Shravani Page | Staff Writer The Mason community takes bias seriously. That was made evident when community members used the bias reporting option in the […]
Features
Mason FBLA members gain professional experience through State Presidency
Risha Chada | Staff Writer Look out Bill Gates and all the business tycoons out there, some Mason High School (MHS) entrepreneurs are learning from […]
Opinion
Opinion: We need to do more about climate change before it is too late
Raghav Raj | Staff Writer On April 31, President Joe Biden unveiled new measures to overhaul and upgrade American infrastructure, proclaiming his plan “a once-in-a-generation […]
Sports
Student-parent duos navigate dynamic of athlete and coach
Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Coaches’ kids get treated differently. Even though parents and teammates think coaches’ kids get special treatment, it is usually the […]
Arts and Entertainment
Album Review: Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Review by: Della Johnson Artist: Lana Del Ray Rating: 8.5/10 Following what might be her most problematic year yet in the eyes of the internet, […]
Opinion: We need to do more about climate change before it is too late
Raghav Raj | Staff Writer On April 31, President Joe Biden unveiled new measures to overhaul and upgrade American infrastructure, proclaiming his plan “a once-in-a-generation investment in America.” Officially titled the American Jobs Plan, the initiative is the largest presidential effort to fight climate change ever, dwarfing former President Barack Obama’s 2009 Stimulus bill which allotted a comparatively paltry $90 […]
Read moreStudent-parent duos navigate dynamic of athlete and coach
Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Coaches’ kids get treated differently. Even though parents and teammates think coaches’ kids get special treatment, it is usually the furthest thing from the truth. Parents often try to coach their kids from the sidelines or on the drive home. After a while, a child can start to resent the parent coaching. But when your […]
Read moreMason FBLA members gain professional experience through State Presidency
Risha Chada | Staff Writer Look out Bill Gates and all the business tycoons out there, some Mason High School (MHS) entrepreneurs are learning from you and hoping to use what they have learned to blaze their own paths in the business world. Some of these young business leaders are getting a head start through the MHS chapter of the […]
Read morePit orchestra remains invisible, still crucial component to Mason musicals
Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer The audience can hear them. The audience can sense them. They put the “music” in musical. And yet, they go unseen. Pit orchestras are used for plays and musicals all over the world. Typically set in an orchestra pit below the stage so as to be invisible to the audience, a pit orchestra’s job is […]
Read moreOpinion: Perfectly Long Movies
Raghav Raj | Staff Writer With Zack Snyder’s absolutely massive, 4-hour long director’s cut of the 2017 DC film Justice League in the spotlight, there’s a renewed interest in the “long movie,” a remarkably volatile cinematic experience that serves as a double edged sword for any viewers up to the task. If a filmmaker gets it wrong, you’re stuck sitting […]
Read moreNew club empowers female students to pursue STEM careers
Evelina Gaivoronskaia | Staff Writer After noticing a lack of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Mason High School junior Marissa Riehm decided she was going to do something about it. She chose to create a club that allows young women to explore their STEM interests. The young women of MHS have a variety of STEM courses available […]
Read moreUnconventional mentorship leads Speech and Debate team to victory
Divy Bose | Staff Writer The term “team mom” can get thrown around when it comes to school organizations. Sunayna Ponkshe, is more than just a team mom of the Mason High School (MHS) Speech and Debate team. Along with providing guidance and mentorship she does a great deal of the heavy lifting behind the scenes so her team can […]
Read moreAlbum Review: Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Review by: Della Johnson Artist: Lana Del Ray Rating: 8.5/10 Following what might be her most problematic year yet in the eyes of the internet, Lana Del Rey has released a quiet, gentle record, perhaps more vintage than any of her other works. Experimenting with folk (and even teetering on country with a feature from Nikki Lane), her lyrics embody […]
Read moreJ0hnson will be counted on to lead talented but young Comet team
Matthew Smith | Sports Editor In a normal season, the Mason baseball program would be looking to build off what they did last season. But this spring isn’t normal and the last time the Comets took the field was in 2019. The Comets will be entering their 2021 season without having played a game in two years. Many teams are […]
Read moreFoster dog finds a home ‘close to home’
Alisha Soni | Staff Writer Sometimes when you love something you have to set it free. That’s exactly what happened when Hope Conrad and her family decided to foster a rescued puppy; they eventually had to let her go. Through the organization Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART), senior Hope Conrad and her family were able to foster their first dog, […]
Read moreReemergence of bell bottoms sparks conversation of their utilization in past and present activism
Avary Hutzelman | Staff Writer Bell bottoms are back. Like most fashion trends, bell bottoms went on sabbatical. But now they’re back and their return is catching the attention of some bell bottom veterans at Mason High School. Bell bottoms were born during a decade of controversy, spanning from the mid 1960’s to the late seventies. These long flowing pants […]
Read moreStudents honor and connect with loved ones through tattoos
Ally Guo | Staff Writer The permanent nature of a tattoo is often viewed as a risk, but for some students, that permanency is the perfect way to memorialize a treasured family connection. People get tattoos for a variety of reasons: to express a certain aesthetic, to represent ideas important to them, or to celebrate the people who inspire them. […]
Read moreMovie review: Godzilla vs. Kong
Review by: Scott Reckers Director: Adam Wingard Rating 7/10 Godzilla may be the “King of the Monsters,” but Kong bows to no one. The two stars of the ‘Monsterverse’ have finally clashed together, and the promise of a visual spectacle is fulfilled. The current state of visual effects is the future we dreamed of years ago, and the fight scenes […]
Read moreOpinion: Mason’s mental health training deserves to roll out to everyone
Shravani Page | Staff Writer Mason has had its fair share of mental health-related issues. And Mason has done a lot to help students combat them. They’ve allocated more resources and even trained teachers and a small group of students in suicide prevention. They’ve developed numerous connections with Cincinnati Children’s, the Lindner Center of Hope, and organizations such as MindPeace. […]
Read moreVoices – 04/09/2021
Interview by Risha Chada Monaa Gopinath – Sophomore Tell us about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, Hobbies, Fun Facts, Etc? My name is Monaa and I’m a sophomore here at MHS. I am also a co-founder of Young Leaders in Public Health and Medicine (YLPHM). Some of my interests are playing the piano, camping, reading, collecting rocks […]
Read moreMHS Asian Americans grapple with national increase in Violence and COVID blaming
Della Johnson | Staff Writer As cases of COVID-19 begin to level out and even decline in some areas of the United States, the virus has given rise to another unfortunate symptom of the pandemic. There has been a significant increase in violence and hate speech toward Asian Americans. As the world found itself in the grips of a pandemic […]
Read moreOpinion: We can’t keep looking to birth control as the culprit
Abby Waechter | Staff Writer I hate birth control. Ever since I’ve started it, nothing but a series of unfortunate events has occurred. My body doesn’t know how to react to it, my emotions are out of control, and my boyfriend broke up with me. The emotions that came over me after my breakup were amplified because of birth control. […]
Read moreStaff Editorial: Cleveland Browns Quarterback proved wrong about Mason when he shouldn’t have been
Remember when Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield tweeted at Mason High School calling us soft? Yeah, so do we. One of the more tumultuous moments here at Mason High School began as a way to reduce stress and ease the cutthroat academic culture here at Mason. Somehow it ended in a viral tweet by Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield on […]
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