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A Trip Through Homecoming Spirit Week 2022
October 25, 2022
Alexandra Lipets, Staff Reporter
Mountainside High School just had its first spirit week, in preparation for their homecoming game/dance. The goal was to get school spirit pumping! The...
Homecoming Recap 2022: A Royal Night Out
October 19, 2022
Hannah Speed, Staff Reporter
Mountainside’s football team started the homecoming weekend off with a bang by winning 21-20 against Sunset High School on October 7th. The student section...
The Peak Newspaper Is Now a Club, Too!
October 12, 2022
Alec Conley, Editor-in-chief
No longer will you readers be forced to sit behind your screens in longing, repressing your hopes and dreams to join our lovely and ingenious publication!...
To Mask, or To Unmask?
March 14, 2022
Rebecca Maritano and Bella Williams
No one expected that two years later we would still be living through a pandemic. This challenging and unexpected period has changed everyone in many different...
Mav TV – 2021-2022
February 23, 2022
MHS Broadcasting, The Pulse
Wednesday, March 8, 2022 This week on Mav TV, Aidan interviews the boys basketball team, Jonny and Max present a new segment: Mav TV Pranks, and we learn...
Every Little Bit Helps
February 14, 2022
Bella Williams and Rebecca Maritano
Every little bit helps when trying to financially prepare for college. An average college student spends about $25,000 a year just on living expenses alone,...
Now, Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding
December 17, 2021
Anna Hoppenrath, Staff Reporter
On Saturday, December 4th, the advanced vocal ensemble, Viva Voce, competed in The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition. The group of eight students...
Student’s Perspective on In-Person School
October 19, 2021
Maddie Mitchell and Rebecca Maritano
With the start of a new in-person school year comes exciting opportunities for students to socialize again and re-engage in the high school experience....
Mav TV – 2020-2021
May 26, 2021
MHS Broadcasting
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Announcement Link Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Wednesday, April 28,...
Hybrid Learning
April 18, 2021
Dylan Brehm and Rebecca Maritano
Updated 6/9/21: Ever since the Hybrid option has been introduced, there has been a certain dichotomy in learning. Perhaps even a trichotomy. CDL learners,...

Sophia Pole • March 23, 2023

Background music has the power to chasmically change the overall feel of an event, so I wanted to investigate Mountainside’s lunchtime soundtrack. That is, I wanted to learn what students thought about the music that plays...

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