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Alessia Korvessis | The Chronicle In a school as large as Mason High School (MHS), students can struggle to find close confidantes to entrust with the personal aspects of their lives. Living in a culture often defined by high achievement and busy schedules, being vulnerable is a rare occurrence for most students. But a few…

Grace Ai | The Chronicle As many seniors gear up for their four-year journeys to college after graduation, some are gearing up for a different journey, one that takes them to different parts of the world: mission trips. Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are those who travel around the globe…

Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) has always been a home to thousands of students. For most, the seven-bell schedule is the standard, but for MHS junior William Yeoh, school looks a little different. Yeoh is homeschooled through a program called the Providence Extension Program (PEP) in Ohio. PEP includes resources for…

Nicole D’Silva | The Chronicle This semester at Mason High School (MHS) marks the beginning of a new collaborative project between students in Advanced Placement (AP) Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (E&M), AP Literature and Composition (Lit) and AP Calculus BC. Students work on the project in groups of approximately 10 students each to create…

Sophie Allen | The Chronicle This February, a powerhouse squad of girls will make history as they take the turf for Mason High School’s first-ever Girls Flag Football team. The Cincinnati Bengals are one of many NFL teams which have begun to partner with local schools in an effort to promote football to female high…

Eshal Firoze | The Chronicle For many students at Mason High School (MHS), balancing classes, extracurriculars, and personal lives, holding a job can be difficult, let alone starting a company of their own. For senior Marshall Archer, what began as a simple neighborhood side hustle has now evolved into a thriving multi-state business, solely powered…

Ruhi Kaneria | The Chronicle Generation Z is often described as the generation of self-care. Born between 1997 and 2012, this generation has prioritized mental and physical well-being, openly discussed mental health and sought out professional help and wellness practices more than any generation before them. But along with this shift comes a wave of…

Emily Kemper | The Chronicle Melodies sung by magical candlesticks and teapots play in the background as Mason High School Junior Elise Hartmann paints on a dark red lip and bold brown eyebrows. By the time the movie credits roll, she is completely unrecognizable in a brown wig and shimmering yellow ballgown. Hartmann isn’t getting…

Maria Ataya | The Chronicle The rhythmic clicks and clacks of buttons, the whirs of the remote sticks, and the clanking of metal crashing together are sounds familiarly known by Mason High School (MHS) students part of BattleBots, a student-run club branched off of Skills USA, a national nonprofit for students who want to pursue…