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The Cougar Star
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The Student News Site of Clague Middle School

The Cougar Star
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Meet the Team!
Sofia Christensen
Sofia Christensen
Staff Writer

Sofia is currently in sixth grade and this is her first year on the Clague staff. Sofia plays field hockey and tennis outside of school and in her free time she likes to draw and read. Sofia’s favorite movie is "A League of Their Own" and her favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip.

News
Pictured is a chess board.
Clague chess club participates in tournament
Medha Sangi, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025
Senator Jeff Irwin talking to attendees of the Student Advocacy meeting.
Ann Arbor community conversation: looking to fix funding for Michigan education
Francis Badalamente, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025
Eighth graders Claire Svoboda, Roya McAllister, Sebastian Spelman, Lorelai Davey, Desmond Fine and Nicholas Schneider have fun dancing the night away on the dance floor.
Candyland Fun Night recap
Sophia Alison Rustia, Design and Photo Editor • April 18, 2025
Science teacher Jennifer Inaba teaching a class how particles move.
Science teacher Jennifer Inaba leaves Clague
David Park, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025
Left to right, seventh graders Pearl Keller, Emilía Thorsdottir and Luisa Casillas-Lopez during Drama Club rehearsal.
Clague Drama Club returns with ‘Matilda’ on April 26, April 27
Annabella Mi, Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2025
Feature
Senator Jeff Irwin talking to attendees of the Student Advocacy meeting.
Ann Arbor community conversation: looking to fix funding for Michigan education
Francis Badalamente, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025
Clague will be hosting its inaugural poetry contest. Linchpin for the competition and Clague librarian Kim McLean recommends students to utilize the Poe-Tree: “There are resources the students can use for inspiration, trying to connect with it, write what they feel.”
Clague library holds its first poetry contest
Annabella Mi, Editor-in-Chief • April 17, 2025
Looking at the origin, history and distribution of board games like Clue and Monopoly, we can better understand how and why they became and remain so popular.
Fun tabletop games from other countries
Noah Davidson, Feature Editor • April 14, 2025
Thomas Cech, Nobel Prize winner, discovered the catalytic properties of RNA.
‘I knew I wanted to be a scientist’: Nobel Prize winner Thomas Cech and DNA
Aeda Baang and Medha Sangi • April 11, 2025
Band teacher James MacArthur in the band room during Band practice club.
Photo showcase: Band Practice Club
Edwin Liang, Editor • April 10, 2025
Opinion
No, we don’t need 'vacations' in space
No, we don’t need ‘vacations’ in space
Jaewon Lee, News Editor • May 5, 2025
A bowl and a spoonful of MSG are shown.
Is Monosodium Glutamate bad for your health?
Aeda Baang, Medha Sangi • April 22, 2025
We flip pennies every day for fun. But what if we couldn’t?
Heads or tails? This doesn’t matter before you read this
Jaewon Lee, News Editor • April 21, 2025
Looking at the origin, history and distribution of board games like Clue and Monopoly, we can better understand how and why they became and remain so popular.
Fun tabletop games from other countries
Noah Davidson, Feature Editor • April 14, 2025
Farmer's Market: a must visit place in the heart of Ann Arbor
Farmer’s Market: a must visit place in the heart of Ann Arbor
Jay Tavane, Editor-in-Chief • April 9, 2025
Entertainment
“The Darkness Within Us” by Tricia Levenseller is a young adult novel filled with fantasy, action, and romance. Photo courtesy of Anya He.
‘The Darkness Within Us’: a review
Saanvi Kulkarni, Managing Editor • April 28, 2025
“A Minecraft Movie” directed by Jared Hess overall was a very funny and entertaining movie with plot twists. Photo courtesy of IMDb.
‘A Minecraft Movie’: a movie review
Francis Badalamente, Staff Writer • April 24, 2025
Cougars Stella Swarup and Annabelle Yang talk about their favorite vacation spots!
Cougars talk about their favorite vacation spots
Stella Swarup and Annabelle Yang • April 22, 2025
Cougars Stella Swarup and Annabelle Yang talk about their favorite movies!
Cougars talk about their favorite movies
Stella Swarup and Annabelle Yang • April 15, 2025
The front cover of the book “Holes” by Louis Sachar.
‘Holes’: a book review
Olivia Yim, Staff Writer • April 15, 2025