News Briefs: Week of May 11, 2020
Kyla Henige, News Editor
May 11, 2020
Drivers Ed The first session for Drivers Ed has been postponed due to social distancing guidelines. Come July, if socially distancing restrictions have been lifted, session one students will be joined by session two students in a “mega session” covering both behind the wheel and in-class curr...
Trump announces plan to re-open the U.S. economy
Kyla Henige, News Editor
April 27, 2020
Though COVID-19 has put everything on hold in the United States, President Donald Trump called for states to start opening at their own pace. In a press conference on April 16, Trump officially gave governors the right to decide whether or not their state is allowed to be opened, or if they will remain...
District 156 officials decide to end school year May 14
Chase Creech, Staff Writer
April 27, 2020
With Illinois officially closing schools for the rest of the school year, MCHS has announced its own ‘End of Digital Learning Plan,’ which includes changing the last day of school to May 14. “The shutting of in-person classroom time also risks a drop in instructional time,” explains Illinois...
Construction continues without delay
Emma Snyder, Staff Writer
April 21, 2020
With construction and trade still being deemed essential, the COVID-19 pandemic has not delayed the construction of the Center for Science, Technology, and Industry, the new extension at West Campus. It is still scheduled to open in January 2021. “The shell is almost complete with the remaining...
Local bakeries weather the pandemic
Apryl Hanneman, Contributing Writer
April 20, 2020
Since March 20 when Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a stay-at-home order, many local bakeries have struggled to stay afloat, including Kiera Confections, Riverside Bakeshop, and Sweet Peas Emporium. Even the most popular bakeries throughout McHenry County are currently experiencing ...
Trump recommends 30 more days of social distancing
Kyla Henige, News Editor
April 9, 2020
On March 29, President Donald Trump made the official announcement extending the social distancing guidelines until April 30, as a way of trying to slow, and potentially help put an end, to COVID-19. Just a few days after his announcement about hoping to get the country up and running by Easter, Trump...
COVID-19 leaves Illinois in lock down
Kyla Henige, News Editor
March 21, 2020
On Friday, March 20, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker made an announcement issuing a “rule” that residents must remain in their households, as a way of slowing the damaging COVID-19 virus. Pritzker made the official announcement that starting on Saturday at 5 p.m. that residents must stay in their ...
Illinois works to flatten the COVID-19 curve
Emma Snyder, Staff Writer
March 19, 2020
In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, has made several decisions to help flatten the curve. With the circumstances of COVID-19 changing rapidly, Pritzker has taken to doing daily briefings for the public, giving constant updates on the pandemic. On March...
St. Baldrick’s Community Shave cancelled over coronavirus concerns
Emma Snyder, Staff Writer
March 13, 2020
With COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continuing to spread rapidly, MCHS decided to cancel its annual St. Baldrick’s Community Shave scheduled for March 18. The Community Shave has been an annual event in McHenry for the last 12 years. Over the last 12 years, MCHS’s Community Shave ha...
District 156 cancels classes, activities, athletics due to coronavirus
Stacy Correra, Copy Editor
March 13, 2020
District 156’s administration and Board of Education made the precautionary decision to close down both East and West Campus due to concerns about COVID-19, also known as human coronavirus on Friday. The decision will go into effect Friday after school. The Digital Learning Plan will be implemen...
Band cancels trip to nationals over COVID-19 concerns
Kyla Henige, News Editor
March 12, 2020
On Wednesday night, students from the symphonic band were hit with the devastating news that their trip to National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis on March 13 was canceled. Due to the widespread disease COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, band director Spencer Hile and District 156 admini...
Hidden Pearl opens downtown, plans return to West Campus
Michelene Havard, Staff Writer
March 11, 2020
Hidden Pearl’s absence at West Campus has lasted longer than students and staff anticipated. However, they have reopened their shop on Green Street, which has taken over a lot of their time. “Right now Hidden Pearl is kind of swamped because they opened up their brick and mortar,” West assistant...
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