February 2019 – The Mirror

2019 SPASH Color Run is coming soon

February 27, 2019

Tigist Ficken The Mirror Stevens Point Area Senior High ( SPASH) students, siblings, grandparents, and community members are invited to be a part of SPASH 2019 Run For Life Color Run. The event will be held on Satu...

Registering to vote

February 27, 2019

LIAM GLENNON The Mirror As seniors at Stevens Point Area High School (SPASH) turn 18, they have the opportunity to become a registered voter. However, many seniors don’t know how, or why, they should register to vote for ...

SPASH Student accepted into Senate Scholar Program

February 27, 2019

NAOMI CLENDENNING The Mirror The Wisconsin State Senate Scholar program is a prestigious internship that allows students to experience the work that senators complete on a typical day. Sophie Cegelski, a senior at Stevens P...

SPASH Snowboarder competes at state

February 26, 2019

NICK PEOTTER The Mirror A single representative from Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH) was part of the state ski/snowboarding competition on February 16. Natalie Emerson received seventh in boardercross, seventh in giant slalom and fifth in slalom out of 36 competitors. ...

The Cultural Festival needs volunteers

February 22, 2019

ARIANA SOTELO The Mirror The Portage County community has all sorts of events for different interests but one of the most popular is The Portage County Cultural Festival and volunteers are needed to make the event a suc...

Wisconsin excludes Colin Kaepernick from Black History Month

February 19, 2019

LIAM GLENNON The Mirror The Republican-led Legislature in Wisconsin recently removed Colin Kaepernick from the list of influential African Americans in Black History Month. Assembly Majority leader Jim Steineke has concerns ...

Apple removes privacy setting

February 18, 2019

TIGIST FICKEN The Mirror The world we live in today is certainly different from 50 years ago. That is because of technology like the internet and social media. Though the internet and social media have both revolutionized our...

New software can help prevent school shootings

February 18, 2019

ARIANA SOTELO The Mirror School shootings have become a rising issue in the United States, but a new software called Social Sentinel may be able to put a stop to it. The software works by scanning social media looking for an...

Cannabis use and depression: Are the two connected?

February 18, 2019

NAOMI CLENDENNING The Mirror In 2018, 44 percent of seniors and 33 percent of sophomores in high school said they had smoked marijuana during some point of their lifetime. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ...

In tune with the world: An interview with Glen Reindl

February 15, 2019

By NICK PEOTTER The Mirror reporter Glen Reindl may give people a “hippie who had to settle down somewhere because he had to” vibe. After having him as a teacher for a year he gives off a completely different feel. ...

The journey of a student teacher

February 13, 2019

By LIAM GLENNON The Mirror reporter Last semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) student John Hofmann student taught at Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH) with band director Bradley Schmidt. Loved by many in...

The importance of English

February 13, 2019

By TIGIST FICKEN The Mirror reporter Stevens Point Area Senior High School ( SPASH), has a variety of staff and teachers who contribute to student education with patience, understanding, and more importantly pushing stud...