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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Juice Wrld performs at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 9, 2019.

Legacies left behind

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer January 15, 2025

To give some background, rapper Juice WRLD, known for his songs “Lucid Dreams,” and “All Girls Are the Same,” from his initial debut album “Goodbye and Good Riddance,” released in 2018. He...

The Fortnite display, presented by Epic Games at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Tuesday June 12, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Fortnite OG Chapter 1, Season 1 is returning and staying

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer January 13, 2025

Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm since July 15th, 2017 and will only advance in popularity with its soon-to-be OG Fortnite update, so players better bring their medkits for this upcoming season...

The Yellowjackets has been set to have their 3rd season soon.

Review: Second-guessing

Maggie Demski, Copy Editor January 9, 2025

Someone sits down to watch “Yellow Jackets,” they know it is a horror show with some gore in it, but they are going to be in for a surprise when they find out what they are really in for. “Yellow...

One of the most popular broadway shows, Wicked, makes its way to the film screens with Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Holding space for “Wicked”

Maggie Demski, Copy Editor January 7, 2025

“Wicked ” is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It lives up to its name as tears and laughter fill the air of theaters everywhere. Excitement for this movie has been built for years,...

Each year, Americans swarm local their Starbucks to sample special holiday drinks and to pick up their own red cup. But which drinks are actually worth it?

Review | Which Starbucks holiday drink is best?

Grace Bellavia, Staff Writer December 20, 2024

It's that time of year again where Starbucks releases their Christmas drinks. They came out with three new Christmas drinks and two of them were not delightful. I ordered every drink off the Christmas...

Analysis | A comedian’s holiday

Analysis | A comedian’s holiday

Beth Brackmann, A&E Editor December 18, 2024

Released on November 1st, Jimmy Fallon’s Christmas album has begun to make its mark on the Christmas season.  Jimmy Fallon, a comedian and host of “The Late Night Show with Jimmy...

Review | Top-10 Christmas movies to watch this holiday season

Review | Top-10 Christmas movies to watch this holiday season

Grace Crockett, News Editor December 17, 2024

Movies can be an amazing way to kick off the spirit of the holiday season! People all over, including Sophia Stabenow, a junior at MCHS, have their favorite Christmas movies they watch every year. Having...

"Rosie" is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Rosé, best known for performing in BLACKPINK. The album was released last week through The Black Label and Atlantic Records.

Review | Number one girl

Michalina Sotka, Print Managing Editor December 16, 2024

BLACKPINK’s Rosé released her long-awaited album – “Rosie” – this week. The album contains 12 songs, including her two pre-release tracks: “APT” and “number one girl.” Rosé was one...

Icelandic singer Laufey attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour" in Los Angeles on Oct. 25, 2024.

A very Laufey holiday

Maggie Demski, Copy Editor December 10, 2024

Listening to Laufey’s new Christmas album, “A Very Laufey Holiday,” is becoming a new tradition in many people's homes. Fans have said that this album added a missing spark back into the Christmas...

In one snippet of Coca-Cola’s recent holiday ad, detail-less monkeys sit in cold water and watch trucks with distorted wheels roll into a sweet, holiday town. But it isn’t AI’s quality that’s so disturbing about this ad, which has become a kind of holiday tradition.

Analysis | It’s just an ad

Beth Brackmann, A&E Editor December 10, 2024

For the upcoming winter season Coca-Cola released a new advertisement made entirely with AI. This ad has created quite a stir online with mixed reactions, most being negative. This one commercial could...

Bri LaPaglia and Zach Bryan attend the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Zach Bryan is unlucky

McKenzie Woods, Copy Editor December 4, 2024

As people are lying in their warm beds, looking at their phones and scrolling on social media they start seeing drama that is going on with one of their favorite music artists. When they start looking...

Review: The last dance

Review: The last dance

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

“Venom: The Last Dance” is the newest installation of the now trilogy of Venom movies, coming after “Venom,” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” respectively, and it is now being shown in theaters. With...

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