Viking Call

Upper Merion High's Student Newspaper

Month: January 2021

That One Person

Reflecting back on the year 2020, I realize my mistakes but I also allow myself to move on instead of being stuck with the past forever. I have had many ups and downs. But we all can accept the fact…

Events of January 6, 2021

Rioters on January 6, 2021, stormed the white house building, put up confederate flags, overwhelmed the security forces, held hostage and replaced the US image of liberty and freedom with an image of mob control reminiscent of the French Revolution….

US Capitol Riot & its Impact on Trump’s Legacy

US Capitol Riot On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol in an attempt to overturn Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Prior to this, at a “Save America”…

Social Media Companies Turn on President Donald Trump

Following the storming of Capitol Hill that occurred on January 6th, many social media companies including Twitter, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, and even more announced they would be enacting harsh restrictions or even full bans on President Donald Trump’s accounts across…

Iraqi Judge Orders An Arrest Warrant Against Donald Trump

With all that has happened yet so far in 2021, the storming of the Capitol, the second impeachment of current U.S. President Donald Trump, it has been hard to keep up with the rest of the world. However, the United…

North Korea’s New Weapons

Politics within the United States of America have been on fire recently, and it has stolen the spotlight from other places in the world. North Korea still lurks in the shadows of international politics, however, analysts are becoming increasingly worried…

Those Who Bear Stones

Those who bear stones carry them in baskets woven. They wander down the mountain with feet bare and black, For those who bear stones shall return to hooves cloven. The mountain’s road will leave their feet bruised and swollen. Their…

The Echoes of New Year

Loud echoes tremble in the dark clouds. A rejoice bellowing shout of praise, Beckoning hopeful and gleeful crowds. Sparks of light and color surrounds, Poor dreary eyes that longingly gaze, Bathing in children’s tragic, fragile sounds. Ashes dusting the lost…

Cookie Sonnet

So crisp and thin, yet holds the weight of all. A simple way to fix what’s truly wrong. The precious scent that carries down the hall. Such grace created fills the world with song. Combined together with its true friend…