Drew Hoffmaster | The Chronicle Breathing life into the bleak alley behind their business is important to local business owners Jennifer and Mark Winter. They were inspired by an artistic phenomenon on social media called Umbrella Alleys, an alley with colorful umbrellas strung across the top. Jennifer Winter said that she fell in love with the idea and wanted to […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer Mason softball player Audrey Renaud knows what it’s like to be mocked. She also knows what it’s like to get the last laugh. Renaud has Tourette’s Syndrome. A disorder that involves uncontrollable repetitive movements or unwanted sounds, also called tics. Even though she started developing severe tics in the seventh grade, Renaud wasn’t diagnosed with […]
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Cody Allgor | Staff Writer March 2, 2019. The day that Jenni Meier’s life changed. On her way home at the end of that day, Meier’s car was struck by a semi-truck. Taking four jaws of life to free her from the wreckage, she was eventually air-carried to University Hospital and transferred to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The list […]
Read moreInterview by Rilee Malloy Jack and Owen Riley Owen is half an inch taller than Jack. When they were young, Owen was a lot bigger than Jack, so it was easy to tell them apart. Jack and Owen’s friends tell them apart by their voice and hairstyle. They have very different tastes in food. Brady and Jacob Nesser When Brady […]
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer ‘They’ say it’s almost impossible to beat a team three times in one season. Well, ‘they’ are wrong. After knocking off Lakota West 59-46 on Friday, February 26 in the district semi-final game, the Mason Comets proved that a team can be beaten three times in one season. They had a good example to follow […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer Knowing when a COVID-19 vaccine would be readily available was a shot in the dark for healthcare professionals last March. Now, almost a year later, Mason City Schools (MCS) staff and some students are in a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccine. As frontline workers in high-risk locations such as nursing homes, some Mason High […]
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Risha Chada | Staff Writer It has been fourteen years, and there is no sign of stopping. On Saturday, January 30, at the Mason natatorium, the Mason Comets girls swim team faced the arduous task of continuing their stronghold on the Greater Miami Conference (GMC). The swimmers and divers managed to secure yet another GMC Championship in dominating fashion, with […]
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Divyana Bose | Sports Writer Cody Allgor | Sports Writer It was the ‘battle of the skies,’ ice version today at the South Metro Sports Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The Mason Comets defeated rival Sycamore 3-1 in a game that was the complete opposite of a game played earlier this season when the two teams combined for 14 goals. A […]
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Interviews by Riley Johansen and Rilee Malloy Google the Goldendoodle Hi! My name is Google and I’m a 7-year-old service dog from 4 Paws for Ability for MHS freshman Malia Paxton. She is hearing impaired, has developmental delays, and cerebral palsy. She struggles with sensory issues as well. I help her hear things that are hard for her to hear […]
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Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer Students in the biomed program are taking their passion for medicine worldwide. Through the biomed program at MHS, Junior Siddarth Varman was introduced to the Leadership Initiative, an internship that allowed him to pick an international area and a problem within that area and work to develop a solution. He was quickly joined by fellow […]
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Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer Mason student teachers are preparing to miss out on valuable teaching experiences in the three weeks post Thanksgiving break. Claire Eckel is a senior education major at Miami University. Her college made the decision to go to remote classes after Thanksgiving break to enforce COVID-19 guidelines. Because of this, Eckel is unable to finish the […]
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Divyana Bose | Staff Writer For one set of twins, this swim season brings one last hurrah before they separate for the first time in 18 years. Twin sisters Reece and Ashley Lugbill will be looking to finish off their high school swim careers strong this winter. However, next year at this time, they will be doing something they´ve never […]
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Cody Allgor | Staff Writer Mason sophomore basketball player Margo Mattes is focused on putting academics before athletics. Mattes, considered one of the nation’s top sophomores, is known for making great decisions on the court, but on November 13 she made a decision that showed that she is focused on her future after basketball. Mattes announced her decision to verbally […]
Read moreRiley Johansen | Editor-in-Chief Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer While the concept of skincare may seem complex and confusing to many, simply looking in the mirror can tell more than one would think. Many teenagers struggle with their skin as the weather continues to get colder and stress begins to build with the end of the semester nearing. Although acne […]
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Cody Allgor | Staff Writer The Mason girls tennis team is going to have to find a much larger trophy case. The Mason girls tennis team earned their fourth straight Ohio Tennis Coaches Association (OTCA) state championship with their win over Upper Arlington on Saturday, October 25th. This championship comes after the sixth straight Greater Miami Conference (GMC) title for […]
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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 […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer “But you don’t look like you’re sick.” You’re right, I don’t look sick. From the outside looking in, you would never know that something is wrong. But I wake every morning knowing that I am chronically ill and I won’t be getting better. When I was nine, I was hit with a diagnosis of Ehlers […]
Read moreRilee Malloy | Staff Writer Some seniors are giving the traditional post-graduation plans a makeover. Seniors Alexis Nichols and Mackenzie Savage are taking an unconventional path with their decision to attend cosmetology school. Nichols is still weighing all of her options, but is highly considering cosmetology school right out of highschool. Savage plans to attend cosmetology school after a four-year […]
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