The Blue & White

by Kaylie Lam Starting off the new school year, MHS students are now required to either put all personal electronics, including phones, airpods, and headphones, in a pouch hanging in the classroom or in their bags away for the duration of class. This has surprised many returning students, as this is different from previous years, where phones stayed on the

by Kira Baranowski and Crystal Castro After years of using Chromebooks in middle school, I knew that I hated them, but now that I’m in high school, I don’t have to worry about that. Overall, I think iPads are better for three main reasons.
 Reason 1- Efficiency: iPads are touchscreen. I think that having a touchscreen makes writing much easier

by Olivia Ouellette On March 2, 2023, a bill was passed in Tennessee that prohibits drag shows in public spaces or in the presence of children. A June 3rd ruling from a federal judge, however, has ruled this law to be unconstitutional, which puts the ban on hold for now. These shows are not allowed within a thousand feet of

by Caitlyn McGhee At Methuen High School, as of the 22-23 school year, school IDs are making a comeback. At the beginning of the school year, MHS administration announced that school IDs would need to be carried with students during school hours. This was also a rule in the 19-20 school year, but when COVID-19 hit, lanyards and IDs were

by Lea Saab In my opinion, for a high school senior, there is nothing more anxiety-driven than the thought of what colleges to apply to and what major you’d like to study. There’s always been a stressful feeling around the subject but I’d argue that the anxiety surrounding college is at its highest peak due to the extreme expense that

by Madison Chin Here at Methuen High School, we are offered three different course levels, College prep (CP), Honors, and Advanced Placements (AP). Each of these course levels have different requirements which are expected from the enrolled students.  Honors and Ap courses are classified as more advanced, meaning they are more rigorous and weighted heavier on your GPA. The difference

by Virginie Assaf With the start of the first ‘normal’ school year in several years, this reporter reached out to students and faculty to see how, and if, they are bouncing back and recovering from COVID-19. Multiple students and staff offered statements they were willing to share. Some of these students and staff chose to remain anonymous, while others wished

by Aliyah Martinez There has  been so much talk recently about Pete Davidson and Kanye West. This talk has mainly focused on Kanye, now legally known as ‘Ye’, feeling like he’s being pushed away from his own family. In October of 2021 Kim Kardashian and Davidson appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL) together, and also spent Halloween together on an

by Allison Lam The rise of Asian hate in America has recently become more prominent in society today, but when did it really start? Some say it began with the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. American citizens, whether it be ordinary people or those higher in power like the former president, Donald J. Trump, began to blame China for the

by Tori Minkovitz In 1883, German psychiatrist Emil Kräpelin published a system of psychological disorders addressing the symptoms of mental illness. However, it took many years for further studies of mental illness to be taken seriously. Up until the mid-20th century, people were simply placed into asylums because of the mental health issues that they had. The way history went