Aarushi Bute, Co-Associate Editor
• January 31, 2022
After a year-long search for a new superintendent, the Rockwood Board of Education (BOE) has announced that Dr. Curtis Cain was unanimously selected as the district’s new superintendent effective July...
Icy roads and heavy snow will present more of a challenge this winter than ever before for the state of Missouri.
“We are asking the public to be aware and watch for information we will put out...
The loss of an administrator brought together the MHS community Sunday, Dec. 19, to honor Senior Principal Carl Hudson.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, Hudson passed away due to an extended illness, and Rhonda...
Starting Tuesday, Jan. 18, masks will be recommended rather than required in all Rockwood buildings. Those in close contact with a COVID-19 case will be sent into a 10-day quarantine.
Thursday, Dec....
A virtual Special Board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11, revisited the Rockwood Safe Together plan and voted to extend RSD’s mask-required policy until the Thursday, Feb. 3, BOE meeting.
Though the Board...
In the midst of her geometry class, Nour Elbeshbeshy, sophomore, slowly drifted off to sleep. Having stayed up until 4 a.m. working on homework the night before, Elbeshbeshy napped through nearly half...
Mustangs are mourning the loss of Carl Hudson, senior principal, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Hudson has taught at MHS since the fall of 2010 and was an active member in the community both...
Q: As an author, what is your perspective on the banning of certain books in school libraries? Is there a greater significance behind banning books at schools?
A: "First of all, I want to say that a...
![Road Salt can contaminate drinking water, kill or endanger wildlife with high chloride levels and increase soil erosion, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Kathryn Lopez, a PhD student researching the impact of road salt, said this substance can create infrastructure problems as well. It’s a pretty widespread issue that a lot of water utilities are gonna be dealing with, Lopez said. [Her case study] had some issues with lead release in someone’s plumbing failure and breakdown of home appliances due to excessive salt contamination, and the mains source of salt we think is road salt because there is major winter storms and they have pretty frequent salting that happens.](https://marquettemessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/File_000-2.jpeg)
