Awards do not equate to self-worth

Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) has never been a stranger to competitions. During first bell on January 16, 2026, I joined dozens of other MHS students in anxiously logging into the Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards website. My heart was pounding as I searched through the 17-page “winners” document, only…

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House Bill 661 would ban NIL deals in Ohio

Aybika Kamil | Managing Editor | The Chronicle Ohio’s student-athletes may soon lose the ability to profit from name, image and likeness (NIL).  Proposed on Jan. 29, 2026, by Ohio Representatives Adam Bird and Mike Odioso, House Bill 661 (HB 661) aims to ban NIL for student-athletes from grades seven through 12. Cosponsored by 13…

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OCTANE

Hudson Pitcock | The Chronicle Album Review 4 Stars The popular American rapper Don Toliver released his fifth studio album near the end of January and it quickly reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200 within just two weeks of its release. Being his first top-charting album, Octane has not only appealed to his…

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