What's recently happened?
For entertainment purposes after a long winter break, Morton High School is hosting a winter ball for all students. The theme celebrates rites of passage and speaking to the dead. It will be a night when students come up with elaborate outfits fitting the formal evening wear and a mask to make it mysterious.
The masks had many uses such as hiding one’s identity and using different colors to express freedom of speech to voice one's emotions and opinions without judgment. Masquerades are a way to promote high fashion to the public, becoming a game for guests to figure out each other's identities.
The Masquerade Ball will be at Morton High School in the Cafeteria at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $10, but attendees must fill out a Google Form before entering the room for purchasing the ticket invitation. Tickets can be purchased after completion of the form in room 226 to receive it.
IDs will need to be presented to enter the Masquerade Ball.
What's coming up?
Girls Basketball has been grabbing attention since the season started. The team has dedicated every day to improving and gaining wins. On February 24, there will be a Girls Basketball game at home. This event will be special for all seniors for recognition of their path to graduation.
The game will start at 5:30 p.m. Students must have an ID to be able to enter. Students have created an Instagram profile that allows everyone to keep up on when these sports events will be posted. This helps individuals who are more drawn to social media get updates on current events. Updates can be found on the Instagram page called “govssports.”
They’ve provided a variety of ways to keep everyone up with the times. The community has drawn closer to each other, providing posts almost everyday to make sure nothing goes unrecognized. February 24 is for people to come and support all seniors for their dedication, time, efforts, and success. The senior team has worked extremely hard this year and is constantly pushing to achieve more. The basketball team never gives up, which encourages others around them to do the same.
Staff spotlight
Sophia Abeyta is a media paraprofessional at Morton High School. Abeyta enjoys gaining knowledge from being around books all day. This job makes her everyday living easier by being a helping hand while also getting time to herself. Spending time with the interns helps her open up and invest her time into people.
“This job gives me a stable income while letting me have the ability to manage my life successfully. It's the right amount of work to keep me content and stress free,” Abeyta said.
With her love of books, Abeyta has set goals for herself and her fellow interns to strive for more. Her leadership inspires many seniors to come down to the library to check out books. Abeyta has a strong personality that makes people want to stick around for more than a while.
“I like spending time with the senior interns because they all have such fun personalities. This gives me a better understanding of my students. They help me with the social interactive skills,” she said.
Abeyta puts effort into each individual that attends library media. She is a big helping hand to everyone in the school.
Student Spotlight
John Street is a senior with an amazing perspective of life. He enjoys illustrating, writing, and journalism. Street has a passion for writing and a love for books, having read many of the books on his shelves. In hopes of becoming an author, he comes down to the library everyday to continuously gain knowledge of other writers, learning the purpose or reasoning behind someone's words.
”In eighth grade, when Danielle Wall worked at Scott Middle School. I used to go to the library during lunch hours so I could read and see one of my favorite people. It was such a big comfort. When she started working here last year, I made sure I got to be a student aid for her,” Street said.
Wall had a huge impact on Street’s life by supporting his love for books. Being in the library together, they got to share many memories.
“The thing I like most about school really is the people. I feel like a lot of people have a hard time with high school, so having the same people around for all four years gives you the comfortability of your own class. It’s nice to have a community,” Street said.