Club Spotlight: Volleyball Club Potluck
Athletes Emery Hart, KK Baker, and Sarah Wills pose after a volleyball match
Seniors Regan Faherty, Riley Blum, Madi Dixson, and Sofia Rivas gather to take a photo with a Red Ribbon Week-themed poster. Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) made posters for Red Ribbon Weeks-themed days all striking “Pose 28” from a popular Roblox game. The creative posters helped engage students and spark conversations about the importance of staying drug-free in a fun way. Blum shares, “SWAT started making posters in the hallway for each Red Ribbon Week spirit day last year after Tracey Chen suggested it, and it’s been a big hit. It was a great opportunity for current SWAT members to collaborate with new members on how to get students and faculty to participate,”
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The Walk of Fame tiles at Melbourne High School have become cracked and chipped over time, making it sometimes hard to walk across. Plans to relocate and revitalize the tiles could preserve the legacy of alumni while adding to the school’s collection of iconic landmarks. “If it’s reminding us of our past to have a brighter future, then that’s how it should be,” said Landon Moore.
melbourne high first priority group get together Thursday morning before school to get together, have a devotion, and eat donuts
Coraline’s Journey- As students watch Coraline in their Pre-IB ELA class, they are also filling out a worksheet on the Hero’s Journey story applied to Coraline. “It connects to the hero's journey because she goes through every single step, like departure. She goes to like to the other world  and she goes to the crisis. She's at like the dark, deepest stage and she is trapped. And it connects to the allure of fear because it's scary, intense, and suspenseful,” said Freshman Madden Halberstadt.
Juniors, Kyra Chang and Maleina Olmsheid conversed with others about what they found unique about the traditional Spanish-speaking community. In the end, the goal of the Spanish club is to explore a new world that may be foreign to others and enjoy those experiences with friends.
Elle Curtis, Cassidy Mammay, and Jada Smith use markers to sign a poster for Mrs. Carie Friday. The students wrote encouraging thank you notes all over the poster. “I signed the poster for Mrs. Friday because she’s an incredible role model and I really appreciate all the effort she puts into making the mediacenter, and therefore school, a safe and inviting place to be” said Curtis.
In 7th period zoology students  begin to cut into the earthworm. They have to be super careful and pin each flap back. Aisling is making the incision and Sarah is using the probe to hold the worm and Allyssa is observing closely to fill out the lab sheet and diagram about the worm.
BunBun the bunny in his crate
Metal detectors placed near the entry gate.
During the Homecoming dance, this surprise picture captured the moment of some friends having a blast. After the long wait to enter, the group had a blast along with others. Once the lights went out, the dancers took the floor and enjoyed the rest of the night. “The Homecoming dance was my favorite this week because it was super fun!” Hanson said after the dance.
 Paige Tetterton (Junior) quickly posed in front of a dock when she was actually in Building 8. “Kyle wanted me to be his first test subject for the green screen and he asked me to pick a number. I chose five and it was a dock,” Paige says. Sammi Sanchez (Alumni) and Kara Hedgespeth (Senior) took their photo in front of a space shuttle launch. “I chose the rocket launch because it seemed so unique and something we get to experience so often since we live on the space coast. Also, one of my favorite memories with my girlfriend is watching a rocket launch together behind building 8 during a robotics meeting,” says Sanchez.
Ava Favuzza holds up her portrait of her sister, Gianna
 Elle Curtis and Camden Martingano are selected for Candlelight
Guitar club sponsor, Mr. Wes Parker, plays the national anthem
Chorus Students selected for All State
The  MHS girls basketball team had a brief meeting before their first practice following tryouts on Wednesday, October 30th at 4:00 pm.