top of page


April Event Calendar
Creator: Mari Minear Monday, April 4: No School (Grading Day), All Day Tuesday, April 5: (B Day): 3:30 PM: Track and Field Meet, The...
Apr 8, 20222 min read


March Madness
Writers: Devneet and Navreen Biring March Madness is an annual basketball competition consisting of the best sixty-eight Division 1 teams...
Apr 8, 20223 min read


Book Banning Blasphemy
Writer: Zaara Nayak Book banning is the most prevalent type of censorship in the United States and violates the First Amendment right to...
Apr 8, 20223 min read


The Effect of Hurricanes on Forests
Writer: Cassie Atkinson During the last week of March, I was in Vermont for my brother’s wedding. His venue was on a beautiful mountain...
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Malala Yousafzai: A Path to Courage and Women’s Rights
Writer: Fawzan Aslam Photo Credit: Malala Fund Website In the United States, nearly 3.6 million people commute on a bus to work or school...
Apr 8, 20228 min read


Appealing to the Masses: The Objectification of Women in the Media
Writer: Sammie Garrity “Selling Hot Pussy” examines the hyper-sexualization of Black Women’s bodies, but additionally the habit of...
Apr 8, 20223 min read


March Sports Feature
Writers: Audrey Jakway and Nora Pederson Photo: MPA Flickr February was an exciting month for MPA sports! With many teams nearing the end...
Mar 8, 20221 min read


Who is Mrs. Maturen?
An Inside Look: Fun facts, Women’s History Month, and her experience teaching at MPA Interviewer: Kendall Shostak Q: Do you have a...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


The Modern American Marriage: The Media’s Representation of Gender Roles in Society
Writer: Sammie Garrity To be a woman in society, you are supposed to marry a man, have kids, and form the idyllic nuclear family. You are...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


A New Take for the War on Drugs with Safe-Reinjection Sites
Writer: Fawzan Aslam The war on drugs and other illicit substances are regarded by Richard Nixon as, “public enemy number one” (1971)....
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Menstrual Stigma
Writer: Annika Binstadt The language we use surrounding menstruation is frequently vague and confusing, and a more direct route should be...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


The Need for Representation: A Reflection As We Enter Women’s History Month
Writer: Mari Minear As we enter Women’s History Month, which occurs during March every year, it is important to reflect the personal...
Mar 8, 20223 min read


Reflections on Intellect in Mike Rose’s Why School
Writer: Liam Luepker "Become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer." Sometimes these expectations shift to meet the era's demands, but...
Mar 8, 20222 min read


Interviewing Rachel Westmoreland
Interviewer: Annika Binstadt Photo: MPA's website Rachel Westmoreland (she/her/hers), is one of the newest faculty faces at MPA, working...
Feb 16, 20222 min read


Interviewing Lamar Shingles
Interviewer: Annika Binstadt Photo: MPA's website Lamar Shingles (he/him/his), Director of Equity and Belonging at MPA, joined our...
Feb 16, 20224 min read


How Does Gender Affect How We Define and Experience Safety?
Writer: Greta Hanson In seventh grade, I wrote a murder mystery. It was for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I decided I...
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Permanent Record: Marisa Silver’s Exploration of Grief
Writer: Meiran Carlson Photo: IMBd *Content Warning: The following article discusses suicide and mental health.* Today, young people have...
Feb 16, 20224 min read


Interviewing First Generation Immigrants at MPA
Interviewer: Oscar Altman Photo: MPA's website This is the first in a series of interviews that aim to better understand the experiences,...
Feb 16, 20225 min read


Civil Disobedience in the 21st Century
Writer: Zaara Nayak Over Winter Break, I spent the majority of my time reading 1984, which I found to be simultaneously inspiring and...
Jan 18, 20222 min read


Mounds Park Academy Land Acknowledgement
Writer: Zaara Nayak Land Acknowledgement Writers: Salmah Elmasry, Isak Dai, Ryan Ghose, and Lilly Gasterland-Gustafsson Photo Credit:...
Jan 18, 20225 min read


January Sports Feature
Writers: Audrey Jakway and Nora Pederson December was a great month for MPA sports! The girls’ basketball team had many close games, with...
Jan 18, 20221 min read


The Sand Crisis
Writer: Cassie Atkinson Luxurious beachside resorts are characterized by their pristine views of the ocean, perfectly unmanicured...
Jan 18, 20222 min read


The MPA Experience Through Transferring Eyes
Writer: Liam Luepker Photo: https://www.moundsparkacademy.org/news/2015/11/05/school-closing-guidelines-and-philosophy/ Throughout my...
Jan 18, 20222 min read


Diet Culture: Exposition, Perpetrators, and Solutions
Writer: Sammie Garrity Throughout our society people face a daily struggle known as “diet culture.” Diet culture is a misogynistic and...
Jan 18, 20223 min read
bottom of page