Marysville High Beat
- Club evolves creatively to survive
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Marysville High School's Creative Writing Club went through some dramatic changes this year and now boasts more than a few eccentricities.
First of all, the club is no longer a club in the traditional sense. Its members do not meet at lunch, nor aft... Full story
- Marysville High Beat: New book club shares its reading addiction
- Faith Denny
- Marysville High School's new book club is settling in nicely.
It made its first appearance at the school's annual Club Week, wherein the many non-sports-related extracurricular groups line up on 18th Street and await sign-ups, and held its first mee... Full story
- Struggling back into the routine
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- After a three-week-long winter break, Marysville High School students are struggling to get back into their usual routines. Monday morning saw a lot of sleepy faces trudging off buses and piling out of cars. Some wandered the halls, waiting for the b... Full story
- Finding ways to give back
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- We're counting down to the holidays at Marysville High School — and, of course, winter break. It shows. There are Candy Cane Gram posters in the hallways, Adopt-A-Family reminders in the announcements and a Toys-for-Tots box in the library. Lon... Full story
- 'Think Pink' to make a difference
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Our school colors might be black and orange, but Monday saw the occupants of Marysville High School clad in various shades of pink. Students paraded around with pink shirts, jackets, shoes and bracelets. Why? Simple. They were participating in a scho... Full story
- It's never too late to get involved
- By Faith Denny/For the Appeal-Democrat
- It takes time for anyone to re-establish a routine, and Marysville High School students are no exception. After three weeks of resisting the urge to hit the snooze button every morning, however, students are finally getting back into the swing of thi... Full story
- Past reflections, future hopes
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Four years of high school are filled with happiness, anger, sadness and every other emotion that your hormones are causing. Since another year is about to end at Marysville High School, we pause to reflect about the past.
High school can be categori... Full story
- Lights, camera, drama
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- One more quarter left, and then most of the students at Marysville High School can be proud of what they have accomplished. The year is about to end, and this final quarter definitely is filled with an overwhelming amount of excitement because of col... Full story
- Marysville High Beat: Preserve AP classes, preserve opportunity
- Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- With our current economy, schools are succumbing to budget cuts. With the firing of qualified teachers and librarians, budget cuts lead to larger class sizes and, unfortunately, also take away classes.
However, is it truly necessary to take away our... Full story
- Cracking down on the phone craze
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The new year has begun, and it calls for a change in Marysville Joint Unified School District. At Marysville High School, an existing rule that forbids all technological devices to be used during instruction time will be enforced more strictly by tea... Full story
- Students share holiday spirit
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- A few phrases were spoken constantly last week, such as "God bless you" and "Thank you." For many, the food was appealing, and the pies were irresistible. Love for the holidays was certainly there.
Recovering from lack of sleep and spending time wit... Full story
- Hiding behind an image
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The life of a high school student is tough. Students not only deal with the constant stress of homework but also the ordeal of trying to fit in and be accepted. This image we show at school does not portray our real selves; therefore, others do not k... Full story
- Take it to the streets: It's Club Week
- By Courtney Ngai/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Advertisements, games and break dancing? All of this typically indicates that Club Week has brought its presence here again at Marysville High School. All last week during the lunch period, students were attracted to the various club booths. We had A... Full story
- Concern spreads about state budget cuts
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- "Lindhurst fights to save its librarian." Copies of that column, written by a Lindhurst High School senior a week ago, could be found on a table in the Marysville High School library and in the hands of a few busy students leaving the library.
David... Full story
- MHS hasn't been very cheer-friendly
- Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Marysville High is a school of many activities and clubs: Sports, language, religions and community service are just a few of the many areas in which students are interested and/or involved.
Cheerleading is one of the most popular. This year, 29 stu... Full story
- We begin with a great idea
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Many organizations are founded each year to help the world in its fight for a healthy environment and population. Some of these organizations are part of the education at high schools. The Marysville High School Regional Occupational Program small bu... Full story
- Aca-Deca team has dedicated coach
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Angela Stegall, English teacher and coach of the Academic Decathlon team at Marysville High School, has been teaching for 16 years and coaching for 10 years. The Academic Decathlon is a team competition in which students compete against other high sc... Full story
- Students juggle day-to-day stress
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The last season-and-a-half of every year is a very stressful time for seniors at Marysville High School. Many are juggling honors classes, jobs and school clubs ... not to mention completing and turning in applications for UCs, CSUs and scholarships ... Full story
- Improving the world with biology
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Jac Cummings has taught biology at Marysville High School for 34 years and advanced biology for 19 years. His last AdvBio class was supposed to be in 2008, but a group of MHS students persuaded him to teach another class for the 2010-2011 school year... Full story
- Helping students find their motivation
- By Chynna Martinez/For the Appeal-Democrat
- It's the third week into a new school year at Marysville High School. Lazy days continue only as memories. Students drag their legs out of bed each morning. The appearance of disheveled students provides comic relief for those who notice.
Although a... Full story
- 'May Madness' means summer is near
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- There are only a few weeks of school left at Marysville High School, and the students are obviously glad that summer is near. For the seniors, this summer is a transition to an entirely different stage of life and a new independence. Though each grad... Full story
- Marysville decathletes take top honors
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- "I survived," said Marysville High School junior Jordan Conneely of her time spent on the academic decathlon team. Though she meant this statement jokingly, the words are somewhat fitting.
Coach Angela Stegall and the 11 decathletes put a lot of tim... Full story
- Challenge yourself in AP English
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- All high school students must take four years of English to graduate; after all, it is crucial that graduates have a thorough understanding of their language before entering the workforce or a university.
At Marysville High School, there are several... Full story
- Marysville Indians take to the stage
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- There are many different clubs and activities available to Marysville High School students. For those who love to perform, the drama club is a great fit. Currently, Marysville's drama club is preparing for two productions, both of which will run in M... Full story
- MHS team readies for Academic Decathlon
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Most teenagers look forward to Saturday because they get some time to sleep. But for 10 Marysville High School students, last Saturday was no rest day. At 7:30 in the morning, the Academic Decathlon team made its way to the Sacramento Hyatt for the a... Full story
- Student group focuses on education
- By Kameron Dansby/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan is Spanish for the Chicano Student Movement of Atzlan, better known as MEChA.
"The sometimes-controversial and often misunderstood student organization known as MEChA has been at Lindhurst since 2002.
"It is... Full story
- Marysville students celebrate Asian culture
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Marysville High School is home to a variety of student clubs and organizations, such as Key Club, Small Business, Drama, Creative Writing and California Scholarship Federation. One of the most active clubs on campus is the Asian Culture Club. The mem... Full story
- Giving is part of the Shady Creek experience
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Last week, while everyone else was in class, 14 Marysville High School students participated in a five-day excursion to Shady Creek Outdoor School. This camp, the successor to Woodleaf, provides an opportunity for sixth-graders to study life science ... Full story
- Getting ready to lead the way
- By Karah Kemmerly/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Though classes started Aug. 17, one group of Marysville High School students spent the weekend of Aug. 7 and 8 on campus. The leadership class, consisting of class and ASB officers, attended a summer retreat to help better prepare them to be successf... Full story
