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The High Life

The student news site of McPherson High School

The High Life

The student news site of McPherson High School

The High Life

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Katelyn Mintzer, Sports Editor May 7, 2019

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later. Katelyn Mintzer demonstrates what happens when you don’t get the recommended amount of sleep.

The Impact of School Starting Later

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor April 30, 2019

Many students at MHS would love to have a later school starting time, but could this actually benefit the students? A problem for many teachers at schools is students falling asleep during class. They...

McPherson High Track Meet Gallery

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor April 24, 2019

Us movie poster

‘Us’ Will Have You Jumping Out of Your Seat

Maleiah Ewert, Editor April 24, 2019

Run Time: 2h 1m   Released: March 22nd, 2019   Rating: R   Genre: Horror   Budget: 20 million   The Wilson family goes on a family vacation with their...

The new movie Shazam! is a hit with movie watchers of all kinds.

Shazam!

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor April 14, 2019

Runtime - 2h 12m Released - April 5th 2019 Rating - PG 13 Genre - Fantasy / Science Fiction Budget - 159.1 Million The movie Shazam is a humorous, action packed, and witty superhero film....

The Importance of High School Journalism

The Importance of High School Journalism

Maleiah Ewert, Editor April 8, 2019

  The definition of journalism is the act of writing news related subjects.  Journalism comes in many forms, such as radio, newspaper, photography, etc, but all forms give crucial updates and...

The peanut butter in these Uncrustables could cause a reaction.

Allergies at MHS

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor April 5, 2019

  At MHS, there are many students that you may not know suffer from allergies. People who don't suffer from allergies of any kind might not understand the struggles that people with them have to...

The Kansas Special Olympics is very important to some kids and adults.

Special Olympics

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor March 31, 2019

Mrs.O’dell´s class recently took a trip to Hays, Kansas to participate in the Special Olympics. This outside organization was held by local volunteers, and the MHS students taking part were Micah Anderson,...

The MHS Hi-Steppers perform for the crowd at a football game.

MHS Hi-Steppers Tryouts

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor March 25, 2019

  Next month, tryouts are being held for the MHS Hi-steppers. April 8th and 11th practice sessions will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Lincoln Elementary. The tryouts to make the team will then be...

Rumors are being spread at MHS about students. A new Instagram account was made for spreading this negativity.

MHS Gossip Account

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor March 5, 2019

Cyberbullying being a big problem among teens, the popular social media site ‘Instagram’ can be a big outlet. Bullying online can affect people in ways the person typing it couldn't even imagine....

MHS locker pod area being remodeled into a student study lounge.

MHS Redesign

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor February 18, 2019

The McPherson High School, along with many other schools in the state of Kansas will be redesigning by adding a student study lounge, changing the schedule, and including some project based learning...

One of the High Lifes newspapers from 1929.

MHS High Life, past and future

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor January 29, 2019

McPHERSON—2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the McPherson High Life. The McPherson High Life has provided students and staff with a good source of news for many years and will continue to do so. But...

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