Divy Bose | The Chronicle Every sip counts. Students at Mason High School (MHS) can be found with an energy drink in their hands from class to class, prying to keep their eyes open. As students continue to thrive off of these drinks, the popularity of energy drinks has skyrocketed in past years. Many students, however, are unaware of the […]
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Trade careers offer lifestyle that deviates from conventional four-year college Risha Chada | The Chronicle Aimee Liu | The Chronicle A national shortage of skilled workers has threatened the conventional post-graduation path. Despite what many high school students believe, going into a trade—a skilled job that often requires manual labor—can prove to be a resulting and lucrative career. Michael Giovinazza, […]
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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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Divy Bose | The Chronicle The Mason High School (MHS) Mock Trial team has made it to the State Championship after two years. A mock trial team is made up of students who practice law, public speaking and decision making. Members are responsible for arguing a different case, each one having occurred in history, for each competition that they attend. […]
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Risha Chada | The Chronicle Freshman Harshita Ganga has combined her passion for writing and autism awareness in her quest to become a published author. Freshman Harshita Ganga recently published her book “Hidden Secrets” on Amazon. After thinking about ways to increase autism awareness, Ganga decided to combine that desire with her passion for writing. Ganga said she wrote the […]
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Ava Yungbluth | The Chronicle Mason’s National Honors Society (NHS) prom fashion show is making a comeback to ensure an amazing prom experience for all upperclassmen. The reign of prom fashion shows ended abruptly in 2019 after the COVID-19 outbreak but has returned this year to carry on the society’s mission of charitability. NHS Prom Fashion Show Chair, senior Rachel […]
Read moreEvelina Gaivoronskaia | The Chronicle While students go about their everyday lives, Ukrainian and Russian students are juggling issues stemming from the war in their home countries. On the morning of February 24, Russian troops entered Ukraine from the country’s eastern border after decade-long tensions between the countries escalated. The current conflict stems from Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s worries about […]
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Aimee Liu | The Chronicle Sleep, a time that should be rejuvenating, is causing some students more stress than relief. Though not a new phenomenon, sleep deprivation (a state caused by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep) in students at Mason High School (MHS) has caused a recent trend of difficulty focusing in and out of the classroom. Factors including […]
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Sean Speidel | The Chronicle The Black Hole is going to have a new look next school year. On Wednesday, January 19 2022, Mason High School (MHS) principal, Bobby Dodd, announced that the Black Hole has been approved by the school district to become an official school club. This means that there will be a new application process, new rules […]
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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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Izzy Gaspar’raj | The Chronicle Not many students know what it is like to go to court and be prosecuted as a juvenile, but even fewer know what it is like to be a prosecutor. Students do not normally have the power to prosecute and defend one another, but the Warren County Juvenile Court’s Youth Court program is giving high […]
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Aditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Step by step, brick by brick. That is the approach that high school students are taking to build LEGO sets, and in turn, the approach they are taking to live their lives. LEGO is a toy manufacturing company centered around connecting plastic bricks that form various objects from a plethora of franchises when assembled. Each […]
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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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Risha Chada | The Chronicle The annual flood of new students into Mason High School since 2001 has not ceased, and neither will administrative efforts to help students better adjust. Over the past 20 years, Mason High School (MHS) has been welcoming an average of 180 new students every year. With stress placed on the administrative department to accommodate the […]
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Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle Foreign language classes have officially moved to a proficiency-based approach of teaching, which focuses on building fluency, rather than becoming fluent. In prior years at MHS, language classes such as American Sign Language (ASL), Spanish, French and German utilized the general letter-based grading system. This changed, however, once the Ohio State Department of Education decided […]
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Isabelle Paley | The Chronicle A traditional birthday or holiday card has taken on a new meaning. Cards for a Cause (CFAC), is a student lead group started in 2019 by senior Jessica Li. CFAC combines service and creativity to craft uplifting messages for nursing homes, hospitals or students and staff in need by utilizing paper cards as a means […]
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Ava Yungbluth | The Chronicle Mason’s marching band seniors are “marching to the beat of their own drums” as they decide where to take their musical talents after high school. Starting sixth grade, every student at Mason is offered the opportunity to pursue an instrument. Those pursuing band have the opportunity to further their musical journeys through marching band, where […]
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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