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Senior Jaelyn Kaczmarczyk and teacher Joel Kaczmarczyk hold thespian award after award ceremony.

Jaelyn Kaczmarczyk is a Top 10 Thespian Student

Misty Thomson, Page Editor February 14, 2025

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...

Valentine's Day: Skip or Celebrate?

Valentine’s Day: Skip or Celebrate?

Tyler May, Misty Thomson, and Christian Hembree February 13, 2025

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...

Highlights of the biggest moments of semester one 2024.

Fall Highlights and Festive Cheer: A Glance Back at First Semester

Tyler May, Alessandra Ivanaj, and Austin Watford January 30, 2025

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...

Student Schedules: Blockaded Demands

Student Schedules: Blockaded Demands

Paige Brinkey and Nolan Darga January 30, 2025
The second semester panic has set in at Utica yet again. What are student concerns? What is the rebuttal from the counseling office?
Know Resolve Reaches Students

Know Resolve Reaches Students

Alijah Downey, Reporter December 18, 2024

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...

Juice Wrld in front of his album cover for The Party Never Ends.

The Long-Awaited Posthumous Album

Austin Banushi, Reporter December 13, 2024

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 meeting during lunch to stack cups.

Sophomore Senior Program

Alexa Dawod, Managing Editor December 12, 2024

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...

A snowflake from the very first Michigan snow of 2024.

The First Snow

Lexi Scholten, Reporter December 12, 2024

On November 29, 2024, at 4:17 pm was the first snow of the year. This was unexpected snow because the weather said it was just going to be cloudy all day, not snow. Snow is one of the amazing types of...

Senior Le’Naiyah Garrett, senior Hailey Daubert, and senior Samantha Cross hold up their newspaper chain to show the length.

‘Twas a Night Before Christmas: A Study of 1939

Tyler May, Copy Editor December 12, 2024

On December 20, 2024, the Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site is hosting a ‘Twas a Night Before Christmas event as a way of honoring the site's historic timeline. This year they step back in time to...

The Live Stream that Took Over the Internet

The Live Stream that Took Over the Internet

Rian Hall, Reporter December 11, 2024

Twitch streamer Kai Cenat became the highest-subscribed creator on the platform after completing a nonstop 30-day live stream through the entirety of November.  Cenat, who is 22, rose to fame over...

Kendrick Lamar's new album photo and title

The Most Surprising Release of 2024

Alex Shaba, Reporter December 11, 2024

Multi-Grammy winning artist Kendrick Lamar, more formally known as Kendrick Duckworth has released his new album GNX. This album came as a complete surprise when it was released on Friday, November 22nd...

Choir teacher Jeremy Sloat, seniors Carley Davis, Logan Spillane, Caitlyn Seal, and junior Johnothan McCabe pose with the Cider mill photo frame in Utica’s courtyard.

Cider Mill Brings Community Together with Treats, Activities, and more!

Tyler May, Copy Editor December 4, 2024

The leaves flared with shades of orange, red, and yellow, their colors vivid against the crisp autumn sky. A faint scent of cider and fresh donuts drifted up from the courtyard below, adding to the warmth...

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