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Middle and high school teachers protest outside of Little Mount on December 10th

BSD Teachers Protest for Contract Negotiations

Gemma Calabria, Editor in Chief December 17, 2024

You may have heard that teachers have been protesting by wearing red and picketing before and after school, but what’s the issue at hand? Since June, more than one thousand BSD teachers and specialists...

Ramaswamy (far left) and Musk (far right) handling some serious business. - NBC NEWS

What is DOGE?

Eathan Bullock and Eloise Ramón December 11, 2024

This year's President Elect is Donald J. Trump, and he hasn’t wasted any time making announcements about new changes and ideals he’s planning to implement both on and beyond his inauguration. One of...

How the BSD is Making Moves to Bridge the Opportunity Gap

How the BSD is Making Moves to Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Jamie Ford, Writer November 13, 2024

Mount Pleasant High School is the most diverse high school in the state of Delaware, and the rest of the Brandywine School District is just as heterogeneous. In a district like this one it is important...

First-Time Student Voters in 2024

First-Time Student Voters in 2024

Gemma Calabria, Editor in Chief November 6, 2024

Voting for the first time in a presidential election year is a special thing to be able to do, especially in this year’s election, which seems to have been especially high stakes to the American people....

An Open Letter to Concept Albums

An Open Letter to Concept Albums

James Boykin, Writer November 6, 2024
For music critics, a concept album is the best work an artist can produce. I’ve compiled a list of albums that I’d like to cover, as they fit into a category of concept album and are an exemplary choice for that category.
SpaceX's Starship flight test 5 (Source: CNN)

SpaceX’s Chopsticks Have Grip: Starship Flight Launch 5 Was a Success

Eathan Bullock, Writer October 30, 2024

The world of aerospace, especially around the past 70 or so years, has taken multiple giant leaps in innovation. The Space Race of the ‘50s through the ‘70s brought about many such innovations, including...

The Forgotten Adversary: Your Brain & Liquidation of Self

The Forgotten Adversary: Your Brain & Liquidation of Self

Juliette Roddy, Writer October 30, 2024

High-school and college students share a common mental affliction that results in consequences such as frequent irritability, depression-like symptoms, constant or incredibly frequent high levels of stress,...

Second Annual Culture Night

Second Annual Culture Night

Riley Consavage, Writer October 27, 2024

On Wednesday, October 23, Mount Pleasant hosted their second annual Culture Night - a school event in which students, staff, and admin come together to celebrate their shared and individual cultures....

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Back to Back: A Snapshot of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Eathan Bullock, Writer October 23, 2024

Hurricanes are devastating tropical storms that cause widespread damages to the cities and states around them. Over the past 20 years alone, hurricanes have consistently caused hundreds of billions of...

The Full Homecoming Experience

Kaycee Church, Writer October 23, 2024

At 9 AM on the morning of October 19th, the Mount Pleasant marching band held their annual parade for this year’s Homecoming. It began at Little Mount, and the band traveled all the way to Mount Pleasant...

College Visits at Mount (Fall 2024)

Kaycee Church and Juliette Roddy October 22, 2024
Mount Juniors and Seniors are given the opportunity from September through November to explore universities without the need to travel. Admission representatives will be available in the auditorium or the library and will have valuable insight about their college's campus life, academic programs/majors, clubs/sports, the admissions process and more.

Mock Trial kicks off for another exciting season

Gemma Calabria, Editor in Chief October 22, 2024
Mock Trial, the Mount Pleasant High School club that bridges theater, law, and strategy, is gearing up for another exciting school year of litigation, client advocacy and simulated courtroom drama.
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