Wanting some revenge
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2012
THE CLOCK WAS ticking, the crowd was roaring, and the atmosphere was tense. On January 13th, the boys’ basketball team met with cross-town rival Desert Vista. What better night to happen on then Friday the 13th. Both teams came in with a strong regular season record, but at the end of the night it... Read more »
Joe Arpiao: America’s toughest sheriff?
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2012
JOE ARPIAO, THE Maricopa City Sheriff in Arizona, has been in the headlines for numerous incidents surrounding him. To start with the most recent blurb of news, we’ll go to the recent finding of a suspicious envelope found in his home. The envelope contained two intriguing things: one, a note... Read more »
1.5 million square feet mall in Casa Grande
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2012
CASA GRANDE IN Pinal County is working to build a massive shopping mall that will help to boost the Arizona economy greatly. When the shopping complex is completed, it will bring with it approximately 300 foreign investors. These investors will also boost the population of the country. What will soon... Read more »
Florida Primary
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2012
THE PRIMARIES AND caucuses are starting to pick up steam. Now that there is a starting image of who the nominee for the republican primary will be, the four remaining candidates are making final pushes before the primary votes. What is interesting though is that people are selecting Newt Gingrich, not... Read more »
United States and North Korea cooperating
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2012
THE UNITED STATES Defense Department has elected to send a team of professionals to North Korea in order to indentify the remains of missing military personnel from the Korean War. Missions such as this have been going on since 1996, resulting in the recovery of 225 remains belonging to both the United... Read more »
Blog takeover
Anonymous
January 30, 2012
TUMBLR NERDS, WE have been found. What once was a website for the awkward and obsessive, is quickly becoming a contest between the self-obsessed twelve year olds and air head high school girls to see who can re-blog the most indie posts. For those of you still not in the know, Tumblr is yet another social... Read more »
A winner in each state
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2012
RECENT NEWS HAS come to light that Santorum has beaten Romney by at least 30 votes. This makes Santorum the official winner in the Iowa state. Romney received his well-deserved victory in New Hampshire. Then, surprisingly, Newt Gingrich pulled an impressive victory in the South Carolina Primary. So this... Read more »
Round 2: New England Patriots and New York Giants
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2012
A MATCH-UP that is one for the books. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants are going at it again facing each other in Super Bowl XLVI (46th) on February 5th. Who can forget those iconic images of Eli Manning and the Giants beating the heavily favored Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl? Not only... Read more »
OO-RAH
Lisa Foy, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2012
SEMPER FIDELIS… English teachers and Support Our Soldiers sponsors Marilee Edel and Patti Duncan have joined The Few, The Proud, The Marines. They have not exactly decided to leave their posts at Mountain Pointe, but they will participate in the Educator Warriors Program in San Diego from March... Read more »
An eye-opening experience
Chanette Campbell, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2012
IN HONORING Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in the spirit of diversity, Scottsdale Unified School District Service Learning program celebrated their 12th annual Youth voices Program this year at Saguaro High School. Mountain Pointe’s Black Student Union (BSU) gladly accepted the invitation in attending... Read more »