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Support your peers: take the Plunge!

Support your peers: take the Plunge!

Brooklyn Pagel, Staff Writer February 27, 2025

The winter season is upon us, which means plunging season is here too; the Polar Plunge returns to Mayo on March 11th, and you can register today! The Polar Plunge raises money to help support the Minnesota...

Teens making eARTh matter

Teens making eARTh matter

Courtney Nguyen, Staff Writer February 27, 2025

The Rochester Art Center’s new art club, WORK OF eARTh, unites teenagers committed to making a difference in the community. Their mission is to provide a welcoming space for teenagers to have fun while...

Mental Health Week returns to Mayo

Mental Health Week returns to Mayo

Andrej Radovanovic, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

From dress up days to therapy dog visits to lunchtime crafts, Mental Health week, organized by Ms. Burget and the TOPS room, is here to break up the winter blues. During 4th and 5th hour lunches, students...

Vocabulary.com Full Access available for free! 

Vocabulary.com Full Access available for free! 

Chanmi Lee, Staff Writer December 20, 2024

Vocabulary.com is a learning website used to teach users words by exposing them to a variety of questions and activities. With a basic account, you can use 10 questions per day for free. If you don’t...

The return of Señora Walters

The return of Señora Walters

Emmalee Bicknese, Staff Writer December 20, 2024

Señora Walters, a Spanish teacher at Mayo High School, was gone all of last year and a bit of the year before that; the reason why? a baby! She had a baby in April of 2023 and left for the rest of that...

Mayo High School’s Chemical Health Counselor

Shannon Graf, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

32% of substance abuse users don’t make it. Addiction is and has been a real issue for some time now, and each year we see it reach younger and younger audiences. Due to this, we must talk about addiction...

Once favorite trainer now athletic director

Once favorite trainer now athletic director

Nyjal Fisher , Staff Writer December 19, 2024

Mr. Daniel Christoffer, also known as Dan, the man who is an amazing person and ex trainer, now is the Mayo High School Athletic Director. What's with the change? Was it because of the people, players,...

Spike for a Cause: PowderBuff Volleyball Tournament 

Spike for a Cause: PowderBuff Volleyball Tournament 

Andrej Radovanovic, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

Grab your friends and sign up for the PowderBuff boys volleyball tournament. It costs $8 per person and is December 14th, at 6pm. Jump for GOFA Spartans and get involved!! Contact Jackson Smith for more...

Dr. Mayo: Show your entrepreneurship skills 

Dr. Mayo: Show your entrepreneurship skills 

Angel Velasquez December 19, 2024

Do you want to show off your skills making money? Would you like to bake goods for your friends and have a great time? If yes... then becoming Dr. Mayo is the best choice for you during this GOFA season....

Will this be Coach Smiley's final home?

Will this be Coach Smiley’s final home?

Javon Hofbauer, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

Born in Fort Polk to a father in the military who left soon after his birth, Coach Jered Smiley was a military brat who moved to Wautoma, Wisconsin, about eight months after his birth. Wanting always to...

TOPS hosting a few GOFA events

Javon Hofbauer, Staff Writer December 19, 2024

During this GOFA (give one for all) season, TOPS will be hosting a few events you need to attend.  They will be hosting "cookie decorating" for a dollar a cookie on Wednesday the 11th in the cafeteria...

Come Show Your Talent At The Beatnik Café!

Come Show Your Talent At The Beatnik Café!

Mateo Acosta , Staff Writer December 19, 2024

As the last week of GOFA rolls around, Mayo High School is hosting its Beatnik Café, which is a talent show for the students who would like to come participate and offer their talents as part of the GOFA...

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