Written by: Len Rivas  The Senior project, on paper, seems like a great idea. A way for students to pursue a passion, utilize essential skills and to touch the community in a helpful way. However, many seniors agree that, in practice, senior projects are quite faulty, overdependent on the student’s personal time and the rules and guidelines are too rigid.  Having students work on their senior project on their own time is difficult for many kids, especially those participating

Written by Fiona Lee The Creative Writing Club of Middletown High has been off to an exciting start in the first two and a half months of the 2025-2026 school year.  With senior Alivia Stark as the president and Mr. Hoage as the supervisor, we have already established creative introductions as well as set days in order to write independently. Some students, including myself, are planning to create longer stories and productions of their own on these days. Senior Thomas Crago

Written by Nala Montgomery  For years whether you lived in Hidden Valley or Middletown, if you were feeling peckish for pizza then Stone Fire  was your best bet because, well, it was your only bet. So imagine the hype that accumulated around the news of Ciao Bella , a new pizzeria in Middletown Plaza. Business was booming on opening day, with orders piling up and selling out 4 hours before closing.  Ciao Bella Pizzeria Logo; Printed on to-go Box Though its not a dine in exper

Written by Fiona Lee About a month ago in Middletown High, a school shooting threat for September 19th was found written in the middle school bathroom. It was proven empty, as are many threats of this nature, so students and staff were able to go home safe that day. However, combining the frequently tragic shootings within American schools with the continuously presented lack of emergency preparedness of Middletown High, many community members have decided they did not feel a

Written by Olivia Ruiz On October 14th and October 16th, the Lady Mustangs soccer team will face the Fort Bragg Wolverines and the Lower Lake Trojans. In preseason, the Lady Mustangs were beat by the Wolverines but in their season games, they beat them with ease. With Lower Lake, they have only played them once this season but they beat them 2-0.  The first game of the week for the Lady Mustangs occurred on October 14th and their opponent was the Wolverines from Fort Bragg. T

By Bryton Caviness The senior trip has been around for decades. Some years are better than others.  Though usually they are good more...

Written by Bailey Smith For many teens, Prom is thought to be the most important moment of their high school careers. Others could care...

Written by Alana Harris As a Senior with less than a month left of high school, and after waiting 12 years for this inevitably,...

Written By Madeline Kasmier Aurora Ybarra is a 16 year old Junior here at Middletown High School and their artwork is outstanding! The...

Written by Bailey Smith With the teamwork of dedicated parents and eager volunteers, the Minnie Cannon Boosters knew they were going to...

Written by- Bryton Caviness Edited by- Igor Cleaver As quickly as the weather became warm, sunny, and hot it became dark, cold, and...

Written by Dakotta Hargrave Edited by Sue Green  Over the years there have been many droughts and floods in the state of California and...

Written By Madeline Kasmier Should schools be showcasing students' artwork? The answer is yes! But why? Art can be literally anything....

By Bailey Smith Anyone can recite a poem, but it takes a special kind of person to deliver it with the emotion capable of moving an...

Written By Madeline Kasmier Taluelah Madrid, age 16,  is an 11th grade student here at Middletown High School, and she is a marvelous...

By Bailey Smith Edited by Alanis Martinez Twenty five years ago, Columbine High School was subject to the first mass school shooting....

Written by Bryton Caviness Edited by Kai Migilo In Hidden Valley there is a mysterious body of water known as “the lake.” A monumental...

Written by T Canchola Edited by Silas Lucas Yes, teachers. We all know them, and they keep the school running. They make the foundation...

Written by Bailey Smith The loss of former Middletown High School Spanish teacher Dora Lara, left the fate of the Baile Folklorico...

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) is something every student dreads, the one - two hour test has...