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Coach Joe Street practices excavator skills on a field trip at a C. W. Matthews
project. All of the students got to give it a try as well.

HEO State Champions

Selia Kelly and Harrison Pacin December 16, 2024

Heavy Equipment Operations is a new pathway added to the growing list of Career, Technical, Agricultural Education options. The class teaches students about the operation and use of heavy equipment excavators,...

District to add weapon detection, AI to increase safety

District to add weapon detection, AI to increase safety

Amelia Jenkins, Editor-In-Chief of Print Newspaper December 16, 2024

Concerned parents and community members gathered for a second round of virtual town hall meetings with Superintendent Dr. Grant Rivera, Chief Operations Officer Mike Santoro, and Brian Wallace, the district...

Be aware: PSA on social media

Be aware: PSA on social media

Mikaiya Frierson, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

In early August, the MPD reported a case where a Marietta student experienced sextortion. They were sent photoshopped nude photos of themself and threatened to send $300 or the photos would be sent to...

The results are in: Trump wins a second term

The results are in: Trump wins a second term

Amber Ryan, Editor-In-Chief of Website November 7, 2024

The race to 270 electoral votes ended with Donald J. Trump elected as the United States’s 47th president over current Vice President Kamala Harris. What does that mean? Former President Trump, will not...

Engineering Mentor Tony Dunbar, and Aarav Amin (9) practicing for the on-site drone competition. They put the drone together.

TSA competition 2024: rewind

Harrison Pacin, Staff Writer April 10, 2024

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a club that puts in large amounts of work into their projects every Wednesday afternoon. Marietta High School is a part of the Georgia TSA Chapter, an organization...

Piracy reigns supreme on TikTok

Piracy reigns supreme on TikTok

Kaia Kirkpatrick, Social Media Manager February 14, 2024

Although TikTok has a reputation for encouraging the production of unique material, many users also use it as a venue to submit pre-existing intellectual property, which is against the platform's terms...

El Niño snowy winter weather predictions

El Niño snowy winter weather predictions

Kaia Kirkpatrick, Social Media Manager December 19, 2023

As winter quickly approaches, many are excited about anticipated holiday activities. However, some plans might be put to a halt with the recent weather predictions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

FAFSA breakdown

Zaria Byers, Print Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2023

What is FAFSA? The primary step in applying to colleges is completing the FAFSA form. Though it has previously opened on Oct. 1 in previous years, it will become available on Dec. 31 for the 2024-25...

Chantelle Muriki serves the chosen dish of the Blue Devil Bistro, pancakes and bacon.

On the menu: Culinary food truck wars

Colette DePasquale, Business Manager December 1, 2023

The newest addition to the lunch menu: monthly food trucks from Marietta High School’s culinary pathway. In October, students in the culinary pathway came together in groups to create restaurants with...

School Resource Officers and Safety Protocols

School Resource Officers and Safety Protocols

Reagan Kelley, Social Media Manager November 10, 2023

According to the Washington Post, in the past year 1,150 guns were seized on school campuses. This is roughly six guns a day. But this problem is not just in other states and districts, it has been brought...

Cultural growth in the ASL program

Cultural growth in the ASL program

Alexandria Kelly, Staff Writer November 3, 2023

“As a person with a disability, anyone can teach it doesn’t matter who it is,” ASL teacher, Erica Miley said.   The first Deaf teacher has been added to staff for the ASL class. When teaching...

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