Category: Opinion

Required classes to graduate are required for a reason

To graduate from any national high school, students are required to complete courses in non-academic areas that cover life skills, such as health, financial literacy and physical education (PE). To most students, it is nothing more than just a graduation requirement. However, as students prepare for the real world and the responsibilities of being an adult, many are thrust into […]

Gilmore Girls set me up for failure

Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle The show Gilmore Girls is equipped with seven seasons of approximately 20 episodes each, filled with witty humor and tons of drama. For the first four, the main character Rory Gilmore was in high school. I would watch Rory go to school, date Dean, break up with Dean, date Jess, go to Yale, break up […]

Students engage in discussion on fear of violence

Bradyn Johnson | The Chronicle I have read countless books in my high school career, however, very few have led to important discourse on relevant topics. During the second semester, my English teacher Beth Celenza introduced a book called Their Eyes Were Watching God. At first, I was skeptical since I thought it was just another boring English book. However, […]

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 […]

Movie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Review by: Drew Hoffmaster Directed by: John Francis Daley and Johnathan Goldstein Rating: 4.5/5 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves found much more success in theaters and far surpassed the flop Dungeon & Dragons (D&D) movie released in 2000. The movie is based on the tabletop roleplay game D&D which takes place in a fictional fantasy world full of mystical […]

Album Review: DId You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Review by: Laurel Wang Artist: Lana Del Rey Rating: 4.5/5 Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, begins with a restart. At a choir’s count, listeners begin a meditation through the 37-year-old’s career, as we follow Del Rey, “say[ing] it again” and again. Featuring fourteen tracks and two interludes, Ocean Blvd […]

Musical Review: Jagged Little Pill

Review by: Laurel Wang Creator: Alanis Morissette Rating: 3.5/5 “Why are you so petrified of silence?” demands Frankie Healy (Lauren Chanel) on “All I Really Want”, the introductory number of Jagged Little Pill. However, the musical, adapted from Alanis Morrisette’s 1995 album of the same name, seems unable to answer its own question. Between eight principal characters, heavy, intertwining plotlines, […]

Stop using caffeine and stress as fuel to chase the unreachable

Tanya Keskar | The Chronicle Caffeine is a crutch. As high school students, we are fortunate to have seven classes each day, options for post-secondary pathways and a multitude of extracurricular activities to learn from. However, the pressures to do it all can become overwhelming. And it is that pressure that leads to becoming overdependent on caffeine. As reported by […]

Staff Editorial – Popularity should not earn votes

Our lives are consumed with the idea that popularity earns you a spot, whether it be on the team, in the club, or in a position of leadership. The number of people who know your name, the number of followers you have or how many people you can call your friend – these social constructs have defined leadership for our […]

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 […]

It is time to notice the destruction of our planet

Megan Lee | The Chronicle We are killing our planet. And for now, it’s the only one we have. The planet we claim to love, value and even fight for is in serious trouble. This is the planet that has been torn apart and pieced back together in war and struggle. Our planet and its inhabitants are dying; it is […]

Editorial Cartoon – 4/14/2023

Show Review: Outer Banks (Season Three)

Review by: Megan Lee Creator: Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate and Josh Pate Rating: 4/5 The long-awaited season three of Outer Banks has left audiences on the edge of their seat. Netflix’s Outer Banks created by Jonas and Josh Pate was originally released in April of 2020. With season two being released in the summer of 2021, fans have been waiting […]

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 […]

Raising an eyebrow at the Selena vs. Hailey drama

Long before the rise of social media, we have seen women put against one another for reasons ranging from publicity stunts to actual heartbreaks. Most recently, social media outlets have erupted with speculation about celebrities Selena Gomez and Hailey Beiber. Justin Bieber and Selena, who originally began dating in 2010, battled their on-and-off relationship for eight years until they called […]

Editorial cartoon – 3/17/2023

Women’s history month reminds us to keep fighting