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Gabi | Capocelli Last night’s episode of Glee, a hit television series directed at teens, aired with triumph. With the daunting idea of graduation in the back of their minds, the high school characters in Glee are facing more and more issues as their high school experiences come to a close. The main character, Rachel, [...]

Colorado recently added its name to the group of states who have attempted to legalize gay marriage, thus giving civil unions the same rights as those enjoyed currently by heterosexual couples. This civil union bill, introduced last week in a Senate committee, stalled in support last night, Tuesday May 8th. Along with 30 other bills [...]

Over summer, many students want it to be a break from school, thinking and learning. But one way to keep up on certain skills while also being entertained is to read a good book. Here is a list of 10 books to read over the summer according to eSchoolNews.com 1. Bluefish by Pat Schmatz 2. [...]

The Writing School, an education program for teens interested in creative writing has partnered with Douglas County Libraries to offer week long classes over the summer. They include a poetry class and a creative graphic novel class taught by Connie Boyle, a published poet and Stan Yan, a cartoonist. Classes are held at the Lone [...]

Gabi | Capocell From April 28-May 1, DECA students from Mountain Vista High School participated in the International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. The conference took place over five days and hosted 15,000 students from the United States and eight foreign countries. Each student/team of students competed with 200 other students in [...]

Looking for a place to hang out  after school, on the weekends or just in your spare time? Are you tired of hanging out at the same old spots? Are you’re hang out spots too crowded or unknown? The places that Mountain Vista students enjoy going to in Highlands Ranch are places that are local [...]

The girl’s softball team is holding a camp for girls ages nine to 14 over fundamental softball skills on May 23-24. The camp is from 5 to 7 p.m. both nights on the Mountain Vista softball field. The cost is $40, which includes a t-shirt. Players should bring their glove, bat, cleats or athletic shoes, [...]

The Giver by Lois Lowry The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Dark Life by Kat Falls The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson PEAK by Roland Smith The Secret [...]

By: Michael | Collins and Kyle | Waters The final choir concert of the year known as Goldust had its first show last night.  Featuring all choir classes, the students put on a great performance. Soloists performed in between full choir songs and each of them were very talented. A packed auditorium consisted of many [...]

Pastor Sean Harris of North Carolina recently was recorded making remarks which have now offended members of the LGBT community across the nation. During the tirade, Harris tells the parents of gay or lesbian children to punch and hit them in order to rid them of their homosexuality. An example Harris used was a small [...]