Tress Dorfler, Assistant News & Opinion Editor
March 13, 2020
The rewarding feeling of achieving an A+ on an assignment is reduced to a memory with the concept of standards-based grading. About five to seven years in the making at MHS, standards-based has stirred up an on-going discussion.
“Standards-based...
Isabella Marotti, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
It’s been almost four years since MHS changed the turnabout dance to the winter formal. It's been almost two years since the winter formal has been transitioned into WinterFest. As an alternative to a formal dance with a sing...
Sarah Parduhn, Entertainment Editor
February 12, 2020
It is blatantly obvious that in the last decade, there has been a bountiful amount of talk about climate change, as there should be, but being informed is not the same as taking action.
So far in 2020, the warming temperatures...
Editorial Board
February 12, 2020
Student journalism is one of the main ways through which students can receive objective news stories, in-depth opinions and detailed coverage of local, state and national events. Scholastic journalism is also an opportunity for...
Ashley Cline, Features Editor
February 12, 2020
Fast fashion defined:
inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends. ~According to Oxford English Dictionary
The term was used as early as 1989 when the New York Times covered the ...
Ashley Cline and Hannah Stanley
December 11, 2019
Local malls, such as Hawthorn and Woodfield, moved away from the overnight shopping stampedes of Black Friday by deciding to close shops at midnight on Thanksgiving night and reopening Friday morning at 6 a.m. One reason given...
Sarah Parduhn, Entertainment Editor
December 11, 2019
It is the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas. For those who celebrate the holiday, it is a time of family and gift-giving. Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in countries around the world,...
Hannah Stanley, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2019
A holiday most known for joyous music and festive spirit leaves many eager early in the season to start celebrating Christmas. However, as eager as many are to start the season with Christmas music, there seems to be a sense of...
MacKenzie Stewart, News & Opinion & Online Editor
December 11, 2019
In the U.S., there has not only been increasing political polarization but increasing infringements on the freedom of the press, which has not only hampered the integrity of journalism, but also lends light to the increasing political...
MacKenzie Stewart, News & Opinion & Online Editor
October 29, 2019
With allegations of illegal activity in communications with Ukraine, the Democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. This 2020 election, therefore, is more crucial than ever as the country will...
Madison Parola, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 2, 2019
The advanced art students set up a “Pop-Up” art show in the C-Wing during the last week of February where they displayed forty student art pieces.
These art pieces-- several shown at the Illinois High School Art E...
Jaden Gil, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2019
Games like Fortnite, Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have taken over the gaming industry in recent years. The one aspect that all of these games have in common is that they fall under the battle royale genre,...