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Digging deeper into teacher shortage

By MINA PHILLIPS MCHS Class of 2024 LEWISTOWN — It can be argued that teaching is one of the most important professions in the world. Without teachers there would be no one to teach the younger generations what they need to know, and society would struggle to prosper. Knowing this information makes the nation’s severe teacher shortage more than a little concerning. In some cases, teachers leave for another district or decide to retire during the school year, leaving students without consistency until a new teacher can fill the position. MCHS Junior Mara Gallo said, “I have had ...

By OLIVIA SUYDAM MCHS Class of 2024 LEWISTOWN — With the school year in full-swing, students are immersed in their daily routines, and the Class of 2024 has begun its countdown to graduation. Graduation is bittersweet. tudents can’t wait to be an official adult, but with that comes the rest of their life and the constant question, “What am I going to do?” Not everyone who graduates this year will be attending college, but for those who are, autumn will be filled with the stress of applying to schools and planning for this massive transition. This is a hectic time for ...

School-work balance important part of any student’s education

By ALEXIS MILLER MCHS Class of 2025 LEWISTOWN — Nationwide, 30% of high school students have a job, many working late into the night, while also attending school. While learning the value of a dollar is an important skill for teens, is it truly beneficial for high school students to work, and what do people have to say about it? At Mifflin County High School, Cooperative Education (Co-Op) is an option for high school seniors to come to school for their mandatory classes and then work to earn their remaining credits. The program is run by Mr. Fluke, the Co-Op coordinator. “At ...

Elite athletics take a toll on today’s student-athletes

BY ELLARY SCHRECK MCHS Class of 2024 LEWISTOWN — Sports are an important part of today’s youth. Participation helps children grow physically, emotionally, and mentally and teaches them so many lessons that a typical hobby can’t always provide. Growing up in sports and improving in the sport you’ve fallen in love with can be such an amazing part of maturing, but what happens when those kids get older, get to high school, have longer practices, longer days, take it more seriously? How does this commitment affect athletes’ mental health? Athlete burnout has become a more ...

Christ, Messiah and the Messianic Walk

The faith walk of Messianic Believers is not well understood and in that lack of understanding, many assumptions are made. As the leader of Lev Y’shua Messianic Congregation in Belleville, I would like to take a few lines to explain our faith and focus. The term Messianic comes from Messiah which means anointed one. The Messiah we follow is Jesus. His name (Jesus) comes to us from the Greek Iesous. This is how the Greeks translated Yeshua which is the Hebrew Name of our Messiah, and this translates to “God is Salvation.” In essence, the angel Gabriel told Mary that her son ...

How to overcome envy, jealousy

Matthew 20:1-16 Someone or something had torn it to shreds. Marion Webster of Solihull, England, woke up one morning and found her beautiful garden absolutely decimated. Someone or something had torn it to shreds. The first thing Marion did was to march over to her neighbor’s flower bed and pull out all the pansies and roses and anything remotely resembling a beautiful plant. Her neighbor’s garden now looked as bad as hers. Marion was reportedly convinced her neighbor had grown so jealous of her beautiful garden that she’d trained a squirrel to destroy it. And that was ...