More permanent than a Sharpie
Tattoos increasingly a venue for expression… Miranda Carney | Staff Writer
Read moreHanging up the shoes – Web Exclusive
Joe Spencer | Staff Writer For seniors working to be the best player on the team their entire high school careers, there comes a time to hang up the shoes. This is what most of the senior athletes at Mason High School are going through currently at the end of third trimester. While graduation means the end of high school […]
Read moreGrace Chapel student ministry focuses on science, sustainability
Ian Howard | Staff Writer With its student-led humanitarian efforts, Grace Chapel in Mason is unafraid to incorporate science into church, according to Senior Pastor Jeff Greer.
Read moreLetters to the Editor 5/20
Increase of Subways will not affect eating habits Even though Subway has passed McDonalds in chains worldwide, I don’t think that this will affect how people eat. Just because there are more Subways doesn’t mean that people will choose to go to them. …It will take a lot more Subways’ advertising to change people’s minds about where they eat. -Ben […]
Read moreColumn: Celebrity gossip rules cyberspace – Web Exclusive
Thom Carter | Staff Writer If you’ve ever been to TMZ.com, and I honestly hope you haven’t, you’re probably accustomed to the constant stream of repetitive celebrity news gossip. Much of it can be boiled down to useless babbling by so-called journalists who rely on tips from outside sources in order to report news that can be called “relevant.” This […]
Read moreColumn: A learning experience – Web Exclusive
Janie Simonton | Staff Writer Ahh, here we stand. I know in the rest of my senior-related columns, I’ve repeatedly said that we’re on the brink of the rest of our lives, ready to reach out and relish the world. But now, we really are. Graduation is nine days from today, and college a few short months after that. There’s […]
Read moreColumn: Life exists outside of MHS; explore it
Julia Halpin | Staff Writer “What did you get on your ACT?” “Did you see those pictures on Facebook from last weekend?” “Can you believe they broke up?” To all of the gossipers, Facebook stalkers, girly cliques and cocky guys, I just have one small request. Stop. Stop thinking that every second spent in the classrooms, fields or cafeterias of […]
Read moreWhat You Think: Public input on superintendent
Should public input regarding a new superintendent be considered as much as the school board’s opinion? Nazz Brandon, junior “Regardless of how much we want to say that the people matter, a lot of people don’t even know what’s going on half the time when they’re making their decision. [Like] when we vote, [we] don’t really [know] what’s on the […]
Read more15 inches of fame: Mina Lee
Compiled by Janica Kaneshiro | Staff Writer Photo by Janica Kaneshiro Senior Mina Lee said she has a passion for the Harry Potter franchise, art and movies. She said she’s most defined as weird”, a term she’s comfortable with. What college are you going to and what’s your intended major? “I’m going to [College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning] […]
Read moreMason Unwrapped
Thom Carter | Staff Writer From a New Jersey-style pizza joint to a downtown ice cream parlor, there are a number of locally-owned eateries around Mason that manage to preserve the local flavor.
Read moreClass of 2011: movin’ on
Carlie Sack | Editor in Chief While the class of 2011 will no longer be spending each day at Mason High School, each of its 711 students will be pursuing new goals. Whether students’ plans involve a new city, state, school or job, the class of 2011 is moving on past Mason High School.
Read moreIt’s going, going, gone
On one hot spring night, two boys fulfilled their childhood dreams — one behind the plate and one behind the microphone… Katelyn Cain | Staff Writer
Read moreSexuality, gender identity issues addressed at staff meeting
Julia Halpin | Staff Writer Senior Tyler Walton led a discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity with the Mason High School staff on April 20. Through a question-and-answer session, Walton, who said he identifies himself as bisexual, shared his story of coming out, along with advice helping students who may be in the closet.
Read moreCommunity input considered in process of selecting new superintendent
Rebekah Barnes | Staff Writer Mason City Schools’ Board of Education has begun listening to community input through community forums as it searches for the next superintendent. The board is looking towards implementing more outlets for Mason community members to voice opinions in the future, according to Mason City Schools’ Board of Education President Debbie Delp.
Read moreTen years of war
Generation surrounded by war reacts patriotically, enlisted seniors faced with higher military standards… Beena Raghavendran | Associate Editor
Read moreFormer MHS teacher, student leave country to work on Libyan broadcast
Janica Kaneshiro | Staff Writer Former English Language Learners teacher Shahrazad Kablan picked up and moved to Doha, Qatar in March to begin her job as a host of a freedom broadcast show, defending her native country of Libya in the midst of the revolution. Kablan brought her daughter, Miriam Bugazia, a former sophomore at Mason High School, with her […]
Read moreTen years of war
Generation surrounded by war reacts patriotically; military families exhibit passion, patriotism for armed forces enlistment… Megan McCormack | Staff Writer
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