Khusbu Patel | The Chronicle When I think of winter, a few things pop into my head: snow, snowmen and, of course, snow days. But I also think of the festive celebration of Christmas. Growing up in a Hindu household, I was still drawn towards the joy of Christmas. I heard about all the fun things my classmates did, like […]
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Carly Prows | The Chronicle There is nothing like talking to college coaches over the phone – a combination of nerve-wracking, surreal and exciting feelings. I prepared for my first call with a college coach the same way I would prepare for a big test: researching the school, digging for important information on the coaches and team and even practicing […]
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Andrew Little | The Chronicle What qualities embody a great coach? A great coach gets the best out of their players. A great coach is a motivator. A great coach understands that building a culture is just as important as building a roster. Mason football head coach Brian Castner epitomized that criteria this season. No one in southwest Ohio, not […]
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Our generation is living through possibly the worst mental health crisis the world has seen. We regularly hear the saying “normalize mental health,” but are we sure we should be normalizing it to the extent that we have been? Mental health is defined as a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being, according to Oxford Languages Dictionary. […]
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Drew Hoffmaster | The Chronicle How many tough classes does it take for us to start to slow down? What is the point where we begin to feel like we are going insane? When do we lose hope in continuing? Everyone expects the possibility of burning out near the finish line but no one expects to burn out at the […]
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Laurel Wang | The Chronicle At the end of the summer before my senior year, my mom came into the house bearing the fruits of the season — a handful of cherry tomatoes from our garden. The tomatoes were ripe and sweet, but all I could think about was how I would not be here to see next year’s harvest. […]
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Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle Ohio teachers are now allowed to carry firearms on school grounds. On June 13, 2022, Ohio Governor Mike Dewine signed House Bill 99, allowing teachers to carry firearms on school property. The bill requires teachers to receive only 24 hours of training instead of the previously mandatory 700 hours and complete a yearly criminal background […]
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Risha Chada | The Chronicle We’ve all been there. Our tests get handed back, face-down with a big, red grade circled at the top of the paper. The people around you flip over their tests and face the music. You brace yourself because you know you did not have time to study for this last math, science, or English test. […]
Read moreBradyn Johnson | Editor-in-Chief Tanya Keskar | Managing Editor Queen Elizabeth ll was alive for more than nine decades, ascending to the throne at only 25 years of age. On September 8th, 2022, she died at 96 years old. She lived for 35,040 days, 841,536 hours and 3,027,456,000 seconds. She met with 13 U.S. Presidents, dating back to the early […]
Read moreJosie Lorenz | The Chronicle Race was not something that was very important to a five-year-old me. Yes, I knew of it, and I understood it to an extent, but I did not think it could ever really affect me or my family. Apparently, I was wrong, because as I grew up, I saw that race was very important to […]
Read moreIzzy Gaspar’raj | The Chronicle Simplicity, empowerment and happy endings. Those three reasons are why Disney movies are my absolute favorite type of video entertainment. Though some may make the argument that Disney, as well as other animated films like Pixar movies, have ultra-simplified plots and not enough focus on the magical elements of it, I believe that this simplified […]
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Aditya Thiyag | The Chronicle Everyone’s heard of a coming-of-age story. A classic tale of a teenager transitioning into adulthood and finally realizing what to do with their lives while they overcome their inner conflict and climatically find themself as the credits roll on a film or the last page of a book or the closing track of an album. […]
Read moreWe have a lot of organizations here at MHS. From smaller clubs focusing on the most niche of hobbies to larger ones hoping to spark change within the student body, there is a club or organization for every interest imaginable. And yet, there seems to be a disconnect between the goals of these organizations and the students who are enrolled […]
Read moreDella Johnson | Editor-in-Chief I wrote my CommonApp essay about my baby blankets. I was hypervigilant and over-caffeinated, shivering in the middle of July. It was sparked by my sudden obsession with Spotify, my newfound ability to torture myself with hours of songs that reminded me of my childhood, whether I was raised on them or just the ideas they […]
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Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle Throughout our adolescent years we have been taught that attending college is the best way to ensure a great future. We’ve been taught that college is the only way to succeed. While college does provide young adults with a terrific education, it is not the only way to learn and become a wiser adult. The […]
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Many of us learn this quick and easy phrase in early elementary school science classes and somewhat silly energy conservation presentations. They taught us this so young in an attempt to limit the usage and waste of materials that our Earth is quickly running out of. Even though the presentations we had to watch when we were […]
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Andrew Little | The Chronicle Life is fragile. Sadly, nothing reminds people of that more than tragedy. On the morning of April 9, former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins passed away after being struck by a car on a highway. Like many, I found out from seeing the initial report tweeted by Adam Schefter, the most prominent reporter in football. […]
Read moreBradyn Johnson | The Chronicle Out of the 12 months that make up every year, 8 of them are heritage appreciation months. Black History Month just recently ended and Women’s History Month is coming to a close. But I find myself asking myself the same question every year. Why do we only limit the celebration of individual groups of people […]
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