Historical and Transformative Figure in Football: Orenthal James Simpson, more commonly known as O.J. Simpson was born in San Francisco, California, on July 9, 1947. He had grown up living in the housing projects of Potrero Hill and growing up through the Civil Rights movement. The popular NFL star...

A child spends 12 years of their life at school minimum. Schools are supposed to be a haven for creativity and learning, but kids can be cruel. Adults can be even crueler when allowing it. Precautions and actions against bullying should be taken when need be and not ignored. A young 16-year-old student...

An MCHS student dismisses the idea of going to prom after learning the current requirements set in place for the 2024 year, only to hear from a friend a week before tickets are due that attendance and school fees are waived from the original list of requirements. They sit on the idea of what the experience...

Lollapalooza will take place in Grant Park, Chicago, during Aug. 1-4, and will have eight headlining artists. The festival will showcase a grand total of more than 170 artists and groups from multiple places around the world. These artists will be performing across eight stages. The 2024 Lollapalooza...

 The Highlights is the Messenger's sports podcast that recaps MCHS's athletics each week. To listen to the podcast, press the play button above, or head to the Messenger’s Soundcloud page. Here's MCHS's athletics update for last week: The varsity baseball won their doubleheader on April...