I’m running, Sprinting, Trying to escape, The things that haunt me in my dreams, But nothing is really as it seems, I run and run but it’s no use, They follow me, Wherever I go, I run and run, But I can’t escape, My inner demons  

  In the hood you hear shots Another body just dropped The noise Pop! Pop! Pop!   My mother covers my ears But guns I do not fear All I see is mama’s tears   Papa told me the news like to bend the truth Especially with people of my race The news says...

Every year, Valley Middle has two performances, a fall play and a spring musical. This year our musical is Mary Poppins. Many students try out in late January but not all of them make the cut. Some get large amounts of lines, while others get smaller parts. “Even if you don’t get a big part every...

Many students eat and criticize the school lunch without appreciating the work and effort that was put into it. A few people say they obtain it from garbage cans. Others say they use leftovers from other schools; however, those rumors obviously aren’t true. The school orders their food from Prime...

A group of VMSS students organized a walkout on Wednesday in response to last week's mosque shootings in New Zealand. About 60 students left class at 1:00 and met outside the front entrance of the school. On March 15, a gunman in New Zealand went into two mosques and opened fire. He had on a helmet...