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New SHS President elected
New SHS President elected
Joel Rodriguez Aponte, Ella Heritsch, and Kam Marku May 5, 2026

Page 1: Many students know of school presidents and school elections with an impact. These standard elections may seem anticlimactic. Instead...

Solo & Ensemble
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features/Business Manager • March 31, 2026

Typically Stoughton High School on a Saturday morning is quiet but for the annual Solo & Ensemble, the atmosphere fills with the sound of violins,...

Meet Stoughton's new police chief
Meet Stoughton’s new police chief
Libby Phillips, Co-EiC/News & Sports • March 31, 2026

Here in Stoughton, Wisconsin, safety is a top priority, and the area's low crime rate attracts people to build homes and start families. This...

Getting-to-know Kari McCann
Lily Holmes, Writer • March 9, 2026

Kari McCann is one of the lunch staff members at Stoughton High School. She can be seen on the right side of the lunch line, happily serving...

Let SHS students call snow days
Let SHS students call snow days
Ainsley Gerard, Editor-in-Chief • May 12, 2026

Every student and staff member has experienced waking up to a fresh sheet of snow on the ground, hoping school was called off, only to look at...

What could school look like?
What could school look like?
Feld Adams, Writer • May 5, 2026

School, suffice to say, is not the perfect environment. Every day, we are in this building for eight hours, confined to small, stuffy classrooms...

Season of self-care
Season of self-care
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features/Business Manager • March 6, 2026

I have to admit, having “one of those days” is starting to become a routine. Lately, it has been harder to get up and continue throughout...

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Sports throughout high school
Sam Reinders, Writer • May 12, 2026

Throughout middle school, students often wonder what will happen in high school as they take on new sports programs and experience new coaching....

Spring sports highlight
Spring sports highlight
Libby Phillips, Co-EiC/News & Sports • May 5, 2026

The spring sports season is underway as students and staff begin the fourth and final quarter of the school year. Springtime is a busy period...

Turf Ball
Turf Ball
Joel Rodriguez Aponte, Writer!!! • March 31, 2026

Turf Ball Tournament   Turf Ball is a game created by Stoughton High School strength and conditioning teacher Bobby O'Brien. The game...

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brain break
Lily Holmes, Writer • May 5, 2026

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Was a Success
NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Was a Success
Andrea Becerra La Madrid, Features/Business Manager • May 6, 2026

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It marks the first time humans have traveled beyond...

Troubles in Iran
Ella Knoploh, Writer • May 5, 2026

On February 28, 2026, the US informally declared war on Iran, also referred to as “Operation Epic Fury,” with attacks via airstrike. According...

GSA opens up gender neutral bathrooms
GSA opens up gender neutral bathrooms
Feld Adams, Writer • March 6, 2026

At Stoughton High School, the only gender neutral bathroom available for student and staff use is located inside the health office. Frustrated...