After more than two decades of guiding students under the bright stage lights and behind the curtains, Producer Joel Kaczmarczyk prepares to take his final bow as Director of Utica’s Theatre Department...

Our future marketers and salesman have prepared and worked for months to win district competitions and now they have prepared themselves for state competitions. After spending over half of the school week...

Ramadan is an obligatory Muslim holiday that begins in February or March, because it starts 10 to 12 days earlier over a 33-year cycle. Ramadan lasts 29 to 30 days over the span of the days fasting is...

Jobs can be overwhelming and, at times, stressful, but students have multiple reasons behind having jobs; bills, going out money, or even just savings. Besides the priorities that come with being employed,...

Hundreds of students qualify for the International Thespian Society but only ten students reach the top in Michigan. Every year, ten students apply to be considered the best of the best in the theatre...

Every February 14th, couples face the same question: How much should we celebrate Valentine’s Day or if even at all? While some couples embrace the holiday with grand, movie-like gestures, others treat...

From September to December of 2024, Utica High School was alive with energy, spirit, and community-driven efforts. From rallying behind a meaningful cause close to home during Gold Week to embracing the...

The founder of Know Resolve, Dennis Liegghio, visited Utica High on October 23rd and expressed a powerful message through a presentation to the sophomores and seniors: mental health and suicide awareness. Through...

Jared Anthony Higgins, famously known as Juice Wrld, gained a lot of recognition when he dropped his first major hit the song was called “Lucid Dreams.”  “Lucid Dreams” went viral with over one...

The Sophomore Senior Program, also known as SSP, is not new. It has been running since fall of 2001, started by teacher Tammy Hilliard. The advisors for SSP are teachers Jaclyn Moore, John Carlin, and...