by Ryan Gilleece This season, the NBA had their statistically worst year in league history based on TV ratings and viewership. The 2020 NBA Finals brought in an average of 7.16 million viewers, the worst numbers since 2007 when Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs swept a young LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The average viewers for that
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by Tori Minkovitz On Saturday, November 7, 2020, Joseph Biden Jr. was projected to win the 2020 election and became the 46th President of the United States. Biden currently has at least 279 electoral votes to President Donald Trump’s 214. Prior to the election, stores were preparing for riots, families were dividing, and people didn’t respect others’ opinions. The reactions
Read moreby Caitlin Moriarty Following the Black Lives Matter movement demonstrations in Methuen this past summer, the BIPOC Student Coalition was added to the list of MHS’ after school activities. BIPOC, an acronym for Black Indigenous People Of Color, is an umbrella term for people of a marginalized race or ethnicity. Each Tuesday at 2:15, the student-run club alternates between Socratic
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by Allison Kelly This year, Methuen High School welcomed a new Interim Associate Principal for the junior class, Ms. Javier. Many students recognize Ms. Javier as their chemistry teacher but this year she has taken on a new role. Ms. Javier started teaching chemistry at MHS in 2012. Before teaching at Methuen, she taught chemistry at Lawrence High School for
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by Cooper O’Neil On October 2, 2020, Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 was aired on Amazon Prime. The show was filmed at the Los Angeles Convention Center in September. Rihanna said in an interview with The Cut that she wanted to make the show as, “visually enticing as possible.” She also stated that she wanted to present “complete
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by Allison Lam This year Methuen High School began its academic year fully online. Students in all grades had different perspectives on this type of learning. Is it easier to learn online or in person? Is it easier to teach for either? Certainly the situation all students and staff are in can have its ups and downs, advantages and disadvantages,
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by Cole Wilkinson The fighting game scene will never be the same after what happened over the summer of 2020. During the summer, there was a massive ‘me too’ movement in the fighting game community. In case you’re unaware of what the “me too movement” is, it began as a way to raise awareness about abuse, gaining national attention with
Read moreby Izabela Waniek This year, volleyball season has been a lot different than it usually is. The COVID-19 virus is the main cause of that. The season recently ended on Thursday, November 12th, with the last game being against Billerica. Here is how the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman teams did this season. The way the games were set up
Read moreby Allison Lam Every year, National Honors Society at Methuen High School inducts students into their chapter for juniors with exceptional academic reports, and a strong representation of scholarship, character, leadership and service. Typically, the school holds a large event for the induction in the auditorium, with inductees wearing formal clothing, family and friends coming to congratulate the students, and
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by Izabela Waniek Halloween recently passed. Because of COVID-19, we weren’t really allowed to go trick-or-treating or go to any parties, so most of us stayed home and watched Halloween movies. Some Halloween movies are considered to be some of the best movies of all time, while others can be corny and difficult to watch. Here are my 10 Halloween
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