News – The Shield

MHS 1st Annual Kickball Tournament; Entry deadline approaching

April 16, 2019

A Circle of Friendship, Shaped By a Ring

December 20, 2018

Memorial celebrates their first ever ring ceremony as the class of 2020 parades across the stage to secure their class rings. Ring ceremonies are a common ritual across America in both High Schools and Colleges and symbolize the class becoming a whole. Class rings have been around for over 150 years now and remind people of a place they once called home. Principal Jennifer Redden has the honor to bestow these rings to the students as she speaks about significance of the ring. “Nowhere ...

Golf Team Amping Up

December 20, 2018

Building a foundation can be quite difficult, but the golf team has decided they have it under control. “Our goal is to consistently move up in the ranks.” said Coach Doverspike. Although not having seniors has proved to be a slight drawback, there are two very impressive golfers to follow. Jordyn Perry, the top female of the team, has the lowest score of 74 on a single hole. Perry has also tied for 4th in individual ranking. Nathan Pheng is another outstanding golfer, who is continuously ...

Coyote Mania Consumes Frisco

December 19, 2018

Coyotes that have savaged joggers are still running loose across Frisco. Frisco, Texas- Jogger Kimberlee Malin started out her morning as she always does- a brisk, early morning jog before the Texas heat catches on. However on October 26th, this calming task quickly turned into a nightmare when she was cornered by an aggressive coyote. Being an avid runner, Kimberlee’s instinct upon contact with the confrontational animal was to flee. “I was just thinking, of course, in my head I was like...

It’s Christmas Time!

December 18, 2018

On these upcoming dates December 14-16, 20-22 the Willow Bend Center of the Arts will be hosting a children's play grade levels 1-8. The willow bend center is rated a 4.5 out of 5 star “The directors are awesome and really care about the kids and the performances are a lot of fun. Highly recommended”, says Curt Green parent of one of the previous actors in some of the plays. Recommended for all ages the cost for the play is 10 dollars for advanced and 12 dollars starting December 12th. The play ...

The Unsung Heroes, The Swim Team

December 14, 2018

When you think of swimming, you think of playing in a pool, doing flips in the water that you could never do on land, and having competitions with your friends to see who can hold their breath the longest. Competitive swimming on the other hand, is so much more. Swimming in high school is not a largely known fact. However, the unknown swim team is really rocking in the pool. Coach Lauren Nightingale has been leading our mighty swim team all year up to now. The most recent meet was TISCA, a qualified...

Loans, Credits and Debt, Oh My! Following the Dollar Sign Road to Financial Stability

December 4, 2018

The financial strain dumped on college aged-students when starting independence is a product of a variety of expensive factors. Between paying off the extreme cost of universities, affording new living areas and buying means for transportation, adapting to newfound independence is never an easy task. Todd Mark, financial advisor and former host of CNN’s Dollar Sense, knows all too well of the abundance of costly aspects that come with what he dubs the ‘Age of Acquisition.’ “Duri...

Memorial Minute EP5

October 1, 2018

Memorial Minute EP4

September 23, 2018