Katie Samol | The Chronicle No sparkly dresses, no formal shoes, no Snow Ball. For the first time in four years, Mason High School (MHS) is scrapping its winter dance and replacing it with the Winter Chill Out social. Organized by the MHS Student Government (StuGo), the new social will be held at Mason Middle…
Aditi Varman | The Chronicle Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Ohio Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that Ohio’s minimum wage increased to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This marks a 30-cent increase for non-tipped workers and a 15-cent increase for tipped workers, part of the state’s annual…
Eshal Firoze | The Chronicle For many students at Mason High School (MHS), balancing classes, extracurriculars, and personal lives, holding a job can be difficult, let alone starting a company of their own. For senior Marshall Archer, what began as a simple neighborhood side hustle has now evolved into a thriving multi-state business, solely powered…
Jack Mendelsohn | The Chronicle On paper, the Mason High School (MHS) boys’ basketball roster looks almost identical to last season. The results, however, could not be more different. After a disheartening 4-19 finish to the 2024-2025 season, the Comets have flipped the script under new head coach CJ Fleming. Following previous head coach Adam…
Hailey DeGroff | The Chronicle As they transition from playing sports as a child to competing in high school, athletes eventually face a major choice: to pursue a collegiate career or move on. At military academies, student-athletes do not follow the traditional college path; they commit to serve after graduation. There, Division I athletics are…
Sophie Allen | The Chronicle This February, a powerhouse squad of girls will make history as they take the turf for Mason High School’s first-ever Girls Flag Football team. The Cincinnati Bengals are one of many NFL teams which have begun to partner with local schools in an effort to promote football to female high…
Emily Kemper | The Chronicle Trying to conclude a series as vast in content and popularity as Stranger Things is no small feat. The hit Netflix series has been beloved since 2016, so it is no surprise that fans would still want more content, regardless of how successful or disappointing the finale may be. Enter:…
Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle Does it mean being in the gifted program in elementary school? Getting 100’s on every test? Taking the most Advanced Placement (AP) courses? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “having or showing a high degree of mental ability.” But what does that truly mean? I have been dabbling with this…
Nicole D’Silva | The Chronicle This semester at Mason High School (MHS) marks the beginning of a new collaborative project between students in Advanced Placement (AP) Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (E&M), AP Literature and Composition (Lit) and AP Calculus BC. Students work on the project in groups of approximately 10 students each to create…
Michelle Zuo | The Chronicle Mason High School (MHS) has always been a home to thousands of students. For most, the seven-bell schedule is the standard, but for MHS junior William Yeoh, school looks a little different. Yeoh is homeschooled through a program called the Providence Extension Program (PEP) in Ohio. PEP includes resources for…
