Dress code stands as weather changes
Emily Whitehead, Beginning Journalism Student
May 23, 2013
Summer is a great time to cool off with tank tops and shorts, but it is east to make many dress code violations with these summer clothes without even knowing it. “Dress code allows us to wear what we want to express our personality,” Leah Dawson, CHS freshman, said. However, expressing personality... Read more »
NCSD dancers place highly at state
Cassidy Scott, Feature Editor
April 2, 2013
March 15-16 the Portland Memorial Coliseum was bustling with dance teams from all over the state as schools competed against each other to bring home the OSAA state title for their school. NCSD represented very well as both Clackamas and Putnam won state for their division while Milwaukie earned second... Read more »
NCSD boys basketball: hot and cold
Blake Thomason, Sports Editor
March 11, 2013
With the regular season over, two NCSD basketball teams gear up for a playoff run. The RPHS boys are staying home this March, as their struggles continued all season long. After an 0-8 non-conference start, Deshawn Stephens quit the team. Without their best offensive player, the Kingsmen struggled to... Read more »
NCSD girls basketball: a little of everything
Blake Thomason, Sports Editor
March 11, 2013
The NCSD girls’ basketball team’s regular season has come to a close. It should be one to remember, but for different reasons. The Putnam girls are going to remember this season… while they are in the weight room preparing for next season. A disappointing 6-17 (4-10) season was probably not... Read more »
MHS boys basketball cruises past Marist
Jacob Thompson, Staff
March 11, 2013
The MHS Mustangs were too hot to handle, and crushed Marist 83-58. Friday’s game marked MHS’s eighth straight win. During the winning streak, the Mustangs have only had one game that was within 10 points, and have averaged 74.4 points per game while holding their opponents to 46.5 points... Read more »
NCSD Playoff Basketball: MHS and CHS represent
Blake Thomason, Sports Editor
March 2, 2013
Four of the six NCSD basketball teams made the playoffs, and three are poised to make a deep run in the playoffs, and possibly hoist the championship trophy. The Clackamas boys stumbled to the playoffs, finishing the regular season with an unimpressive 11-12 (4-6) record. In their play-in game, the Cavaliers... Read more »
Red vs. Blue in MHS’ Comedy Sportz
Mick Hangland-Skill, Editor in Chief
February 25, 2013
Review If you have ever seen the ABC TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway,” you know exactly what to expect from a high school improv play. At MHS’ 2013 “Comedy Sportz,” that is what you got. A night filled with laughter and unscripted, off-the-wall commentary. Every showing of Comedy Sportz (CSz)... Read more »
NCSD Winter Formal
Jessica Lely, Staff
February 22, 2013
With bright lights and booming music, NCSD’s winter formals have again succeeded in making the event one to remember. On Jan. 26, students danced the night away at CHS’s “Once Upon a Time” themed winter formal, which took place at Montgomery Park from 8-11 p.m. The dance was organized entirely... Read more »
State Cheer Competition
Cassidy Scott, Feature Editor
February 19, 2013
Last Sat. Feb. 9, Clackamas, Milwaukie and Rex Putnam High School all took to the mat at the Memorial Coliseum for the OSAA Cheerleading State Competition. The day started with the State Breakfast at around 8:30 a.m. (depending on the team’s performance time) and the teams could expect to stay... Read more »
First MAA fine arts college fair
Mick Hangland-Skill, Editor-In-Chief
January 15, 2013
Thursday, Jan. 10, MAA students gathered in the J.C. Lillie auditorium foyer for the first MAA Fine Arts College Fair. The college fair featured 13 colleges from all over Oregon including Oregon State, University of Oregon, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, Western Oregon University, Warner Pacific... Read more »
MHS athletes find a balance between school, basketball
Lydia Daschel-Lloyd, Beginning Journalism Student
January 11, 2013
Milwaukie High School has outstanding students, according to the 2011-12 School Report Card where they received an outstanding rating from the Oregon Department of Education. Also, the 2011-12 boys basketball team was selected as a Dairy Farmers of Oregon All-State team due to their 3.19 GPA. (41) Keeping... Read more »
Alternative places to find those special holiday gifts
Jesse Waian, Copy Editor/Managing Editor
December 11, 2012
The holiday season is a time of merriment and cheer for both the young and the old. It is a time of giving back and sharing gifts with the ones that are dear to you. However it can also be a time of great stress and panic as the pickings of the local department stores grow slimmer and slimmer with each... Read more »
Happenin’ Halloween Hangouts
Jesse Waian, Copy Editor/Managing Editor
October 30, 2012
Halloween season is here, and as children deck out in frightful attire for a haunted night of fun, Portland also ‘dresses up’ to celebrate local Halloween traditions. Fright Town — a series of haunted houses beneath the Memorial Coliseum in a 40000 square foot exhibit hall — is among the popular... Read more »
NCSD one step closer to being green
Jesse Waian, Copy Editor/Managing Editor
October 26, 2012
CHS was once again certified as a green school, after their initial inauguration in 2003, after completing a waste audit on Sept. 26, granting NCSD with a total of eight green schools district wide. The certified green schools in NCSD are as follows; Happy Valley ES, Oregon Trail ES, Concord ES, Happy... Read more »
Fall casts musical notes at CHS, MHS
Cassidy Scott, Feature Editor
October 8, 2012
For drama departments all over the country, Fall means one thing. The Fall Musical. Every year drama students audition, learn lines, and memorize song after song to put on a fantastic production. For CHS and MHS, this year is no exception. This year, CHS decided to do perform “Urinetown: The Musical.”... Read more »
