Climate change is becoming too costly

Elina Bishoyi | The Chronicle The skies filled with hues of reds, oranges and grays, and the smoke-laced air are nothing short of an apocalyptic movie. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the costs for climate and weather disasters from January to August alone are at least a minimum of $1 billion – the largest amount ever spent […]

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What We Owe to Each Other

Laurel Wang | The Chronicle The idea of “self-care” stems from medical terminology of the 1950s. But it first took on the meaning we know today through the Black Panther Party, as ways civil rights activists could care for themselves to prevent burnout. Alongside self-care came the concept of community care, or a system of support for our communities. The […]

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Give your teachers some grace

Aimee Liu | The Chronicle “I am so stressed out.” Walking the halls of MHS, it is almost impossible not to hear this phrase. I have used it a fair number of times in just the last week. On top of regular activities, there is no doubt that finals, end-of-course (EOC) exams, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams induce quite a […]

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A scoreboard does not make an athlete

Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Every year, Mason’s competitive guard and dance team work for hours, days on end, to make their way up through the extreme levels of competition. Mason High School’s competitive winter guard puts in between nine and eighteen hours of practice each week. The varsity dance team works ten to sixteen hours a week leading up […]

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Protect trans youth

Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle On the afternoon of February 11, 2023, a British sixteen-year-old transgender girl, Brianna Ghey was found on a walking path with multiple stab wounds. Authorities pronounced her dead at the scene. A 15-year-old boy and girl have been charged with Ghey’s murder. Ghey had been exposed to years of transphobic harassment before her death. Authorities […]

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A thank you to Hope Squad

Megan Lee | The Chronicle A few years ago, a cry went out by Mason High School (MHS) students that our school was in need of a program to help support students struggling with emotional and mental health. In 2018, the Hope Squad was introduced at the high school.  The MHS Hope Squad has been instrumental in breaking down the […]

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Gay is not a dirty word

Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle Le$bean, G@y, B! – methods to censor LGBTQ+ identities as if they are a curse, something to hide, something to shield from the conversation. Dating back to the 12th century, the term “gay” referred to being happy and content. This word obviously evolved into how we know it now but even from the start, the […]

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Failure is a mindset

Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Merriam-Webster defines failure as a “lack of success” or “falling short”. The word obviously holds a negative connotation, and we have been taught that failure is indeed a negative thing. Many teens, at Mason High School (MHS) and elsewhere, grew up being taught that they should avoid this so-called “failure” at all costs, that they […]

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Capital punishment must end

Laurel Wang | The Chronicle On Halloween 2017, Sayfullo Saipov drove a truck into a bike path in New York City, killing eight and injuring eleven in the deadliest terrorist attack in the city since 9/11. His trial began in the second week of January 2023 as the first federal death penalty trial under the Biden administration, but his case […]

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The new year does not limit our goals

Megan Lee | The Chronicle Our year should not be defined by a single decision made on January 1st.  The meaning of a new year means something different to each person. We spend our holiday days off meticulously formulating a set of steps to make our lives more enjoyable, meaningful or even effortless. Behind each objective is the one main […]

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