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…
Lippy Pullen | The Chronicle For many high school athletes, the goal is to keep playing at the next level. At Mason High School (MHS), the pathway for reaching that goal is changing, as growing numbers of senior baseball players are choosing to ditch the status quo and commit to community or junior colleges rather…
Sahaj Datta | The Chronicle At Mason High School (MHS), students are increasingly connecting with cultures beyond their own through travel, personal relationships, the arts and so much more. For many, these experiences have helped shape how they perceive the world and their place in it. Junior Navya Karthick Prabhu said that for her, dance…
Katie Samol | The Chronicle Movie Review 4.5 Stars Wicked: For Good, the much anticipated sequel to the record-breaking original film-adaptation, hit theaters November 21. Chronicling the second act of the musical, the plot takes place roughly a year after the events of the first movie. The matured characters face heavier circumstances: Glinda (Ariana Grande)…
Staff Editorial | The Chronicle The big screen still has a future Across the country, movie theaters are closing at a rapid rate. Major theater chains have filed for bankruptcy, smaller independent cinemas are struggling to stay open, and overall box office revenue has dropped to its lowest point since the 1990s. As streaming services…
Grace Ai | The Chronicle At Mason High School (MHS), teachers and students alike are identifying a subtle but consistent shift in comprehension and reading patterns. These local observations suggest that a diminishing grasp of more difficult material may eventually create obstacles for students when they transition into college level studies. The national decline in…
Emily Kemper | The Chronicle Season Review 2.5 stars Ending a show that has conquered pop-culture since 2016 is a monumental task, larger than any interdimensional creature the show’s protagonists had to defeat. After the phenomenal mid-season finale, it seemed impossible to keep season five’s momentum up for four more episodes. Unfortunately, that prediction proved…
Sophie Allen | The Chronicle For hijabi students at Mason High School (MHS), faith and fashion go hand-in-hand. Many Muslim girls strengthen their faith by wearing a headscarf called the hijab and following specific standards of modesty. For them, it is a way to represent their faith and embody Islamic principles. While mainstream fashion has…
Nicole D’Silva | The Chronicle Movie Review 4 Stars The How to Train Your Dragon remake is visually captivating, true to the original storyline, and overall nothing short of incredible. Considering it had the same director as the initial movie, shot-for-shot, almost every frame is identical to the original and pays homage to it; all…
