Music blares loudly in Millard North’s weight room as athletes, ranging from football, soccer, swim, and basketball programs, converse with their respective teams in 7th hour Weight Training. Gym teachers and coaches decided earlier this year to modify 7th hour Weight Training class to be more specific and specialized towards athletes. Though they share the same name, the new 7th hour Weight Training...

For fans and visitors attending school sporting events, the game-day experience begins long before the first whistle or first serve. The journey towards the fields and courts sets the tone for what’s to come. At the forefront of it all is the entrance, which serves not only as an access point but also as a statement of school spirit, pride, and professionalism. That’s why MN’s creation of the...

Saturday morning. A sweltering 90 degrees outside. The cross-country team getting ready to run their 15 mile long run of the week. Half marathons are long distances that take a lot out of the runner. So seeing a high school team do them regularly on weekends, with an extra two miles attached, is nothing short of shocking to the average person. It hasn’t always been this way. “Past years, I’d...

Looks are always deceiving. What some may perceive as a blessing others may see as a curse. What some support, others hate. And what some believe to be as natural as taking a breath of air, others feel that what they are doing must be humanely impossible. For senior Brooklyn Bratetic, this is dance. Though her skill makes it look easy, the intensity and rigor required to be a dancer of her level are...

Taking a deep breath, senior Kat Beachler cradles the heavy metal orb in her palm, her gaze fixed on the field as she channels years of training and passion into a singular moment. With a pivot of her body, she releases the orb, her eyes following its trajectory until it hits the ground at 46 feet and 6 inches. Beachler has been a thrower since she could walk, with her mother as her coach. Competing...