Proficiency based learning approach introduced in foreign language classes

Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Foreign language teachers are taking a new proficiency based approach to teaching in order to enhance students’ learning.  A proficiency based approach focuses on a student’s progress rather than a letter grade. By replacing letter grades with progress reports, students are able to see where they fall on the scale of proficiency.  Compared to letter […]

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Colleges implement test-optional policies in light of pandemic

Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer Amidst ACT cancellations, many colleges are following in each other’s footsteps and becoming test-optional. While schools such as The Ohio State University have become test-optional for only one application cycle, others have different ways of adapting to limited ACT resources. Colleges such as Ohio University and The College of Wooster have decided they will no […]

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COVID Unemployment impacts college plans

Scott Reckers | Staff Writer College has a lot to offer: higher education, social life and making new connections and friends; unfortunately it has an achilles heel, the cost. According to the U.S department of education the average tuition & fees for colleges in Ohio the academic year 2019-2020,  is $7,588 for in-state and $17,131 for out-of-state. High prices mixed […]

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District to expand use of SafeSchools tip-line

Raghav Raj | Staff Writer At Mason City Schools, administrators are transforming the SafeSchools tip-line into more than just a way to report textbook threats throughout the school.  For seven years, concerned Mason students have been utilizing the line to alert the school administration on safety issues. But in a moment where students are asking Mason’s administration to step up […]

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Mason Amnesty International Club prevents deportation of pastor

Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Amnesty International members are striving to make a difference by advocating for human rights. Amnesty International is a chapter of the largest human rights organization in the world that aims to fight against human rights abuses. Co-president Maya Morjaria, a junior, said that the new club has worked closely with other branches of Amnesty International […]

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Marching Band adapts to practice during the pandemic

Ally Guo | Staff Writer Flags spinning, horns blaring, the marching band surges onward in spite of a pandemic. On July 14, Mason High School’s marching band began its summer practice. Numerous health and safety precautions had been put in place to ensure the safety of the band members, based on guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and […]

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