Shravani Page | Staff Writer Mason has had its fair share of mental health-related issues. And Mason has done a lot to help students combat them. They’ve allocated more resources and even trained teachers and a small group of students in suicide prevention. They’ve developed numerous connections with Cincinnati Children’s, the Lindner Center of Hope, and organizations such as MindPeace. […]
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Interview by Risha Chada Monaa Gopinath – Sophomore Tell us about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, Hobbies, Fun Facts, Etc? My name is Monaa and I’m a sophomore here at MHS. I am also a co-founder of Young Leaders in Public Health and Medicine (YLPHM). Some of my interests are playing the piano, camping, reading, collecting rocks […]
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Della Johnson | Staff Writer As cases of COVID-19 begin to level out and even decline in some areas of the United States, the virus has given rise to another unfortunate symptom of the pandemic. There has been a significant increase in violence and hate speech toward Asian Americans. As the world found itself in the grips of a pandemic […]
Read moreAbby Waechter | Staff Writer I hate birth control. Ever since I’ve started it, nothing but a series of unfortunate events has occurred. My body doesn’t know how to react to it, my emotions are out of control, and my boyfriend broke up with me. The emotions that came over me after my breakup were amplified because of birth control. […]
Read moreRemember when Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield tweeted at Mason High School calling us soft? Yeah, so do we. One of the more tumultuous moments here at Mason High School began as a way to reduce stress and ease the cutthroat academic culture here at Mason. Somehow it ended in a viral tweet by Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield on […]
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Player content and photos compiled by Cody Allgor, Staff Writer There are some numbers that are synomymous with sports. Michael Jordan’s number 23, the number three on Dale Earnhardt’s car, Babe Ruth’s number 4, or the iconic number 42 of Jackie Robinson. Sometimes in high school an athlete is simply handed a jersey and that’s their number. Some athletes grow […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer Two of Mason’s most successful athletic programs will have new leaders in the fall of 2021. A 2020 Greater Miami Conference coach of the year takes over for the departed Tiann Myer in girls volleyball, while a former Ohio Coach of the Year has been tapped to take over the boys soccer program. Myer, who […]
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Ally Guo | Staff Designer The editorial cartoon from The Chronicle published March 19, 2021. aguo.chronicle@gmail.com
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Shravani Page | Staff Writer Abby Waechter | Staff Writer On March 13, 2020, Mason High School closed its doors to students and teachers, promising a quick and safe return after Governor Mike DeWine announced a state-wide shutdown. What the community and most of the world did not know, however, is that it would be the start to an ongoing […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer In an awards season flipped on its head now that COVID-19 has left most movie theaters shuttered for a year, rendering the box office almost all but irrelevant, few films have received the amount of plaudits that Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland has. And, many might argue, for good reason. Zhao’s third feature film is a visually […]
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Scott Reckers | Staff Writer Through an unprecedented year, Prom is finally on the horizon. With last year’s Prom being canceled and this year’s homecoming meeting the same fate, students have been in a drought of high school dances. Student Activities Director Lorri Fox Allen has been working hard to devise a plan for Prom that is safe and fun […]
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Alisha Soni | Staff Writer Mason Science Olympiad strives to make its first invitational as exciting and unique as possible despite COVID restraints. During a typical invitational, schools nationwide bring multiple teams of 15 members to a chosen school who then compete in pairs among the 23 set events and additional trial events. With their designated schedules, the participants compete […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer The Parisian electronic music duo Daft Punk, who called it quits after nearly 30 years on February 22, looked about as larger than life as bands in this musical era usually get. Obviously, this was visible at first glance: both Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de-Homem-Christo donned metallic helmets, which were gleamingly futuristic and effortlessly iconic […]
Read moreEvan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Modernization. It’s a buzzword floated around a lot right now. Unfortunately, an increasingly common trend right now is modernization being used as an excuse to rip the heart and soul out of everything you love. The Cincinnati Museum Center is the new poster child for the wrongs of modernization. It’s been a staple of the […]
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Review by: Della Johnson Directed by: Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada Rating: 7/10 Disney’s newest princess film felt very familiar. As a strong female warrior with a sarcastic dragon sidekick, Raya certainly mirrored Mulan, the other princess to hail from an Asian country, and her consistent travel by boat lent itself a bit to Moana. Still, the movie itself fostered […]
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Avary Hutzelman | Staff Writer When it comes to making money, Sophomore Nolan Hartsock has realized it is all about the details. Sophomore Nolan Hartsock has created a successful car detailing business from the ground up. After much trial and error, All Star Student Detailing is finally thriving. Hartsock always had a passion and was told he was naturally gifted […]
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Cody Allgor | Staff Writer March 2, 2019. The day that Jenni Meier’s life changed. On her way home at the end of that day, Meier’s car was struck by a semi-truck. Taking four jaws of life to free her from the wreckage, she was eventually air-carried to University Hospital and transferred to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The list […]
Read moreRisha Chada | Staff Writer It’s a sink or swim world. Or, at least, that’s how freshman year felt. Going from middle school, the peak time for coddling and complete unpreparedness for the real world, to high school, where you’re told colleges look at everything, is a huge transition, and one that I, as well as many others, were completely […]
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