Category: News

Laurel Wang | The Chronicle Students at Mason High School (MHS) have a new place for peace. MHS has recently established a room for students of all faiths to find inspiration. Whether it is morning meditation or scheduled prayer times, students can utilize this room to fit their needs. For Muslim students, scheduled prayer times coincide with the school day. […]

Divy Bose | The Chronicle Paying the price is what it takes to get the latest Retro shoes. As stylish clothing trends are becoming popular on social media, so are shoes. With the latest retro look making its full circle, junior Presley Daniels said that she wants to keep up with the trend, but also make it her own. “I […]

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 […]

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 […]

Laurel Wang | The Chronicle The clubs of Mason High School (MHS) have been granted new opportunities. This year, MHS Student Government (StuGo) reinstated a grant program to provide MHS clubs and activities with funding to achieve their goals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program had been postponed for several years, but StuGo leaders made reviving it a priority.  […]

Elina Bishoyi | The Chronicle The digital age can be deadly. On December 5th, Agent Brian with the Secret Service educated parents about the dangers of online crimes during the Cyber Safety Awareness event at the Mason Municipal Center. This event was hosted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in partnership with the Secret Service, who […]

Shrija Shandilya | The Chronicle It’s final, Mason High School will have finals. For the 2022-23 school year, MHS students will have midterm and final exams. For the past two years, finals were removed as students missed a lot of material or in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students have had to make many adjustments, and in the midst […]

Taylor Murray | The Chronicle On October 13th, the Mason High School (MHS) Spanish National Honor Society joined forces with the Mason City Schools Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council to host a celebration for Hispanic Heritage month. Mason City Schools Public Information Office and leader of the Mirrors and Windows initiative, Tracey Carson helped organize this event that brought […]

Megan Lee | The ChronicleStaff and students, please pardon the interruption. This inevitable announcement has defined the end of every seventh period this school year for Mason High School (MHS) bus riders. Buses that have no drivers are announced by their numbers, and the students who ride them must wait at the office until transportation can be arranged. This instability […]

Megan Lee | Staff Writer After years of supporting local Mason organizations, Mason High School’s (MHS) one-stop spirit shop, The Comet Zone, decided to take things in a different direction.  Every year, during homecoming season, The Comet Zone leads a fundraiser to support a local Mason organization. Previously, The Comet Zone has dedicated their homecoming proceeds to foundations such as […]