America needs universal health care
Tanner Smith, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 24, 2018
Filed under Current Events, OPINION, Opinion columns
As more people are living longer due to new medical advancements, there are still people who will never be able to see these benefits. Universal health care is the best way to make sure that everyone receives the coverage they need and save millions of lives. It is Congress's job to fix the issues currently...
Playing games brings people closer together
Jakob Twigg, JagWire sports editor
October 22, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
The humid, hot Sunday afternoon I spent waiting for my target for the game Assassins at Lake Quivira drained me. During this 90-minute period of impatience, I mentally went over my plan to splash water on my target. Finally, after growing increasingly anxious, I saw her walk out of the Lake Quivira cl...
All freshmen in band should be able to march in the show
Molly Smith, JAG senior ads editor
October 20, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
The school has not let freshmen march in competition marching shows until the 2018 fall season. In previous years, freshmen have been in Silver Band, a class separate from upperclassmen, but, this year freshmen had the opportunity to audition for Blue Band. While Silver Band teaches freshmen to first ...
Our community can’t forget about senior Nolan Sprague
October 18, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Staff editorials
After senior Nolan Sprague was in a diving accident on Thursday, Aug. 9, he has been receiving inpatient care in Colorado to help him regain his motor skills, thanks in no small part to donations of both time and money from our community. Although our community’s effort so far has been impressive, we ...
Tests should focus more on analysis
John Lehan, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 17, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States. This is a simple fact, not unlike the many others students memorize throughout high school. This fact is so simple, looking it up online is easier than taking notes over it. Students can look up simple answers on Google. To combat this, teachers...
Students should eat a healthy breakfast daily
Addison Kemp, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 15, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is a phrase everyone grows up hearing, yet many high schoolers walk out of their house every morning on an empty stomach. This could be due to a lack of hunger or time, but either way students who have a stressful day of school work ahead of them sh...
Running builds character
Jonathan Atchley, JAG Reporter
October 13, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
To most people, running is a black and white thing, either you love it or you hate it. There is no middle ground. As someone who has been running since seventh grade, my relationship with running has changed greatly throughout my Cross Country and Track career. After all these years, running is no long...
Motor sports are underappreciated worldwide
Sam Hanson, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 11, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
From the memories I have gathered watching a wide variety of sports, I know that each one of them has a time where it is so popular, it looks like the sport will last forever, and the feeling where it appears no one bothers to watch and the sport will soon disappear. For example, Major League Soccer is...
Nicole and Andy Cook: A nice and simple chicken parmesan with cacio e pepe
October 7, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, Nico Andy, OPINION
For the second installment of Nicole and Andy cook, we decided to take on the famous chicken parmigiana, more commonly known as chicken parmesan. Neither of us had much experience cooking nor eating chicken parmesan, so we thought it would be a great choice to challenge our cooking skills. Chicken parmesan...
Always explore new clubs or classes
Hunter Ristau, JagWire managing editor, business manager and MVTV assistant producer
October 7, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
As I sit here writing this opinion, I think about the past three years and how much I’ve changed. When I walked in the doors as a freshman I was worried that I wouldn’t take advantage of the four years at Mill Valley. I was afraid that I would just waste the time and not do anything. At the end of ...
Letter from the Editors: Hitting the ground running
Elizabeth Joseph, Katya Gillig, and Marah Shulda
October 4, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS, OPINION
Welcome to a new year of Letters from the Editors, web edition. Although we aren’t too far into the school year, we’ve been hitting the ground running when it comes to coverage. With pieces focusing on different aspects of the Monticello Library put together before school started, we tried to get...
“Brand Culture” is destructive to teens’ self esteem
Sophia Armendariz, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 3, 2018
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
Keeping up with the lives of celebrities, procrastinating on homework, spending too much time on your phone and caring too much about what other people think. These are the four pillars of what teenagers are assumed to be doing. While they are exaggerated, there is truth to parts of them. In particular...
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