Madison Central School District

Delilah Maxwell, born and raised in Madison, is known to most as simply “D,” though her sister Mya affectionately calls her Lala and her dad goes with Lila. She’s part of a close-...

In my last issue, I wrote about the dangers of fast fashion and the fast fashion industry. If you haven’t read that article, I hear it's great. One thing that I cover extensively ...

Gavin Patrick Schneider, also known as “Wiplash” because of his iconic Fortnite gamertag, is a senior at Madison High School. He has been a part of the Madison community his whole ...

Dasia Love Yager was born on October 20th, 2007, and has spent her entire life in Madison, South Dakota, where part of her family has spent their entire lives as well for many gen...

Cale Daniel Johnson has been a bulldog his whole life. Cale is a member of a family of five, including one older brother, Parker, and his twin brother, Cooper. If Cale won $5 milli...

Tyler Joseph Olson, known to some as “TO”, is a senior at Madison High School. He has lived in Madison his whole life and is the youngest of three in his family, with one older br...

Kai Carlyle Thomsen is the only son of Stacy and Cory Thomsen. His nickname is Tentmaster Kai. He got his funny nickname during his freshman year when Mr. Cordts needed help settin...

Shane Roger Veenhof, also known as “Moosh”, is an 18-year-old senior at Madison High School. He hasn’t always lived in Madison, as he was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and lived ...

Wyatt George Pickard, also known as “Ryatt”, is a senior at Madison High School. He is the son of Bill and Monica Pickard, and has lived in Madison with his three sisters and pare...

Ahmad Ashour is a 16-year-old MHS student who moved here from Jordan. He’s lived in Madison for about two months with his parents and brother, Jamal Ashour. Ahmad enjoys spending h...

Jamal Abed Alnaser Ashour is a brother of Ahmad Ashour. He easily speaks two languages. His favorite activities are hanging out with friends, playing soccer, and scrolling on socia...

Gabriel Arboleda Benek, better known as "Gabe" or "Gabo", is a proud citizen of both Colombia and the United States. Gabriel spent most of his childhood in Cali, Colombia, but he m...

Braelyn Marie Abraham is a 17-year-old senior at MHS. She has lived in Madison for most of her life, but spent time in Dell Rapids, SD, for preschool. She has a family of four: one...

Bailey Jo Meadows is the youngest in a family of 5. She hasn’t lived in Madison her whole life; she was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Her family moved to Madison when she was ...

William Robert Jung is also known as Will. Will has one younger brother who’s 15. Will hasn’t always lived in Madison, he started his life in Garretson, then moved to Brandon, and ...

Samantha Nicole Troxell, also known as “Sammy”, reads her Bible every night. Her family consists of six people: two brothers, one sister, and her parents. Sammy has two dogs, both ...

Our world is rapidly changing, moving in unpredictable ways. Along with daily societal change and discoveries, we uncover more anomalies within our universe. Evolution in scie...

Quiz Bowl is a competition where students get to test their knowledge. It is a competition where two teams answer questions on different topics. Local schools host the meets and p...

Warning: Major Spoilers On Saturday, January 10th, I watched the movie The Notebook for the first time. This movie came out in 2004, and it graced my screen in the big 2026. ...

Brookelynn Mallett, daughter of Teresa and Pat, also known as “Brookie” to her friends, is a senior at Madison High School. She has lived in Madison, South Dakota, her whole life w...