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.

By: Sarah McNamara
MMHS teachers deserved an A+ as they beat Mashpee students 40 to 22 in Michael Barrows Student versus Staff basketball game.

At the beginning of the game it seemed as if it would be a close game, but quickly after the teachers took control of the game the students fell into an offensive funk.  Ms. McCuish and Ms. Alves dominated defense getting many steals. They were then able to dish it off to offensive threats Mr. Leader and school resource officer Calhoun. It became apparent that the MHS students weren't going to be able to hang with the teachers as they extended their lead by nearly twenty points by the end of the game.

Senior basketball captain Michael Barrows decided that hosting a student versus staff basketball game would highlight the importance of sports promoting community. Michael said, “I think sports are very important to students and having the students play teachers would bring the community together.” All the funds collected were donated to the Mashpee Family Fund which acts as a financial aid to Mashpee families.

By: Sarah McNamara

The Mashpee Middle High School class of 2018 held senior exhibition night on Monday, April 2. Students displayed posters and gave short presentations describing their senior projects or school-to-career internships.