Posted on 18 March 2013. Tags: After Prom, dance, details, prom
Do you need to know more about prom? The location is still unknown, but seniors, make sure to attend your ACCESS class on Wed. March 20 to get your prom invitation. Prom tickets go on sale Mon. April 15 through Fri. April 20. They can be purchased before school, during lunches and after school for [...]
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Posted on 07 November 2012. Tags: election, obama, politics, reactions, romney
GABI CAPOCELLI & TAYLOR BLATCHFORD Last night, President Barack Obama was elected to a second term in office. Obama defeated opponent Mitt Romney 303 electoral college votes to 206. Some Mountain Vista students were pleased about Obama’s reelection. “People need to get behind the president,” senior Mitch Carter said. “I know there are a lot [...]
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Posted on 26 October 2012.
KENZIE HABERKORN Despite the cold and the loss, Vista had one thing going for them. Or four. For anyone who wasn’t on Twitter or at the Mountain Vista vs. Thunderridge rival game, we lost 52-14. The four streakers risking it all and darting across the field during halftime and twice in the second half of [...]
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Posted on 24 October 2012. Tags: movie, perks of being a wallflower, review
GABI CAPOCELLI The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a new film directed by Stephen Chbosky and released on October 12 2012, is about an introverted freshman boy, Charlie, who is taken under the wing of two wild and free seniors, Patrick and Sam, who teach him about the reality of life and happiness at its [...]
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Posted on 23 October 2012. Tags: books, jk rowling, rowling
After her flop in the world of adult books, J.K Rowling says she is returning to writing children books. The famous ‘Harry Potter’ author tried her hand in writing for an older audience with her recently released book, ‘The Casual Vacancy’, but it was ill received by critics; NY Daily News said, “The magic simply [...]
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Posted on 23 October 2012.
Kenzie | Haberkorn Despite a few early upsets, the Mountain Vista football team is back and ready for this weeks game against Thunderridge. After defeating the number one team in the state, a cross town rival and Regis, the schools hopes are high for this weeks rival game. If you want to be part of [...]
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Posted on 22 October 2012.
Francesco | Viola As the election season draws near, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare to try and convince generations young and old to vote for them. However, what if the voting age was reduced from 18, to 13? While only 26 percent of those between 15 and 24 believed that being involved in democracy [...]
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Posted on 03 October 2012. Tags: conferences, first, parent, semester, students, teacher
Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 3:30-7 p.m. school faculty will be available for conferences with parents. Teachers, counselors and administrators will be organized by department in the gyms, commons and library. There will also be conferences on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 3:30-7 p.m. Teachers encourage parents to attend if their students are struggling or unhappy with [...]
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Posted on 03 October 2012. Tags: and, go, hide, social media, tweet, twitter
Kaitlin | Zenoni Twitter has become one of the most popular websites with over 500 million users. It is a great way to communicate with others, but one teen in New Jersey used Twitter in a way it has never been used before; to let the world know she was in trouble. [...]
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Posted on 28 September 2012. Tags: cafeteria, lounge, renovation
Delaney | Fitzsimmons The spring Interior Design class of 2011-2012 at Mountain Vista High School brought the cafeteria to a new level by designing the Student Lounge. The Lounge occupies a quarter of the cafeteria and is full of comfortable brown furniture, including tables for studying and eating and sofas. “I think it is [...]
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