Raising Hope raises ratings
May 24, 2011
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By Zack Brodell Round Table reporter Every family has a different story, they each have those relatives they like, they don’t like, the grandmothers who come and squeeze your cheeks and spoil you endlessly. This year a new sitcom on ABC called Raising Hope has turned out to be a huge hit. Airing... Read more »
American Idol loses a prodigy
May 18, 2011
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By Liz Huff Round Table reporter The “Top 4” perform “songs of inspiration” and “songs of Jerome Lieber and Mike Stoller.” Lieber and Stoller are successful songwriters from the 1950s, who wrote humorous songs aimed at the teenage population of that time. Lady Gaga and her unique self... Read more »
American Idol says goodbye to another contestant
May 6, 2011
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By Liz Huff Round Table reporter The finale is only 3 weeks away which means we are left with the top five in American Idol: Scotty McCreery, James Durbin, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina and Jacob Lusk. Sheryl Crow was the guest star for insight on their song choices along with the ever-so popular, Jimmy... Read more »
American Idol continues to hit high and low notes
April 26, 2011
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By Liz Huff Round Table reporter American Idol is in their “Top 8” week with the theme of “Songs of the Cinema.” On April 13, the show started out with Paul McDonald singing “Old Time Rock and Roll” by Bob Seger from the movie Risky Business with Tom Cruise. All three judges were... Read more »
Wither blossoms into a fantastic story
April 5, 2011
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table editor “For males twenty-five is the fatal age. For women it’s twenty. We are all dropping like flies.” Seventy years before Rhine was born, scientists created perfect children. Cancers were eliminated along with other serious diseases. Life seemed perfect. At least... Read more »
TBA Improv Troupe adds new members
March 2, 2011
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By Cortney St. John Round Table editor The Middletown High School’s TBA Improv Troupe added five new members to its improvisational craziness. The TBA Improv Troupe started in the summer of 2009. Middletown High School junior Matt Gabb said, “we are just so in love with improvisational theatre…so... Read more »
MHS piano class tunes in to holiday season
December 21, 2010
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Middletown High School freshman Ali Morey plays John Denver’s “Annie’s Song” at the December Piano Recital on Dec. 21. The recital was put on by the MHS piano class. The students played a few holiday selections as well as a few others. – Photo by Cortney St. John By Ally... Read more »
A River Runs Through It winds its way to AP Lit classes
November 23, 2010
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By Chelsea Titus Round Table editor “In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” With the grace and power of this line, Norman Maclean begins his modern classic of fiction of the American West, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. A River Runs Through It was... Read more »
Marching Knights tag their way to New York
November 19, 2010
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By Brittany Titus Round Table editor Middletown High School’s Marching Knights will march their way down the streets of Middletown, Braddock Heights and Myersville. With their hats in hand, uniforms shining in the sun and glowing smiles on their faces, don’t be surprised when they come knocking... Read more »
Beautiful Creatures encourages knowing beautiful history
November 17, 2010
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By Jordan Sunkel Round Table editor People can grow up in small towns, with tons of history, and not even know about it. Middletown Valley is enriched with history, involved in both the American Revolution and the Civil War, the only wars fought on American soil right in our home town, but yet people... Read more »

