After joining the varsity team her freshman year and breaking numerous records, Meiner began this year’s season 20 points away from being the highest scoring track athlete in school history.
“It’s...
Schools had come from all over the district to compete in the 2018-2019 Marauder Invitational, the last regular season meet.
Meiner began competing around 7 a.m. with shot put. After two more events...
Tears streamed down senior Maddie Meiner’s face as she ran. She was 8 years old and all she had to run was a single lap, but the distance left seemed so much longer. This wasn’t her first track...
“I’ve been rereading the entire Harry Potter series the past five weeks and baking so much cake. I even made avocado muffins. I’ve also been going on a lot of drives with my sister and going...
“Quarantine’s been really interesting for me because I’m a huge extrovert and I really like to stay busy, so it’s been difficult being alone at home. So I have decided to do a multitude...
“Through the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reading and writing more, doing puzzles, working out and just taking time to reflect. I’ve also had a lot more time with my family and more time to...
“I made a list of things I can do when it’s sunny and things I can do when it’s raining. I try my best to be active when it’s sunny but otherwise I like to FaceTime friends and play Animal Crossing...
“There is a lot of pain that goes along with any surgery and I can’t imagine wanting to volunteer for that... As for teenagers...[they] are very impressionable. They have self esteem issues so you...
“For teenagers, my big problem is that science is constantly moving forward and if a teenager was to get plastic surgery at this age, in 10 or 20 years, their body might grow out of it."
“I think that cosmetic surgery is both a good and a bad thing. You have to be doing it for yourself. For our age… because our bodies are still developing, there’s still things that can harm you.”
“For cosmetic surgery … people should do what makes them happy. If it’s a lifestyle choice for them or if it’s a decision they’ve made to better their lives and to better the enjoyment of their...