Mt. Juliet's McClaine Ringenberg (2) dribbles through contact from Liberty Creek's Aaryn Lauderdale (25) on a fast break during their matchup on Friday, December 5th. (Golden Leaf Yearbook/Dylan Edge) Mt. Juliet girls basketball fell to 5-3 on the season after a hard-fought 48-50 loss to Liberty Creek in a non-district matchup on Friday night. The Lady Bears (5-3) traded baskets with the Wolves (5-1) throughout the night, neither team led by more than 3 possessions all night.

One of Mt. Juliet High School’s very own seniors, Shashank Lahoti ('26), was named a National Merit Semifinalist. About 1.5 million students take the PSAT/NMSQT, but only about 16,000 students are semifinalists. Despite the large amount of test-takers, being named a semifinalist is still such a high honor. “[I] was pretty surprised because I thought my score wasn't high enough to qualify. That specific time I was feeling a mix of excitement and surprise because I knew what be

When it comes to working on a staff, particularly the Golden Leaf Yearbook, the quiet ones sometimes go unnoticed. She's the one who no one, other than the people in the classroom, knows she’s there. She's the one who does things without being asked. She's the girl who surprises everyone as soon as she gets comfortable.  Meet Annette Romero (‘26).  She is a senior on the yearbook staff and has taken her first year by storm. Romero is 17 with three siblings: twin brothers, who