By Ava Theodorides
An award-winning Latin music group will be visiting Mashpee Middle High School for two days next week.

A 12-piece Latin group from New York, Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra, will be at the school on Thursday, June 9 and Friday, June 10. The group is multicultural, with people from all ethnic backgrounds.

​On the first day, they will work with our student musicians, and on the second day, June 10, they will perform concerts for students in all grades, with a variety of music styles. If you miss them, they will be at Mashpee Commons, performing Friday, June 10th at 6:30pm!

By Maile Biehl
For the first time since 2019, Mashpee’s student government has organized a prom for the junior and senior class.

This year's prom is located at The Cape Club, a popular wedding and prom venue in Falmouth. The date is set for Saturday May 21, 2022 and starts at 5 PM. Promenade starts at 5 PM and runs until 6 PM, which leads directly into prom which runs from 6 PM to 9 PM.

For many of these students, this is their first and last prom.  In previous years, the prom at Mashpee Middle-High School was open to all juniors and seniors. However, last year, due to COVID restrictions and limited availability, many students from this year's senior class were not able to attend what would have been their junior prom. Last year's senior class had a similar experience, not being able to attend their junior prom. It was important to the class of 2022, that the tradition of prom being open to juniors and seniors be started up once again. 
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“After two difficult years of hybrid learning, it will be wonderful for the seniors to have a prom… We are so grateful and can’t wait for the day to come!” Skyla Rimple, Mashpee’s senior class president, said.

By Dasia Peters
On October 19 MMHS senior Ainsley Kiefer held a lacrosse clinic for girls grades 7-12.

The event was held as part of her senior project, and Kiefer said she felt it was a perfect way to incorporate her love of lacrosse with community service. It was a beautiful day to play and a fun time for all with music and snacks.

Girls of all skill levels were there, from complete novices to very advanced players.

The girls started the clinic with very basic skills, and later transitioned into more high-intensity field play.

Kiefer felt the event overall went very well, stating “It was great. We had a great time, it was fun, and I think it was very informational.”

​This is just one of many senior projects we will be seeing from the class of 2020.

By Dasia Peters
Mashpee High School had its annual homecoming festivities last week which included spirit week, the homecoming football game, and the homecoming dance. On October 4th, students and fans braved the cold to support their team. 

While the outcome of the game was not what the Falcons wanted, there was still a sense of community and excitement. Students, faculty, and parents alike were eager to watch the game and cheer on their team.

“I think it unifies us as a school and brings everyone together because everyone’s excited for the dance,” said MMHS junior Sydney Burke.

Administrators had the same outlook. Mr. MacDonald, dean of students, said, “The spirit and the pride that the kids have for their teammates and their school is outstanding.”

By Peyton Dauley

Monday was Decades Day, kicking off Spirit Week with a blast to the past. The Class of 2023 greeted hallway visitors with a “Welcome Aboard the Titanic” banner and icons of the 1910s, while seniors blinded students with 80s-style neon outfits and leg warmers. Sophomores also delivered: their hallway was decked with images of vintage cars, red and black streamers, and “Grease” aesthetics for the 1950s!

​  Tuesday came quickly, serving as Patterns Day for each grade. Students passing through the senior hallway that morning were quickly greeted by loud country music and a “Saturdays are for America” flag (it was red, white, and blue themed for this class), and as they made a left into the freshman hallway were presented with zebras, and lots of duct tape (stripes!). But it wasn’t simply these two involved: juniors clashed flannels on top of flannels for Plaid Day, and the middle school decorated with dots and tie dye! The only grade no one could see spirit in was the tenth grade-after all, their pattern was camouflage. 

By Peyton Dauley
This Wednesday, March 6, the Class of 2021 will be hosting Mashpee’s annual talent show. Starting at 6:30 in the auditorium, this year’s show offers twenty acts, with twenty-eight students participating across all grades.

​The talent show provides a variety of acts each year, and that trend has swept into 2019’s event as well. This year, they range from singing, to guitar-playing, to even a combination of a few classic acts.

By Peyton Dauley
On January 15, Mashpee Middle High School will be hosting its first Science and Engineering Fair for aspiring S.T.E.M. students from grades 7 to 12. There will be about twenty-five projects at the fair and nearly seventy students involved.

The fair is coordinated by Mrs. Soares, and students each have a specific advisor from the science department to guide them in creating their projects. Last Tuesday, Mashpee students met with Woods Hole scientists after school in the library to discuss ideas and develop their own experiments, hypotheses, and designs. Many students were also able to register their projects online, and review the guidelines of the fair.

​The experiments all seemed to be unique in design, ranging from junior Ashley Keleher’s question of “How has the population of Purple Martins increased in Cape Cod over the past 10 years?” to Aldona Casey and Stella Bold’s study on the local environment.

By Peyton Dauley
​On Memorial Day, residents of Mashpee gathered in the Veteran’s Garden across from Town Hall to honor the veterans and active members of the military from their town. The ceremony started at 10:00 on Monday morning, and proceeded for half an hour.

Mashpee Middle-High School’s band started the event with a performance of “Armed Forces on Parade,” which features songs representing all the branches of the military. Also from Mashpee High, graduating senior and valedictorian Celia Krefter performed the National Anthem as Boy Scouts lowered the flag to half-mast. 

By Stella Bold
Tuesday evening at around 6:00 pm the Mashpee High School Chamber Choir, Concert Band, Mashcappellas, Strings, and Jazz Band played a two hour long concert in the school auditorium both to showcase a year of work and also to send off the musically involved seniors in the best way they know how.

The concert, organized largely by Mr. Troyanos and Ms. Keller, went smoothly, and the only real issue was a brief technical problem relating to the keyboard before the chamber choir began, luckily this lasted less than a minute. After the quick fix the choir did three pieces, the second one, “I See the Light,” from the movie Tangled, having solos from seniors Shane Barrows and Ambrosia Ward; as well as Jessie Rullo and Kylie Harrington.

By Stella Bold
​The winner of the 2018 Mashpee Middle High School talent show was Morgan Peters, also known as the The ZYG.

When asked how he thought his original rap performance went, Morgan replied, “I’ve been [rapping and drumming] a lot. I started doing that over the summer. I honestly didn’t think I would win. There are a lot of talented people over there.” However, he did win and the freshman said he will perform in the talent show again. 

In second place was eighth-grader Peter DeFrancesco who sang a comical Bo Burnham skit called “Repeat Stuff,” and played piano for the piece as well. In third was a five membered girl group consisting of Clara Signs, Krista Signs, Caroline Shields, Hannah Shields, and Anna Josselyn who sang and played accompanying instruments for the song “Always Be My Baby,” by Mariah Carey.