Out with the Old, in with the New Congratulations Semesters Are a Thing of the Past at Milton High Do You Like the Trimester Schedule? School
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What’s Inside? Sports Tech & Entertainment People Community Red Hawk gymnasts See who is Check-in with former Learn how to have are anxious for interested in the MHS Social Studies a COVID-friendly another successful new iPhone 12 teacher, Mr. Crofts Thanksgiving p. 11 season p. 4 p. 7 p. 2 Finding the Dancing Turkeys Throughout this edition there are 10 hidden dancing turkeys. Find them all! Milton High School Milton, WI Vol. 36, Issue 2 We’re online! November 2020 Donald Trumped? Joseph Biden has been pronounced the winner of the 2020 election along An electronic version with his running mate, Vice-President elect Kamala Harris. of MHS Today can be found on the school After one of the most As of November 11, Biden sits with the Trump administration, trying to issues in the US, including de- influential elections 279 electoral college votes, according say that voters were held to different bates over topics like education webpage under in the country’s his- to NBC. He is also sitting just above standards based on how they voted funding, COVID-19 response, tory, Joseph Biden has 77 million individual votes, mak- and to get the state’s votes invalidated. “News and been named the future ing him the candidate with the most “I think that he (Trump) is going immigration, healthcare, taxes, Announcements” Madison President of the United individual votes in the history of US to do a great job of making people and several other social and Manor States. The former vice- history. North Carolina, Georgia, and angry,” said Renee Steive, a MHS civil rights issues. https://www.milton.k12.wi.us/ president will remain Arizona are still left to be called. social studies teacher. “He’s going to In many ways, supporters of schools/high/ the president-elect until January 20, So far being reported, voting num- try and cause a distrust of the media both sides have also made their on Inauguration Day at the capitol bers have increased by 101%, based and of the government to benifit his MHS Today Staff: where he will be sworn into office. on ballots counted, in comparison to platform.” she continued. differences and lists of griev- Zeke Astin Vanessa Barrios This will happen alongside his run- the 2016 election, according to NBC This widespread narrative of po- ances known. Some call this Gavin Clarquist ning mate, Kamala Harris, former in collaboration with TargetSmart tential voter fraud has caused ballot one of the most “influential Aidan Conger California Democratic Senator, mak- data. In a majority of states, mail-in recount in many states, including elections in American politics.” Jade Fladhammer ing her the first woman and the first ballots are being counted as long as Wisconsin, partially because of close Ethan Grebe They continued by saying, Luke Hessenauer person of color to be elected into that they were postmarked or arrived on margins and partly because of a viral Joseph Jones office. election day (November 3.) Twitter post from Mike Coudrey that “The country is more divided Jenna Koehn The election process began on Mass numbers showed up this year later got taken down for containing than it has ever been, it’s time Emma Kruse November 3, 2020, with an almost through their mail. To make voting false election information. This post Alysse Kuglitsch for unity.” Tyler Laatsch predictable path of the states go- easier during this pandemic, this claimed that Wisconsin had a larger Where unity has been a big Nolan Larson ing towards their trending parties. method was highly encouraged, spe- number of ballots than the number of presidential issue, it even af- Madison Manor However, some key states this year cifically from the Democratic party. registered voters. Evan Martin changed the course of the election Meanwhile, the Trump administra- Since the post went viral, this claim fects the citizens of Milton. Zoe Mattox Anna Mitchell and helped give Biden the boost he tion, since August, has been commu- has been disproved by multiple This year, the referendum was Markas Mory needed to make Donald Trump’s nicating the idea that an increase of news sources, political analysts, up for its renewal on the bal- Ella Rau presidency a four-year run. mail-in voting would lead to wide- lots. Consequently, voters were Brailynn Robers States like Nevada, Arizona, Geor- spread voter fraud. and political fact checks. The Jayce Rocha number of ballots cast this year heavily divided on the propos- Kellen Ryan gia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and As lawsuit after lawsuit pile-in from Morgin Selover Wisconsin were pieces in this race. the Trump administration opposing sits at just over 3.2 million, al, passing by a narrow margin Saif Shaikh Biden’s campaign focused on these Biden’s apparent victory, nationally, while there are over 3.6 million of only 43 votes. Allison Slatter states in an attempt to gain more sub- these lawsuits are getting rebuked John Storlid registered voters in Wisconsin. Students this year and in Landon Swenson urban voters across more rural and with judges unable to find any sig- Both the Biden and Trump See “Trumped” p. 2 Lauryn Swopes suburban areas to win back the blue nificant evidence that fraud played a Meta Wescott wall after Trump took some of the part in Biden’s victory. For example, campaigns have taken drasti- Chelsea Woletz key-states during the 2016 election. a lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania by cally different stances on major Advisor: Sarah Brechtl Out With the Old, in with the New Congratulations Semesters are a thing of the past at Milton High Do you like the trimester schedule? School. Continuing for- ward in the 2020-2021 MHS Marching Band: 1- I don’t like it 51 school year students Jade and staff have just fin- 2- Somewhat 58 Fladhammer ished their first trimes- State Champions! ter and are adjusting to 3- It’s decent new ways of learning and teaching. 103 Not only are students having to 4- Really enjoy it 60 find different learning styles that 5- Amazing work for them during these times, 10/10 10 but so are all of the teachers working 6- Other at MHS. 10 Teachers now will have to learn how to adjust to the 77 minute class The majority of 272 students at Milton High School who responded reported at least some favorable impression of the new trimester schedule. periods in comparison to the old 47 minutes. “77 minute teaching time is fall, she has been continuing some of Some, have adjusted to the trimes- a huge adjustment, you have to adjust her practices from last Spring while ters and the obstacles that it brings, by not piling in everything in one also taking into consideration new better than others. “I have adjusted day,” said Michele Stoutenborough, a challenges this Fall. “I will be doing better than I thought I would al- mathematics teacher at MHS. what I did in the summer [providing though some concerns are still there,” Stoutenborough has been teaching links] but they will have other classes, said Evans. for 12 years. She teaches AP Calculus, and I have to keep that in mind,” Not only do they have to adjust Milton High School’s Red Hawk Marching Band won the 2020 Division 4 title: Principles of marketing, and Algebra Evans said. to their new normal, but the en- Wisconsin State Champions on October 31. The competition was held nationally 1 which leads to a vast age difference Stoutenborough is also considering tire school has to adjust to the new through the US Bands Organization. Improving week after week, the band competed in six national virtual competi- and knowledge level within each multiple aspects of the new trimester trimesters as well. Recently, students as she plans and instructs. In par- were surveyed about the trimester, tions with competitors from Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas, just class. to name a few. Even though missing their regular local competitions, competing There are definitely some interest- ticular, some students may have the and 103 out of the 272 students who nationally taught the band many new lessons through the experience. ing things that the trimester brings first half of her class first trimester filled out the survey said the trimes- The 105 member band finished their season with a score of 78.33. Milton was on, such as what students will be but then not have the second half of ter is “decent”. the only other band in their division (Division 4) from Wisconsin and competed doing if they have a trimester in the class until third trimester. In addition to the trimester sched- against much larger schools with bands almost twice their size. between classes. If students do have a trimester in ule, Milton High School has also had This was the band’s tenth year of competitive marching. The MHS band’s show Spanish teacher Elizabeth Evans between any of her classes, she will be to adapt to the Coronavirus and its this year was titled “A Digital World” composed by MHS alumn, Alexander has been teaching for 26 years and is doing lots of review. “I will be a little impact on education. Schroeder. The band would like to thank the school board, administration, high school staff, and the Milton Band Boosters for their support of the band program. currently teaching Spanish 1, 2, and more conscious of reviewing before a See “Trimesters” p. 2 3 honors in the first trimester. This new trimester,” Stoutenborough said. MHS Today People November 2020 Boys Basketball Continues 3 on 3 From “Trumped” p.