Risha Chada | Staff Writer From sunrise to sundown, Mason High School students fast for Ramadan, a yearly religious tradition of putting the greater good before one’s needs. The Islamic tradition of Ramadan is known as a season of spiritual reflection, self-improvement and heightened devotion and worship throughout the Muslim community. The holiday serves as a way to cleanse the […]
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Kaelyn Rodrigues | Managing Editor In a society bent on labels, students who fail to fit into just one category seek to resolve and accept their biracial identity. Senior Chandrika Vasan, who is half-Indian and half-white, grew up in a town with “no people of color around” before relocating to Mason when she was in fifth grade. Vasan said she […]
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Ally Guo | Staff Writer The expectation is to begin college right after high school, but some seniors are taking a gap year before the school bell rings again. A gap year is when students choose to wait a year after graduating high school before pursuing college or some other form of higher education. Many use this time to volunteer, […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer The Mason community takes bias seriously. That was made evident when community members used the bias reporting option in the SafeSchools Tipline to report a swastika that had been marked on a playground at Mason Early Childhood Center (MECC) on March 22. Mason’s response team was able to generate a quick response from the numerous […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Alisha Soni | Staff Writer Mason Science Olympiad strives to make its first invitational as exciting and unique as possible despite COVID restraints. During a typical invitational, schools nationwide bring multiple teams of 15 members to a chosen school who then compete in pairs among the 23 set events and additional trial events. With their designated schedules, the participants compete […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer At Mason High School (MHS), aspiring teachers are casting aside their curriculum to make their school a more inclusive learning environment. Over the past few months, students at MHS’s Teacher Academy have paused their curriculum to work on a large-scale project alongside the Mason City Schools’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) council. The result is […]
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Review by: Rachel Cai Artist: Julien Baker Rating: 8.5/10 Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions, is a heart-wrenching chronicle of substance abuse, her struggle with faith, and her path to recovery. Her third solo album — and her first project since 2018’s collaborative Boygenius EP — is a self-produced, multi-instrumental affair, one where most of the performances are by Baker herself. Most […]
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Scott Reckers | Staff Writer The Mason High School eSports club has joined the game. ESports, competitive video gaming, has been around since the 1970s, but has gained a lot of traction in recent years due to the rising popularity of video games and increasing the demand for competition. Players can compete in team games, like tactical shooter game Tom […]
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Risha Chada | Staff Writer With the upcoming Advanced Placement (AP) tests in May, online AP teachers face the challenge of preparing their students virtually. Come May, students of a variety of advanced subjects will face a grueling test covering the information they have learned throughout the course of the entire year. The timed test consists of a multiple choice […]
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Ally Guo | Staff Writer No matter the distance between them and their audience, the music of the students at Mason High School (MHS) will be heard. Music is an art, and with any form of art, creativity is vital. This year, the music department at MHS had to think creatively in a different direction when developing new ways to […]
Read moreShravani Page | Staff Writer Although cheating isn’t a new phenomenon, with the interjection of a pandemic, online students have been put to a test of integrity in whether or not they will take the “easy way out.” Juniors Rachel Bair and Rishi Manoharan chose to go online because they felt it would be best for both of their families. […]
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As 2020 finally nears its end, the Chronicle Staff is taking a look back at all of the truly fantastic music that was released over the past year. Without further ado, here are a few staff picks for the best songs of the year. “Key West (Philosopher’s Pirate)” by Bob Dylan By Raghav Raj The penultimate track from Bob Dylan’s […]
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Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer Comets in Action members are mourning the loss of after school adventures as the club is put on hold due to COVID-19. Every third Thursday of the month, the members of the Comets in Action club spend their afternoons on a bus on the way to their next adventure. From going to a pumpkin patch […]
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Read moreChronicle Achievements 2022-2023 Ohio Scholastic Media Association All Ohio for Online News Site All Ohio for Overall Newspaper Megan Lee – Newswriting (Excellent) Tanya Keskar & Alisha Soni – In-Depth Team Reporting (Excellent) Divy Bose – In-Depth Individual Reporting (Excellent) Drew Hoffmaster – General Feature (Superior) Elina Bishoyi – General Feature (Superior) Drew Hoffmaster – Alternative Copy (Superior) Taylor Murray […]
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