Viking Call

Upper Merion High's Student Newspaper

Month: March 2021

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The Coup in Myanmar

On January 6th, 2021, The United States experienced an attempted coup, largely committed by a group of Trump Supporters, protesting the results of the election and demanding a new government be instituted, which would be led by former president Donald…

Biden’s Airstrikes in Syria

President Joe Biden has recently been under intense criticism lately, as he bombed Syria before his 36th day as president. At this rate, if Biden were to bomb a new country every 36 days as president, he will bomb over…

Upper Merion Girls Swimming and Diving Season Review

As the winter season comes to a close, it’s time to review this season’s success. The Vikings swimmers closed the season with a record of ⅗, winning meets against Boyertown, Pope John Paul, and Pottsgrove. The Vikings lost to tough…

Student Spotlight Interview: Veronica Kelley

Hello Everyone! For this week’s issue, we are going to be simply discussing some students’ opinions/views on what’s going on presently in their life and within the school. For this issue, I have Veronica Kelley, a junior at Upper Merion…

How to Choose a College

The issue of choosing a college is one of the most important decisions that any of us will ever make, and as the May 1st deadline for seniors to commit to a college for the next four years of their…

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The Nature of the Stimulus Bill Debate

  Suffering, Poverty, and Unemployment are all rising, as unpaid bills stack up as high as a giraffe’s neck due to the Covid 19 virus. Both parties, Republicans and Democrats, seemingly agree that government assistance is needed to aid the citizens…

A Tribute to Tolkien

The thunderous hooves Echoing on barren soil, As elven troops charge the enemy.  Mortals bellowing chants of war,  Dwarven axes grinding stone.  Goblin flesh and orc’s blood Littering the field of corpses.  Battle cries and songs of victory For Middle-earth’s…

She is a woman

White, Black, Pink or Brown She will never drop her crown, It might tilt but she won’t dare to drop it. She wears it like a lady and walks like one too Talks how she wants, gets what she wants …

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Nothing, More

Run, run faster to the ocean shore. Away from the ravens’ dreaded calls, Your feet kiss the frozen forest floor. Poor boy, tripping through the unshut door With soles so bare in these wint’ry halls. Run, run faster to the…

#angstyteen

we were all supposed to be in this together climbing the mountain of life, ledge by ledge but at one point you all kept climbing faster  and faster leaving me behind as i stared at you in a frozen state…