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The student news site of Utica High School

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The student news site of Utica High School

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Junior Sophia LaBrecque wears her mask correctly while waiting for class to start.

Temporary mask mandate instituted

Emily DeClark, Reporter January 23, 2022

Principal Tom Lietz stood by the door, distributing masks to the maskless. On Monday, Jan. 10, masks were required at Utica High for the first time. “For masking, there is no set number [to force...

The Tribe student section cheers for the varsity football team after a touchdown.

TRIBE RETURNS

Marissa Barch, Copy Editor October 25, 2021

As the ticket ladies open the gates for the game, the students of Utica High school pour through and race to get the front row spots of the student section. After a long year of unexpected twists and turns,...

Senior Jacob Joseph is lifted for the cheering crowd after the boys won the tug-of-war during the 2018 competition assembly.

Competition day returns, kicking off homecoming week

Austin Lamphier, Reporter October 1, 2021

When COVID-19 forced schools to move to a virtual platform last fall, homecoming week was just one of many activities that were shut down. Although the senior class was the only one to experience the annual...

COVID One-Year Anniversary

COVID One-Year Anniversary

Ethan Smale, Business Manager March 31, 2021

It has been just over a year since the large wave of the COVID-19 virus hit the United States, and rapidly spread across the nation. Society a year ago looked much different than it does today, with many...

Senior Brooklynn Hathcock following Covid protocols and wearing a mask while working at Yates Cider Mill located in Rochester Hills, MI

ESSENTIAL STUDENTS

Simmi Singh, Online reporter February 23, 2021

Many students have been essential workers for most of the pandemic, going into work isn't how it used to be there are special precautions that must be taken in order to be able to go. It is already very...

Student Athletes Get Their Wish

Student Athletes Get Their Wish

Jonathan Cunningham, Sports Editor February 12, 2021

  After an outrage and many protests and Facebook posts calling for leading health officials to "let them play", Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with the Michigan Department of Health...

Third issue published digitally during COVID restrictions

Third issue published digitally during COVID restrictions

Mackenzie Olmstead, Print Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2021

Click on the red logo in the middle of the link/image below to view the issue. Individual stories will be posted shortly, if you’d like to comment on specific articles.

Principal Thomas Leitz

Testing for COVID-19

Brooklynn Hathcock, Digital Editor in Chief January 20, 2021

Many videos show people getting the COVID test, where they have to get their nose swabbed. In most videos, they people getting tested are crying, screaming, and seem very uncomfortable, but really- how...

New Year, New Me

Brooklynn Hathcock, Digital Editor in Chief January 2, 2021

We all know that saying, "new year, new me", but what are people's resolutions this year? With the pandemic starting last March, we all were stuck at home for a long period of time, making a lot of...

2021 news staff publishes second issue remotely during COVID-19 school closure

2021 news staff publishes second issue remotely during COVID-19 school closure

Mackenzie Olmstead, Editor In Chief December 18, 2020

Click on the red logo in the middle of the link/image below to view the issue. Individual stories will be posted shortly, if you'd like to comment on specific articles. https://issuu.com/uhsarrow/docs/arrow_2021_issue_2

Senior Rory Montreuil

Testing Positive

Brooklynn Hathcock, Digital Editor in Chief December 17, 2020

Many students and staff have gotten tested for the Coronavirus, but some even have tested positive. Students like Rory Montreuil saw the signs of possibly having Coronavirus, then tested later on and...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talks about the infrastructure for a new Michigan Connected Corridor on Aug. 13.

Michigan extends restrictions amid rising COVID cases

Simmi Singh, Online reporter December 17, 2020

Restrictions that were put in place by Michigan's health department have been been extended to Dec. 20. The restrictions were supposed to end on Dec. 8, but due to rising COVID-19 cases and deaths in Michigan,...

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