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PLATFORM PRESENTATION: On Aug. 20, at a gubernatorial forum in Houston County, Georgia governor candidates presented their campaign platforms to voters
Jason Esteves announces candidacy for Georgia governor
Alex Brendle • October 13, 2025

Jason Esteves, a former Georgia Senator for District 35, announced his candidacy for Georgia governor in April 2025. Esteves’ main policies are to improve the...

LIVELY LUNCH: Students dance to upbeat Latin music in a Zumba session led by fitness instructor Arnice Hall Foster. The dance workshop highlight's Midtown's Hispanic Heritage Month festivities.
Students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month amid shifting national climate
October 8, 2025
SIDEWALK STRUGGLES: A resident's driveway on Angier Place is sectioned off due to the new expansion of Georgia Power's substation.
Georgia Power substation expansion impacts community living
October 6, 2025
BEYOND THE BADGE: Officer Derek Hammond patrols courtyard as students eat during their lunch break.
From traffic duty to crisis response, Midtown’s SRO’s protect students
October 3, 2025
As U.S. job growth slows down, unemployment rates remain at 4.3%. Student workers feel strain as jobs are lost.
Job growth slows after 22,000 jobs added, unemployment rates remain high
October 1, 2025
Sports
Senior wide receiver Kentrell White rushes the ball during the Oct. 2 game against Pace, resulting in a 95 yard touchdown. White got two touchdowns for the Knights and the game resulted in a 27-12 win.
Junior Dorian Fox runs the ball down the field at the Knights game against Forest park. The Knights won 18-7.
Senior Ava Anderson pitches to Maynard Jackson batter on Sept. 30. The Knights won the game 18-1.
Freshman Sydney Eaton dribbles ball down the field at Carolina Elite Soccer Academy in Aug. 2025.
Features
DEVELOPING SKILLS: Sophomore Camila Belloso-Wilson practices flamenco dancing at her studio, Calo Gitano Flamenco Academy. Belloso-Wilson has been flamenco dancing since the age of three.
Sophomore Belloso-Wilson embraces culture, flamenco dance
Dylan Seinberg • October 13, 2025

In a passion of footwork and feeling, sophomore Camila Belloso-Wilson follows in her mother's path of becoming a flamenco dancer and aspires to reach Broadway. Flamenco...

MEETING STUDENTS: Paddington sits down after engaging with student traffic during 1st lunch on Sept. 22.
New therapy dog Paddington trained by inmates
October 10, 2025
ENCOURAGING ARTISTS: The Women in Music Club helps to bring attention to female artists local to Atlanta.
Women in Music club aims to expand horizons under new leadership
October 8, 2025
Customers wait and consider menu options outside of Big Softie’s window.
Shops Little Tart, Big Softie make plans for expansion
October 6, 2025
Midtown recently added an AP African American studies course, which will be taught by Noel Erskine.
Erskine instructs new AP African American Studies course
October 3, 2025
Opinion
OPPORTUNITY COSTS: Modifying the A-B rotation would benefit all working and dual enrolled students and would encourage more students to engage with the outside opportunities available to them.
Consistent A-B day rotation would benefit working, dual-enrolled students
Eleanor Shore • October 10, 2025

Midtown claims to support students with jobs, dual enrollment at local colleges and internships, yet class schedules create unnecessary difficulties that limit students’...

ABANDONING GOALS: By renaming the Department of Defense to the "Department of War," Trump has gone back on his promises of ensuring peace, and has also misinterpreted the focus of the Department of Defense, which is to prevent war.
Trump renaming Department of Defense misrepresents department, breaks promises
October 7, 2025
GUN VIOLENCE: Gun-related deaths from both suicides and homicides have continued to increase in recent years, as highlighted by data from the National Safety Council.
Emory shooting signifies prevalent gun violence problem
October 1, 2025
BROADCASTING CUTS: President Trump’s funding cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have resulted in the defunding of PBS, among other broadcasting stations. These organizations are vital sources of news and education for hundreds of thousands of individuals across the country.
Trump cuts to CPB detrimental to education, freedom of the press.
September 26, 2025
VAPE OVERUSE: With millions of electronic cigarettes being disposed of everyday, the environmental consequences of e-cigarettes are widespread and extreme. E-cigarettes contribute harmful, non-biodegradable materials to the environment while also wasting lithium batteries, severely damaging the planet.
Vape waste causes environmental harm
September 22, 2025
News Briefs
Students center equity and voice at APS candidate town hall
October 10, 2025
Georgia income tax revenue rises despite rate cuts
October 8, 2025
CDC updates COVID-19 vaccine guidance
October 6, 2025
Trending Stories
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CONSUMER CRAZE: Fluffy dolls known as Labubus have taken over the internet, bringing about the next big consumerist trend that glamorizes frivolous spending and wasting money.

Labubu trend fuels consumerism, harms environment

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RELIABLE RIDES: Across Atlanta there are an estimated 100 Waymos, self-driving rideshare cars, marking their increasing popularity, giving people a choice between machine or man.

Head to Head: Is automation in the workforce beneficial or harmful?

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Freshman Lia Sinitiere (Left) and Vihaan Devireddy (Right) warm up before their APS series meet at Cheney stadium

Freshmen provide promising future for Midtown Cross Country

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LEFT ALONE: The Parent Accountability Act would take legal action against parents for their child's behavior. Critics are concerned it could worsen "social inequality."

Proposed law threatens legal action against parents

Sports Briefs
Knights beat Pace on Senior Night
October 10, 2025
Volleyball loses to Pace, looks to playoffs
October 10, 2025
Knights fall to M.L. King in region game
October 6, 2025
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Multimedia
Midtown hosts homecoming tailgate
Meon Tian
Student Life Briefs
Banner Design Contest for Call to Earth Day
October 10, 2025
Zumba and Dance Workshops Oct. 9
October 8, 2025
Submit Your Work to the Unmasking Literary Magazine
October 6, 2025
Humans of Midtown
Sophmore Roberts smiles before volleyball practice.
Junior Joseph Medina smiles outside of school in the morning.
Junior Seth Tilley smiles before going into school in the morning.
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