Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle It is easy to disassociate ourselves from our history. We are all humans living in 2023, a world with a different social and political structure than even a few decades ago. We trudge through history classes, a complicated pile of historical dates and people, and then hastily toss them to the side. But the reality […]
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Elina Bishoyi | The ChronicleTanya Keskar | The Chronicle Artificial Intelligence (AI), friend or foe? Currently in the research phase, Chat GPT is a chatbot, a computer program created to simulate human conversation, launched by the company OpenAI in November 2022. The software operates by predicting what the user wants through its vast database of information on the Internet. The […]
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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 […]
Read moreBradyn 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 […]
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Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle On April 29, Mason High School students from five resource rooms, where students receive a modified curriculum with special education teachers, attended the Daylight Prom, hosted by the Little Miami School district. The Daylight Prom is a dance that specifically caters to the needs of students with sensory and medical […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Mason students have taken initiative of their learning by immersing themselves into additional language courses, some having no prior prerequisites. By plunging themselves into the realm of foreign language courses with little prior knowledge of the inner-workings of a language is allowing driven students to discover the facets of speech. Mason High School (MHS) senior […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Mason staff and students worked together learning about leadership through unconventional activities while spending the night at a school in Eastern Ohio. On March 18, 2022, Mason staff and students crossed the state for the Student Leadership Summit hosted by Warren Local Schools in Eastern Ohio. The representative team was MHS Principal Bobby Dodd, MHS […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle The Mason school board is continuing to reflect the evolution of the Mason community.On January 11th, 2022, Ian Orr was sworn in as the first person of color on the Mason City School Board. On top of that, Connie Yingling and Desiree Batsche, both women, were elected as the president and vice president of the […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Names have many purposes but are often seen as a reflection of identity that stays constant throughout a lifetime. Students with two cultures in their lives, however, find themselves balancing life with two different names. Balancing two names stems from many factors, including the difficulty that comes with a mispronounced name. Junior Julia Li, whose […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Life can feel like we’re constantly trying to keep up. There’s always the next stage of life to reach. It’s a race to see who can get the farthest, who can be the most successful. Today, success seems to refer to money, fame, and prestige, so we’re pushed to pursue this definition of success as […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle On December 15, 2021, Al Voorhis passed away at 95 years old. Voorhis graduated from Mason City Schools (MCS) in 1949, and is known today as the architect of numerous Mason buildings. His firm, VSWC, was founded in 1952 and built the current Mason Middle School, Western Row Elementary School, Mason Heights Elementary School, Mason […]
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Student entrepreneurs have high hopes for potential MHS cafe Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle A team of Mason High School (MHS) students are brewing plans for an in-school cafe, currently set to launch during the 2022-23 school year. The cafe will be a student-run business selling coffee, tea and other drinks in the mornings and after school. It will be […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) staff became poets as they captured the essence of inclusive excellence through powerful prose. On the October Professional Development Day, students had a day to guide their learning while the MHS staff had the opportunity to reflect on Inclusive Excellence (IE) in the school district by composing found poems. A found […]
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Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Many freedoms develop the culture of Mason High School, and the Mason City School Board plays a big role in making it possible. The school board is a team of five individuals who are elected every four years and have ultimate authority over the school district. From eliminating valedictorian and salutatorian positions to instating a […]
Read moreEthical and sustainable living becoming a globally-beneficial student trend Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle A few eco-minded Mason High School students are battling today’s issues by focusing on the impact of their footprints. Last year, senior Preston Meyer decided to become vegan after learning how meat consumption and animal exploitation are some of the worst factors in the climate crisis. […]
Read moreMHS Chronicle Staff Members 2022-2023 Editor-in-ChiefBradyn Johnson Managing EditorsRisha Chada Tanya Keskar Sports EditorAndrew Little Design EditorAllison Droege Technical EditorIzzy Gaspar’raj Business ManagerAlexa Crociata Staff DesignersBecca Hunter Nishka Mishra Alisha Verma Staff Writers Elina Bishoyi Divy Bose Drew Hoffmaster Megan Lee Savannah Libby Aimee Liu Josie Lorenz Taylor Murray Camden Paeltz Khusbu Patel Carly Prows Reva Rampalli Ali Sami Ellie Saylor Shrija […]
Read moreElectronically: Chronicle Business – mhschroniclebusiness@gmail.com Mr. Dale Conner (Advisor) – connerd@masonohioschools.com | 398-5025 x 33103 Della Johnson (Editor-in-Chief) — dejohnson.chronicle@gmail.com Shravani Page (Managing Editor) — spage.chronicle@gmail.com Abigail Waechter (Managing Editor) — awaechter.chronicle@gmail.com Andrew Little (Sports Editor) — alittle.chronicle@gmail.com Alexa Crociata (Business Manager) — acrociata.chronicle@gmail.com Allison Droege (Staff Designer) — adroege.chronicle@gmail.com Rebecca Hunter (Staff Designer) — rhunter.chronicle@gmail.com Nishka Mishra (Staff Designer) […]
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