Aimee Liu | The Chronicle After years without a place to check out a book, Mason’s new Little Library has opened in Z203. Mason High School (MHS) Campus Supervisor Tracy Zimmaro came up with the Little Library after finding out the Learning Commons was going to get renovated and she needed somewhere to keep the books. “Production and demolition [in […]
Read moreAimee Liu | The Chronicle “I am so stressed out.” Walking the halls of MHS, it is almost impossible not to hear this phrase. I have used it a fair number of times in just the last week. On top of regular activities, there is no doubt that finals, end-of-course (EOC) exams, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams induce quite a […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Commitment goes far beyond school for athletes hoping to pursue collegiate sports. Club sports offer student-athletes the ability to play their respective sports at a more competitive level and play in front of collegiate coaches and recruiters. While high school sports give athletes the opportunity to play for and represent their school, additional involvement with […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle The Write Place is making strides toward becoming the right place for students to get help with writing. Mason High School (MHS) English teacher Allison Catalino created The Write Place in 2018, and said it is “a student-led writing center that has excellent student consultants who can help with any type of writing.” The Write […]
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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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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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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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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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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. […]
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Trade careers offer lifestyle that deviates from conventional four-year college Risha Chada | The Chronicle Aimee Liu | The Chronicle A national shortage of skilled workers has threatened the conventional post-graduation path. Despite what many high school students believe, going into a trade—a skilled job that often requires manual labor—can prove to be a resulting and lucrative career. Michael Giovinazza, […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Students with a background in multiple countries are grappling with their cultural identities. A dual citizen is a person that is concurrently regarded as a citizen of two different countries and therefore shares rights and responsibilities to both. Dual citizens can live, work, vote and access public benefits in both of their countries while also […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Sleep, a time that should be rejuvenating, is causing some students more stress than relief. Though not a new phenomenon, sleep deprivation (a state caused by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep) in students at Mason High School (MHS) has caused a recent trend of difficulty focusing in and out of the classroom. Factors including […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Mason cricket players are realizing that the meaning of their sport extends far beyond the playing field. Cricket is a popular team sport around the world, comparable to what most Americans know as baseball. It is a bat-and-ball game, in which 11 players on each of two opposing teams take turns batting and fielding. The […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle While getting behind the wheel is one of the most anticipated events for high schoolers, some students’ driving experiences have been curbed by car crashes. A 2021 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety survey found that teen drivers–those between 15 and 20 years of age–have crash rates nearly four times higher than those for adults. This […]
Read moreAimee Liu | The Chronicle Choosing an entree and two fruits or vegetables is all it takes to receive a free lunch at Mason High School. The task of providing students with these well-balanced lunches at no charge has been increasingly difficult for Mason’s nutrition department. Across the nation, schools have experienced issues providing affordable lunches for students while still […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle While each school year contains many of the same practices at Mason High School (MHS), the bell schedule has always remained an inconsistency. The 2021-22 bell schedule at MHS consists of shorter seven-bell days on Mondays and Fridays along with a medley of different block scheduled days the rest of the week, featuring five different […]
Read moreAcknowledging correct pronoun usage fosters more positive learning environment Aimee Liu | The Chronicle The topic of gender identity is no longer a national conversation; it is right here in Mason High School. As the United States experiences new ripples of social awareness, MHS students have noticed a slight, yet significant change in their classrooms this back-to-school season: several MHS […]
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