Shrija Shandilya | The Chronicle This year, an exposed belly button may come with a price. For the first time since 2017, Mason High School […]
Features
Mason scouts trek through wilderness after year of training
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 […]
Opinion
Mind your family’s business
Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle Race was not something that was very important to a five-year-old me. Yes, I knew of it, and I understood […]
Sports
FOOTBALL STARTS 5-0 IN GMC, SURPASSING PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS
Andrew Little | Sports Editor 5-0. The Mason Comets have shrugged off preseason expectations to start their season undefeated in Greater Miami Conference play, one […]
Arts and Entertainment
Show Review: Never Have I Ever (Season 3)
Review by: Nishka Mishra Creator: Mindy Kaling Rating: 4/5 The third season of the Netflix original show “Never Have I Ever” was released this August […]
FOOTBALL STARTS 5-0 IN GMC, SURPASSING PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS
Andrew Little | Sports Editor 5-0. The Mason Comets have shrugged off preseason expectations to start their season undefeated in Greater Miami Conference play, one of their best starts ever. Last season the Comets finished their season with a 4-7 record and finished in seventh place in the GMC. The Comets lost significant talent with their outgoing seniors, particularly on […]
Read moreStudent Spotlights – In Conversation with Nithya Duddella, 9/16/2022
1) What issues are you passionate about and what actions have you taken? I’m super passionate about environmentalism. It’s always been a goal of mine to do any small task while being conscious of how my actions affect Earth. I am a co-founder of the initiative EcoDharma, and we work to preserve the Earth through an Indic perspective. On the […]
Read moreMind your family’s business
Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle Race was not something that was very important to a five-year-old me. Yes, I knew of it, and I understood it to an extent, but I did not think it could ever really affect me or my family. Apparently, I was wrong, because as I grew up, I saw that race was very important to […]
Read moreQueen Elizabeth II: An icon in life, inspiration in death
Bradyn Johnson | Editor-in-Chief Tanya Keskar | Managing Editor Queen Elizabeth ll was alive for more than nine decades, ascending to the throne at only 25 years of age. On September 8th, 2022, she died at 96 years old. She lived for 35,040 days, 841,536 hours and 3,027,456,000 seconds. She met with 13 U.S. Presidents, dating back to the early […]
Read moreStaff Editorial – Write your own story
At Mason High School, we often get too competitive in both our academics and athletics. Frequently in the media, students are told that to succeed, we have to make certain sacrifices. We are told that breaks are equivalent to laziness and that pain is the key to success. But that’s not the case. We are kids, not adults. And we […]
Read moreIn the race to compete with standards set by others, you might always find yourself behind
Risha Chada | The Chronicle We’ve all been there. Our tests get handed back, face-down with a big, red grade circled at the top of the paper. The people around you flip over their tests and face the music. You brace yourself because you know you did not have time to study for this last math, science, or English test. […]
Read moreEditorial Cartoon – 9/16/2022
Comet Zone’s Student Athlete of the Month: September 2022, Efa Paschka
Efa Paschka Freshman cross country runner Efa Paschka was the Comets’ top competitor the first time she stepped on a high school course. She led the team to a victory at the OHSAA Preseason Cross Country Invitational with a fifth-place overall finish. As of September 9th, her personal record of 18:53 is the best 5k time from a freshman in […]
Read moreImanaliev competes with Kyrgyzstan U-16 National Team
Ali Sami | The Chronicle From playing on the Mason multipurpose field, all the way to playing in Kyrgyzstan, Dezzi Imanaliev has taken on the challenge of traveling overseas to play for his national team. Imanaliev was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to the United States when he was seven years old. He was one of 25 players invited to […]
Read moreOn the Fast Track: Freshmen Paschka and Teply key to early cross country success
Camden Paeltz | The Chronicle Some speedy freshmen are leading the charge for the girl cross country team’s fast start. The Comets opened their season with a victory at the annual Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Preseason Cross Country Invitational. Many of the top teams in Ohio compete in that race, and the Comets had not won it since […]
Read moreShow Review: Never Have I Ever (Season 3)
Review by: Nishka Mishra Creator: Mindy Kaling Rating: 4/5 The third season of the Netflix original show “Never Have I Ever” was released this August and soared to the top of the charts. The show captivates teenage audiences with its relatability through the characters and romance that will leave you at the edge of your seat. Never have I Ever […]
Read moreMovie Review: Top Gun: Maverick
Review by: Ava Yungbluth Directed by: Joseph Kosinski Rating: 4.5/5 Some watched for the planes, some for the personalities, and others for pure nostalgia, but everyone was able to find something they enjoyed after watching Top Gun: Maverick. The opening credits of Top Gun: Maverick showed a sequence of planes being readied on an aircraft carrier before taking off to […]
Read moreAlbum Review: Traumazine
Review by: Shrija Shandilya Artist: Megan Thee Stallion Rating: 4/5 Megan Thee Stallion’s second studio album, Traumazine, is a perfect showcase of her iconic sound and versatility as an artist. Megan Thee Stallion has had one of the most explosive careers of the late 2000s. Ever since her rise to fame in 2019, Megan’s influence has extended beyond the music […]
Read moreInternship puts Bio Med students on frontline of Nigerian health crisis
Alisha Soni | Staff Writer Through an internship at Georgetown University, Mason High School (MHS) students used their passion for public health to impact Nigerian communities. Through HOSA, which is a health organization that allows people across the world to participate in different medical events, sophomore Mithul Vivek was introduced to the Advanced Public Health and Medicine internship hosted at […]
Read morePhysics students compete overseas in Kutaisi, Georgia
Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Two Mason students bring home the gold for Team USA from the International Olympiad of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). On August 14, seniors Samvit Das and David Zhang traveled to Kutaisi in the country of Georgia to represent Team USA at IOAA. The olympiad took place over eight days and consisted of two four-hour exams: […]
Read moreHutzelman prepares for life on the runway
Reva Rampalli | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) senior Avary Hutzelman is making her way into the intense world of modeling. Hutzelman has been in the show business game for a little over nine years. Unlike some usual teenage hobbies, she chose to take a unique path: modeling. Hutzelmans’ modeling career did not just take off as soon as […]
Read moreH.S. admin implements measures to ease student safety concerns
Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Students’ fears about school safety are being addressed as administrators try to balance security and a welcoming atmosphere. With the onset of the school year at Mason High School (MHS), staff have tightened many safety measures. In particular, they have focused on keeping doors secure, monitoring cameras more closely and having staff in the hallways. […]
Read moreScience Olympians earn second national title
Drew Hoffmaster | The Chronicle The Mason High School (MHS) Science Olympiad team scored their second consecutive national title in May 2022 in an impressive feat of teamwork and persistence. Science olympiad is a nationwide competition where students partake in a multitude of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events. These events can range from taking a test to building […]
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