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The Student News Site of Merrillville High School

The Mirror

The Student News Site of Merrillville High School

The Mirror

Wrestling team sends 5 to State competition

Wrestling team sends 5 to State competition

Pedro Hoefferle-Anaya, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

After three athletes claimed themselves Regional titles. Following with five wrestlers moving on to State. The boys wrestling team is high on morale. This Friday; new faces, Warren Brown and Anthony Bustamante,...

Senior Noah Newman is excelling in the freestyle.

Newman brothers make a splash for swim team

Avion Mathews, Staff Writer February 17, 2025

The Newman brothers didn’t grow up swimming, but they found their way to the pool at MHS and are finding success and enjoying their year together as teammates. “I mean he’s my brother....

A romantic bouquet created b y Rosa Blevins.

Senior’s business blossoms with beautiful bouquets

Jordyn Harris, Staff Writer February 9, 2025

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many are thinking of unique ways to show their love and appreciation. For one local student, flowers have become the perfect expression of care. Meet Rosa Blevins,...

Unused makeup products taking up more and more space in landfills

Unused makeup products taking up more and more space in landfills

Alicia Martinez, Managing Editor February 6, 2025

Add to cart, checkout, and now purchased! Congrats! You just bought yet another product that will sit and collect dust. Enjoy! A problem of overconsumption has taken over many people, but it is prominent...

Joy Cantu wins state title as team finishes a strong second

Joy Cantu wins state title as team finishes a strong second

Pedro Hoefferle-Anaya, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

Last Friday, senior Joy Cantu made history by winning a State championship in the first annual IHSAA competition for girls wrestling. In Merrillville’s first season they were runner ups marking a...

Kylie Wells accepts a commemorative ball after scoring her 1,000 point the previous night.

Wells reaches 1,000 point milestone

Cameron Lasley, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

Senior Kylie Wells recently reached one of her many goals by getting 1,000 career points for the girls basketball team. “It meant a lot because it was harder to do it in three years rather than four,...

Avoiding burnout can be a challenge for many students

Avoiding burnout can be a challenge for many students

Alicia Martinez, Managing Editor January 20, 2025

The countdown to burnout starts the moment you get to high school. No matter how motivated you are, you are prone to burn out. But how you decide to deal with it is what makes or breaks your academic career. Many...

Senior Joy Cantu is ranked No. 1 in the state at 106 pounds.

Girls wrestling team aims to make history at state

Pedro Hoefferle-Anaya, Staff Writer January 16, 2025

Heading down towards Indianapolis, the No. 1 ranked girls wrestling team is ready to compete for a state championship. Leading the group of athletes is Senior Joy Cantu, ranked No. 1 at 106 pounds. With...

Graduate Aniya Edwards prepares to begin a demonstration on engineering for current MHS science students.

MHS grad introduces students to wonders of engineering

Alicia Martinez, Staff Writer January 9, 2025

Former Merrillville High School student, Aniya Edwards, struggled to decide what her future career would be. Many students are currently in the same position she was.  Edwards graduated MHS in 2019,...

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 marks another success in its movie series

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 marks another success in its movie series

Jaden Steward, Editor January 9, 2025

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen in late 2024 for a third time. After two successful movies, Sonic’s 3rd movie focuses on a new rival of his: Shadow the Hedgehog, voiced by Keanu Reeves....

Senior Class President and Dance Captain Rosa Blevins poses in front of MHS' cheerleaders at the flyover event.

Seniors turn their struggles into success during their final years

Kayla Newbern and Jaden Steward January 7, 2025

Waking up at 6 A.M., going to school from 7:30 A.M. to 2:15 p.M., participating in numerous clubs before having dance practice from 5 to 8 PM may seem long, arduous, and hefty for any normal person. However,...

Jayden Valliant listens to a question with Quiz Bowl teammate Chloe Smith during a recent competition.

Senior wins prestigious scholarship

Paige LaBelle, Editor December 30, 2024

Senior Jayden Valliant has won the Questbridge National College Match scholarship and a full-ride scholarship to Boston College.  Valliant has been working toward this since the middle of his sophomore...

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