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The Student Newspaper of Paint Branch High School

MAINSTREAM

The Student Newspaper of Paint Branch High School

MAINSTREAM

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Six Flags Is Closing: Here’s What to Know
Alicia McLeod, Staff Writer • May 20, 2025

On May 1, President and CEO of Six Flags Richard Zimmerman announced that the...

Paint Branch staff members could bring their children with them, where they could participate in numerous activities
Take Your Child to Work Day at PB 2025
Luise-Emerson Terrel, News Editor • May 19, 2025

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, Take Your Child to Work Day occurred throughout...

NBA MVP Race
Ryan Bobb, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025

   With the NBA season coming to a close, the MVP race is heating up...

Paint Branch Boys Varsity Basketball Regular Season Recap
Paint Branch Boys Varsity Basketball Regular Season Recap
Ryan Bobb, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

After finishing last year's season at 17-3, the Panthers Varsity Boys’ basketball...

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The Pen, the student-operated literary magazine of the Paint Branch creative writing community, publishes student fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art annually.
The Pen: PB’s Literary Magazine (2025 Edition)
The Pen Staff, Contributing Writers • May 30, 2025

The Pen, the student-operated literary magazine of the Paint Branch creative writing community, publishes student fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art annually.  

My Favorite Relaxing Tunes
Riley Munger, Staff Writer • May 7, 2025
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Senior Goodbyes
Senior Goodbyes
Sage Suddleson, Editor-In-Chief • May 23, 2025

The Mainstream was not able to put out a final issue due to unforeseen circumstances,...

The Normalization of Racism Towards South Asians
The Normalization of Racism Towards South Asians
Rayisa Islam, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

Often in America, discrimination towards South Asians is dismissed, overlooked,...

My Favorite Relaxing Tunes
Riley Munger, Staff Writer • May 7, 2025

In this podcast, I will be telling you about music that makes me feel chill...

BL Intel Episode 2
Gladis Padilla and Minh Nguyen February 14, 2025

Gladis and Minh review and give comments on the show "Our Youth" in episode...

Meet the Staff
Ryan Bobb
Sports Editor

Everyone has their ambitions and aspirations but are they willing to do the work for it? For Paint Branch eleventh-grader Ryan Bobb, hard work is no obstacle. One of the big goals for Ryan this year is...

Amina Jalloh
Staff writer

As high school students, we all know how overwhelming the school year can be. There are so many things you need to keep up with, from assignment deadlines to finding recommendations. Paint Branch senior...

Abigail Alem
Opinions Editor

I’m Abigail Alem, a Senior here at Paint Branch High School, and editor for the Opinions page of Mainstream! This is my third year as a part of Mainstream and I am super excited to continue writing and...

Zachary Kamba
Staff Writer

Zachary, also known as Zach, is excited that his favorite season—fall—is coming up. Fall is his favorite for two reasons: his birthday happens in the fall, and fall represents the start of wearing...

Yonatan Moges
Jonathan Imonide
Staff Writer

Jonathan Imonide is a senior at Paint Branch who is looking forward to heading off to college.  Jonathan has things that are important  in his life. Most important is his mom because of the “amount...

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