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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

States Introducing Measures Against Abortion.

Abortion Laws On The Rise

Maleiah Ewert, Editor May 22, 2019

  In the news we see bills and new abortion laws popping up left and right in states across America including Alabama, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia and others.  This leaves us to the question that...

Being A Mom, The Worlds Hardest Job

Being A Mom, The Worlds Hardest Job

Maleiah Ewert, Editor May 14, 2019

As mother day approaches, it’s time we celebrate our moms and motherly figures in our lives.  Although we say the happy mothers day phrase to our lovely mothers, do we actually realize and appreciate...

The McPherson Carnivals notorious Zipper doesnt appear very safe for riders.

Is Buckling up Enough?

Kaylea Herrman, Managing Editor May 14, 2019

Its that time of year again, the McPherson Carnival is in town. To many people around McPherson the carnival was a yearly event that they enjoyed and looked forward to however, in the recent years the...

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...

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...

New Changes Being Made to McPherson High School

New Changes Being Made to McPherson High School

Maleiah Ewert, Editor April 23, 2019

McPherson High School is considering making some big changes for next year's School year.  They’re planning on having a free hour for all students so they can sign up for other classes they’re interested...

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...

Earth Hour Bringing Attention to Global Climate Change

Earth Hour Bringing Attention to Global Climate Change

Maleiah Ewert, Editor March 30, 2019

  Earth Hour is an annual event encouraging people all over the world to turn off unnecessary electricity. Earth Hour is an event to encourage the talk of Global Climate Change and to challenge...

Sarah Lamm

Sarah Lamm Presents About The Mars Rover To MHS Students

Maleiah Ewert, Editor March 26, 2019

Thursday, March 21st Sarah Lamm spoke at the Kansas Cosmosphere in the morning and at McPherson High School during the sixth period.  Lamm spoke about the different rovers on Mars and the tool she was...

Women’s History Month Almost 40 Years of Celebrating Woman

Women’s History Month Almost 40 Years of Celebrating Woman

Maleiah Ewert, Editor March 6, 2019

Women's history month is dedicated to commemorate the woman who changed the world, women who have to work twice as hard as men, women with unequal opportunities, women of all races and women with...

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