m feeling pretty good getting back into the swing of things. My favorite part is the season change and how it gets…
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Suicide Prevention Week events
A group of Lifesavers each year, under the supervision of Mrs. Malone, plan Suicide Prevention Week. This year Suicide Prevention Week was the week of September 26, the last week of Suicide Prevention Month. Mrs. Malone said, “I think Suicide Prevention Week is important for educating the stigma of suicide; for dispelling the myths surrounding…
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Shooting threat at boys soccer game
The anticipated away boys soccer game against Urbana High School on Monday, September 12 came to an abrupt finish when there was an announcement to get inside because of a reported shooting. “I’ve always thought about what I would do in this situation, but the first thing that clicked was fight or flight.” Senior Jack…
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High school, a different lens for seniors
The Class of 2019 was the last class to have a “normal” high school career before the Coronavirus Pandemic struck the nation’s surface. The pandemic of 2020 caused schools around the globe to turn to online learning making it challenging, both physically and mentally, for most students. This year’s seniors have never gotten the chance…
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Seniors Break Losing Streak
Homecoming week 2022, the seniors won the powderpuff games on a rainy Thursday night. All of the players got an hour to warm up before the game which gave them a good opportunity to learn the game before it went live. The seniors finally got a chance to play in the championship game against the…
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The return of snackline: Is it worth it?
This year, the school removed the free lunches provided in years past, resuming the lunch and snack lines. The snackline has now returned for the first time since the senior’s first year. Senior McKenzie Chrestman said, “I definitely miss how snackline was before COVID. While they’ve added some snacks this year, there’s nowhere near as…
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