The Mountain Lion Messenger

The Student News Site of Sierra Vista High School
City Rubble. A Somali boy standing atop rubble in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (Taken on November 18, 2012 by Tobin Jones for Flickr Creative Commons License)
Somali Civil Strife
October 15, 2024
Civil Strife. Protesters holding a banner of the "Walk for Peace" march against Maduro's regime on October 14, 2014. (Credit: Carlos Díaz; Creative Commons License.)
Venezuela: Corruption Crisis
September 19, 2024
Donald Trump's mug shot, taken on August 24, 2023, during his arraignment in Fulton County, Georgia.
Donald Trump’s Four Separate Criminal Trials and 88 Felony Charges 
May 14, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Senate signed a bill that forces ByteDance a Chinese company to sell TikTok to an American company within nine months or TikTok will be banned in the United States
TikTok
May 14, 2024
Ethnic Rohingya's protesting Myanmar's military junta at the 2014 G20 in Brisbane, Australia
The World’s Longest Running Armed Conflict
April 22, 2024
 The 2022 World Cup  
February 7, 2023
Turns to the West  
February 7, 2023
Seoul’s Halloween Tragedy
February 7, 2023
Venezuelan Anti-Immigration Protests 
February 7, 2023
Mass Shooting in Buffalo, New York
February 7, 2023
Nothing but smiles for Ariella Maika (12) as she holds up her “1K” balloons celebrating her 1,000th high school career kill.
Ariella Maika: Setting New Records
October 15, 2024
Homecoming Football Game
Homecoming Football Game
October 15, 2024
Sierra Vista High School's 2024 swim and dive team and their coaches join together before beginning their practice.
Sierra Vista High School “Dives” Into a New Season
May 14, 2024
Reagan Foglia (11) throws a thundering pitch against Desert Oasis Diamondbacks on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Clawing the Way to Victory
April 22, 2024
In the middle of an intense match, the Mountain Lions huddle up to coordinate their next move.
SVHS Mountain Lion and DOHS Diamond Backs Battle for the Bell
April 22, 2024
A pro-Palestinian demonstration on November 4, 2023, at the Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C.
Israel-Palestine Student Protests
May 14, 2024
"Teenagers need a lot of sleep, and I feel like the average student does some sort of extracurricular, 6-7 hours of school, another few hours of homework ... school should ideally start at 9." - Javen (Junior)
School start time legislation at stalemate 
April 22, 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis receives a ceremonial "Liberty Sword" at the 2022 "Moms for Liberty National Summit" in Tampa, Florida. (via Florida Governor's Office)
The Extremist Wave in Florida Education
December 28, 2023
The Rise and Fall of the Superhero Genre
The Rise and Fall of the Superhero Genre
October 29, 2023
Glacier Bay is a homeland, a living laboratory, a national park, a designated wilderness, a biosphere reserve, and a world heritage site. It's a marine park, where great adventure awaits by boating into inlets, coves and hideaway harbors is located 861 miles away from the Willow Project.
Killing Earth: The Willow Project
April 25, 2023
Sierra Vista High School's dance and step team, Synergy, celebrates their last football half time performance of 2024 at the Sierra Vista homecoming football game.
Synergy Steps Into the New School Year 
October 15, 2024
Nothing but smiles for Ariella Maika (12) as she holds up her “1K” balloons celebrating her 1,000th high school career kill.
Ariella Maika: Setting New Records
October 15, 2024
On Friday, September 27, Assistant Principals Mr. Padilla and Ms. Galloway go all out for 'Rock Your School' day. Mr. Padilla dressed as Elvis Presley, and Ms. Galloway dressed as Madonna.
Rock Your School
October 15, 2024
Sierra Vista High Schools newest club, FCCLA, celebrates their last night in Reno for the 2023-2024 FCCLA state conference
FCCLA
September 20, 2024
Sierra Vista Welcomes New Faculty
September 20, 2024
Homecoming Week : Lovers and Friends 
Homecoming Week : Lovers and Friends 
October 15, 2024
Sierra Vista High School's dance and step team, Synergy, celebrates their last football half time performance of 2024 at the Sierra Vista homecoming football game.
Synergy Steps Into the New School Year 
October 15, 2024
Christian Rebolledo, a representative of HLSU participated during Miércoles de Deporte (Sports Wednesday), showing off his jersey.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
October 15, 2024
Dancing into the spotlight, Synergy members, Christian Rebolledo (12) and Francine Andrion (12), are crowned Homecoming Kind and Queen, making Homecoming a truly unforgettable night for the both of them.
Lovers and Friends at Homecoming
October 15, 2024
Sierra Vista High Schools newest club, FCCLA, celebrates their last night in Reno for the 2023-2024 FCCLA state conference
FCCLA
September 20, 2024
Fallout
Fallout
May 14, 2024
Dune promotional photo featuring stars Zendaya and Timothy Chalamet
Dune Part Two the Sci-Fi of the Future
April 22, 2024
Cast X and O (joined by Technical Theatre students) celebrate a successful production.
Legally Blonde
March 28, 2024
And the winner is . . .Cillian Murphy, for Best Actor for his role in Christopher Nolan's groundbreaking film Oppenheimer.
2024 Oscars 
March 28, 2024
The Rise and Fall of the Superhero Genre
The Rise and Fall of the Superhero Genre
October 29, 2023

The Mountain Lion Messenger

The Mountain Lion Messenger
All content by Averi Costa and Lyric LaFasto 
Student leaders prepare for the summit ready to take information learned back to their peers.

One Pill Can Kill

Averi Costa and Lyric LaFasto 
October 29, 2023
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