Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Dancers and flags filled the school when Mason hosted winter guard competition for the first time and won first place. On March 11, 2023, percussion groups, winds groups and winter guards came to Mason Middle School (MMS) from over 60 different schools in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana to participate in a Mid East Performance Association […]
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Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle After 15 years with the program, Eric Schatzle knows his way around Mason volleyball. Schatzle was officially announced as the new varsity head coach on February 13, replacing Lindsay Dinkelacker who stepped down after two years leading the team. The Comets have won seven consecutive Greater Miami Conference championships. Schatzle has worked closely with all […]
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Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle As they gear up their microphones and sound boards, Mason High School (MHS) students get ready to cast. Freshman Elle Riva started her podcast Write That Down in May of 2020. The cast consists of Riva interviewing teachers and authors and discussing everything from relevant authors to new reads. Riva said she found her start […]
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Ali Sami | The Chronicle Nikil Prabhakar is using his chess skills to pass on his passion to younger Mason Comets. Prabhakar, a senior at Mason High School, plays for the Mason Chess Team and teaches chess to Mason middle schoolers through the after-school enrichment program (ASEP). Prabhakar, who started playing chess at the age of five, says that he […]
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The Mason Comets avenged an early season loss to Lakota East by defeating the visiting Thunder-hawks on Saturday, February 4 to clinch the Greater Miami Conference title. Photos by Preena Mehta
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Shrija Shandilya | The Chronicle Popular teen TV shows do not quite accurately represent American high school life. Junior Stella Polsler is originally from Brazil but is staying in Mason for the year as part of the Education Travel and Culture (ETC) foreign exchange student program. Polsler said that she grew up watching shows about American high schools and wanted […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Beatboxing is not just boots and cats. A form of vocal percussion, beatboxing is the art of simulating the sounds and rhythms of percussion instruments or a drum machine using the mouth, lips, tongue and voice. Beginners are often taught to repeat the phrase “boots and cats” to create the base sound for beatboxing. Junior […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Organ donation is not just a checkbox at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Organ donation is the process of surgically removing a healthy organ from a donor for transplantation to another person. Donors can be alive or deceased and can donate internal organs such as hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs, and more. The process of […]
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Megan Lee | The Chronicle The National Art Honors Society artists strive to influence inclusivity far beyond the walls of Mason High School (MHS). Each year, students in the National Art Honors Society have the opportunity to participate in a movement called the Memory Project. This non-profit organization, based in Wisconsin, partners with different youth organizations to provide intercultural connections […]
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Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle Beyond the scales, scruff and stigma, Mason High School (MHS) students are embracing unique pets. Sophomore Jax Haberstroh adopted 2 ferrets in 2019: Noodle and Zim. In the process of adopting them, Haberstroh conducted in-depth research to care for them to the best of his ability, wanting to have a furry friend. Noodle has Waardenburg […]
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Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Stay alive, don’t text and drive. On January 3, 2023, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the new Senate Bill 288 into law in hopes of lowering the number of Ohioans who use their phone while driving. The bill states that distracted driving is a primary traffic offense, punishable by a $150 fine and two points […]
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Andrew Little | The Chronicle Shockwaves were sent throughout the entire football community when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after a collision and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in front of over 65,000 fans and millions of television viewers. Debates over player safety due to concussions have dominated headlines over the past two decades, however Hamlin’s injury resonated with the […]
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Sean Speidel | The Chronicle The Mason girls’ basketball team may have graduated an All-American, but their standard of success has not changed. The Comets returned all but one of their players from last season’s state runner-up team. Kyla Oldacre, now playing at the University of Miami, was the team’s lone graduating senior. The Comets have continued their reputation as […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle One signal of the end of the year is the release of Spotify Wrapped. Spotify, a popular music streaming service, released Spotify Wrapped in 2016 as an annual compilation of a user’s listening activity throughout the past year. Through interactive slides, the platform shares with users their top artists, songs and genres, as well as […]
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Divy Bose | The Chronicle Being a neat freak is not what OCD is about. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder characterized by extreme agitation and recurring thoughts and behaviors. Those diagnosed with this disorder often face extreme symptoms such as excessive hand-washing and fear of germs. However, OCD is far more than a habit of cleanliness, and […]
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Megan Lee | The Chronicle With the first semester of the 2022-23 school year coming to a close, students at Mason High School are looking forward to how they are going to spend their winter break. The Chronicle staff asked some students what their winter traditions are, and how it brings them joy. Senior Maria Habra Each Christmas Eve, the […]
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Drew Hoffmaster | The Chronicle When Molly DeBord heads off to Bowling Green State University next fall, it will feel like leaving a part of herself. That’s because her twin Jamie will possibly be four hours away at the University of Kentucky. The 18-year-old fraternal twins have never been separated. “I’ve never had to do anything alone,” Molly DeBord said. […]
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