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March 20th, 2026
Celebrating St. Patrick’s
How to: Get in a Fourth Quarter Mindset
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FFA Contest
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See how each of the FFA teams have been doing during contest!p. 5 MC is a bad girl
Explore the history and celebrations behind St. Patrick’s Day. - p. 6
Having trouble getting through the rest of the year? - p. 9
THE BLACK AND GOLD MC’s bus is here
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Volume 5 Issue 27 March 20th, 2026
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Newspaper Staff
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Editor-in-Chief
Michaela Copeland
Assistant Editor-in-Chief Bella Beems News Editor Laci Burnett
Photo Credit: Mrs. King Pictured: DeKalb Tiger Pride Band Middle Schoolers at Northwest Missouri State University
Reporters Katlyn Boydston Grayson Moore Photographers Lauraly Lane Josephine Long Designers Ashlynn Bowen Gunner Delp Guest Writer Miley Phillips
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MS Students Take on Solos By: Josie Long
On Saturday, March 14, Middle School Band students performed solos they had been working on for about 10 weeks at Northwest Missouri State University. Mrs. King took 6 students to perform before judges, not only to score them, but also to provide advice and techniques to work on. The students' scores ranged from 1 to 2, with a majority of them getting a 1. Eighth grader Jackson Wachtel has “taken a solo 2 years in a row now. I’m not super ready to perform on a High School level next year as its nerve-wracking, and they [the judges] are a lot more strict on how they score, but I’m still going to take a solo.” Performing solos in middle school is a great way to not only get advice on what to work on, but it also gives you a chance to step out of your comfort zone and prepare yourself for – --CONTINUED ON PAGE 6