Alisha Soni | The Chronicle With high aerials and high energy, the Mason High School (MHS) Varsity Dance Team has made its way to Nationals. The MHS Varsity Dance Team competed in the 2023 United Dance Association (UDA) National Dance Team Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Dance teams from all over the country […]
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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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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle For junior Josh Kyselica, work and family are one and the same. Kyselica’s mom is the owner of Friday Threads, a clothing supply company that issues both large and small custom orders for customers. Kyselica’s mom started the business back in 2012. What started as a hobby of sewing became a side business of taking […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle The ability to taste and smell is too often taken for granted. Apart from flu-like symptoms, COVID-19 can affect the ability to taste and smell. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms for a normal case of COVID last from a few days to a few weeks, however, some Mason High […]
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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 […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Students are using their paintbrushes to make their mark on the community. Artworks is a nonprofit organization that creates pieces of art for different businesses and foundations. Their main focus in designing artwork is to promote art and creativity in various parts of the community. During the summer, Artworks began working on another project where […]
Read moreAlisha 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 […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Mason students traveled internationally to Peru to compete in a coastal rowing competition. The Copa America Coastal is World Rowing’s first coastal rowing competition, hosted in Peru this year. Competitors from Central and South America, including five Mason students, traveled to Peru in order to compete in the competition. Sophomore Carter Pence found interest in […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Modeled after a recent proposed Florida bill, the Ohio House of Representatives has introduced House Bill 616, a bill that would ban discussion over gender identity, sexuality, or critical race theory in grades K-3. A version of Florida’s House Bill 1557, more commonly known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, has been introduced in Ohio. […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle For many, ballet is more than just a form of dance, it is a form of self-expression that can come at a cost. Ballet is a popular type of performance dance that is meant to appear as effortless and graceful, but has been typically associated with a stigma of “toxic ballet culture.” In addition to […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Blood relation is not the only formula for a family. Senior Jorja Meere was just one day old when she was found near the gates of an orphanage in China. At nine months old, she was adopted on October 31st by her adoptive mother in the United States. Since Meere had been adopted at such […]
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Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Teachers have begun to branch out of the traditional classroom standard. Some MHS teachers have created more comfortable and collaborative learning environments by enhancing their classrooms. For English teacher, Nichole Wilson, the impacts of a decorated room, coffee bar with snacks, bean bag chairs, and flexible seating, are all key to creating a comfortable classroom. […]
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Review by: Alisha Soni Directors: Bryon Howard, Jared Bush Rating: 4.5/5 Encanto is much more than just another Disney movie and a box office hit. Despite the film coming out in November, it found new life over the season due to its availability on Disney Plus, allowing audiences to experience three-dimensional characters, vibrant songs, and stunning animation that culminate in […]
Read moreAlisha Soni | The Chronicle Mason High School is re-thinking the concept of final exams. Even though it was hinted at for weeks, school leaders decided that the final exam schedule would be eliminated beginning this semester. In some classes, students face highly weighted comprehensive tests during exam week that encompass material covered during the entire semester. Mason High School […]
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Dungeons and Dragons fans find schooltime outlet Alisha Soni | The Chronicle Adventurers charge into battle, their fate uncertain. Relying on nothing but luck, they roll the dice. Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a 1970’s tabletop role-playing game that allows a group of people to immerse themselves into their own fantasy world. The “Dungeon Master” runs the storyline, leading the […]
Read moreAlisha Soni | The Chronicle Mason tennis player Harshita Uppuganti was not distracted when she took the court with one of the top tennis players in the world, Uppuganti had a job to do. Uppuganti volunteered at the Western and Southern Open as a ballperson. Ball people play a crucial role in the sport of professional tennis, and are tasked […]
Read moreAlisha Soni | Staff Writer When most people today hear the word “circus,” images of a bygone era filled with animated clowns, sword swallowers, and performers catapulting through hoops of fire come to mind. Despite circus performers attaining the ability to thrill audiences through dangerous or tricky stunts, the circus has been rapidly decreasing in popularity. Nowadays, many people seem […]
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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, […]
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