Tanya Keskar | Managing Editor Alisha Soni | The Chronicle SmartPass: an additional layer of security or a major inconvenience? As national school security becomes an increasing priority for school officials, Mason High School (MHS) is making significant structural changes to protect its students. Implemented on November 2, 2022, SmartPass is a digital hall pass system that requires students to […]
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Laurel Wang | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) staff have taken many stops along their journeys to the classroom. Associate Principal of Teaching and Learning, Robyn Jordan, is a prime example. Jordan currently spends her workdays supporting staff and students, but she found her start as an amphibian and reptile researcher with the National Park Service. Jordan initially wanted […]
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Ali Sami | The Chronicle Shyla Aggarwal cemented her legacy as one of the greatest athletes to walk the halls of Mason High School, winning her second consecutive individual state championship. Aggarwal, the only individual state champion in Mason girls’ tennis history, closes her high school tennis career as a three-time state finalist, two-time singles champion, and four-time team champion. […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle A Mason High School (MHS) junior rowed her way to a bronze medal in the United Kingdom. MHS junior Annalie Duncomb competed in the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot, Great Britain, a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In the event that ran from October 14 to October 16, 2022, Duncomb teamed up with […]
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Sheer and utter domination. Both the Mason high school boys and girls cross country teams concluded dominant seasons with victories at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state championship meet in Obetz, Ohio. The boys won their second-consecutive state title and fourth all-time, while the girls won their first title since 2013 and third all-time. The boys won the 2021 […]
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Shrija Shandilya | The Chronicle Seniors Ryan Abbot and Nick Brady do not want to go to war. Chances are the Mason High School seniors do not have anything to worry about because the draft has not been used since 1973, however, all males who are United States citizens must sign up for the selective service, more commonly referred to […]
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Drew Hoffmaster | The Chronicle Breathing life into the bleak alley behind their business is important to local business owners Jennifer and Mark Winter. They were inspired by an artistic phenomenon on social media called Umbrella Alleys, an alley with colorful umbrellas strung across the top. Jennifer Winter said that she fell in love with the idea and wanted to […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle The sky is the limit for many, but not for senior Dominic Zimmaro. Zimmaro has been flying for four months and is currently in the process of earning his pilot’s license. He said he had always been fascinated by planes, ever since his dad took him to see the Air Force Thunderbirds flyover at the […]
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Laurel Wang | The Chronicle The Mason High School (MHS) cafeteria has achieved the impossible with its vegetarian menu. The Impossible Burger made its debut on September 14, adding the burger as a permanent vegetarian lunch option. Made with vegan ingredients, the Impossible Burger attempts to mimic the taste and texture of real beef. The addition of the Impossible Burger […]
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Sean Speidel | The Chronicle After breaking records and dominating their way through the regular season, Mason boys golf is poised for a deep run in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) championship tournament. The varsity team is composed of six golfers, all seniors at Mason High School (MHS). Over their four years on the team, the golfers have […]
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Megan Lee | The Chronicle Fighting through stress-induced fevers and Advanced Placement (AP) tests, Bharatanatyam dancers showcase years of practice at their Arangetrams. Students of classical Indian dance, such as Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi or Kathak, perform an intricate routine to demonstrate their extensive knowledge of the art form to their friends and family. This performance, sometimes hours long, is called an […]
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Shrija Shandilya | The Chronicle This year, an exposed belly button may come with a price. For the first time since 2017, Mason High School (MHS) has an enforced dress code. The 2022-23 policy requires students to wear “a shirt with a hem that meets the top of the waistband while standing.” Students were notified over email and during the […]
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Sean Speidel | The Chronicle Mason Challenger league athletes had the opportunity of a lifetime to live out their own field of dreams at the Little League World Series. Every year the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania chooses two Challenger League teams to play in an exhibition match. Mason was one of two teams selected in a raffle […]
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Khusbu Patel | The Chronicle Myah Natorp is not afraid to get dirty. After watching football from the safety of her home, while players fought to hold the front lines, Sophomore Myah Natorp decided it was time to get herself involved in the action. Natorp had always wanted to be involved in the gritty combat of contact sports and found […]
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Divy Bose | The Chronicle Living off of freeze-dried meat and energy bars, a boy scout troop managed to climb up a 12,441-foot mountain. In the summer of 2022, Mason Boy Scouts Troop 43 lived in the wilderness in Philmont, New Mexico on top of Mount Baldy. The troop flew to Denver and then drove to New Mexico, giving up […]
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Sean Speidel | The Chronicle No filters. No influencers. No like-button. At a random time every day, BeReal users are notified that it is “Time to BeReal.” They then have two minutes to take a picture with both their front and back camera of whatever they are doing at the time they are notified. Though the concept itself is seemingly […]
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Abby Waechter | Managing Editor Assisted by Della Johnson and Shravani Page Though the slogan “Bobby Comet” has decorated Mason High School for four years, students question how their principal is upholding the standards of “comet culture” behind the scenes. On August 1, 2018, Robert ‘Bobby’ Dodd started his first day as principal of Mason High School (MHS) after former […]
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Aditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Classical music has extended beyond the confines of band and orchestra rooms, helping Indian students connect with their roots. Carnatic music is an older form of classical music that originated in the southern region of the Indian subcontinent. Having existed for centuries, the art form is based in ancient South Indian culture, and most songs […]
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