Matthew Smith | Sports Editor It’s time to dust off the record books thanks to the Mason boys golf team. Heading into the Greater Miami Conference (GMC) tournament, the team felt good about their chances on the course. With Lakota East returning as the defending conference champions though, it would be a tall task to take them down. Fast forward […]
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Katie Maier – Senior Tell us a bit about yourself! What kind of things do you like to do, hobbies, fun facts, etc.? I’m Katie Maier, a senior at MHS. I love to write fantasy and historical fiction, play violin, go backpacking in the mountains, and nerd out about history. I’m in Creative Writing Club, Writer’s Block, Youth Activism Club, […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Mason, Ohio, 1901. A small farming village is rocked by the brutal murder of reclusive resdient Rebecca McClung. The town has their suspects–but the murder is never solved. Mason, Ohio, 2020. A high school junior in the growing city becomes obsessed and begins a search for the truth: who really murdered Rebecca McClung? Junior Katie […]
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Meghan Dincler | Online Editor Pen touches paper, creating a permanent line. Artists spend hours planning one stroke, sketching and erasing over and over– but that all goes out the window when Inktober rolls around. Inktober is an event that artists around the world participate in, frequently through social media. Lists are created of single word or single phrase prompts, […]
Read moreDella Johnson | Staff Writer A 2018 video game’s sudden rise to popularity is anything but suspicious. Among Us, which has quickly become the talk of social media and the school alike, revolves around a simple premise: as a Crewmate, you do your tasks, keep an eye out, and accuse others of being the Impostor: the murderous and mischievous villain […]
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Alana Amaya | Staff Writer Riley Johansen | Editor-in-Chief Junior Bella Nelson has found a sense of community by engaging with one that has been isolated since March. Since her sophomore year, Nelson has put a lot of dedication and time into her job as a housekeeper at the Mason Christian Village (MCV), an elderly community built to nurse and […]
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Braden Osborn | Staff Writer The Mason High School girls soccer team looks like a regular high school team to the outside observer. However, a closer look reveals they’re a lot more than a typical team. Head coach Andy Schur has been a major influence on the girl’s success this season. Schur said that his methods of coaching not only […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer In spite of the overwhelming whiteness that has historically dominated indie music, there’s been no shortage of absolutely fantastic music from independent Black artists this year. Below are a few of the best boundary-breaking, genre-bending releases from some truly fantastic Black artists not on a major record label. Live Forever by Bartees Strange The impeccable, […]
Read moreAlly Guo | Staff Writer In a time of need, high school students are stepping up to ensure that the 2020 election is a success. A typical election requires nearly one million poll workers. Though any student who’s both a senior and at least 17 years old can apply to be a poll worker in Ohio, the position has traditionally […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer “But you don’t look like you’re sick.” You’re right, I don’t look sick. From the outside looking in, you would never know that something is wrong. But I wake every morning knowing that I am chronically ill and I won’t be getting better. When I was nine, I was hit with a diagnosis of Ehlers […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer Some seniors are giving the traditional post-graduation plans a makeover. Seniors Alexis Nichols and Mackenzie Savage are taking an unconventional path with their decision to attend cosmetology school. Nichols is still weighing all of her options, but is highly considering cosmetology school right out of highschool. Savage plans to attend cosmetology school after a four-year […]
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Scott Reckers | Staff Writer The parents of the class of 2021 won’t let anything get in the way of their kids’ senior year. Due to safety regulations put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors are missing out on Friday night football nights, homecoming, and for athletes, a typical last year of highschool sports, among countless other traditions. […]
Read moreIn a rare moment, President Donald Trump is fitting in rather than standing out, joining the ranks of more than 7.5 million Americans. And yet, as is the nature of his starlike status, it has become the biggest news of October. If anything could beat the neverending news cycle that keeps one-upping itself, it would be Trump testing positive for […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer When ‘The Social Network’ hit theaters in October of 2010, it felt like a provocation. It was daring enough to try elevating the origin story behind Facebook and its coldly brilliant founder Mark Zuckerberg into a biographical drama, especially while the company was still marching its way into internet ubiquity as the new decade dawned. […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer There’s a lot going on right now. And here’s a marginally biased breakdown of what that can mean for us. Now, before I get ahead of myself, I should let you know that I don’t write politics that often. But it’s election season so what the heck let’s do it. Right now, our country is […]
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Divyana Bose | Staff Writer The Mason Comets are really good, but they got a lot better when volleyball senior Annie Lockett decided to transfer from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy to Mason. The addition of a high flying, powerful outside hitter in Lockett helped the Comets go undefeated in the Greater Miami Conference and secure their fifth straight GMC championship. […]
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Cody Allgor | Sports Writer On Friday, October 9, the fourth-seeded Mason Comets defeated the Lebanon Warriors 34-16 in the expanded playoffs opener. Due to COVID-19, the playoffs were expanded to the entire OHSAA, excluding teams who decided to opt-out. The playoffs are in a one-and-done format, meaning that any week could be the last for the Comets. In the […]
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Alana Amaya | Staff Writer The Mason High School girls golf team claimed the Greater Miami Conference championship at the league tournament held this week at Walden Pond Golf Club. The Comets not only claimed their seventh GMC title in the last ten years but they also did it in record breaking fashion. The tournament team consisted of three juniors […]
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