MCHS to open back up for hybrid learning
Kyla Henige, Managing Editor
October 5, 2020
On Monday, October 5, superintendent Ryan McTague made the official announcement that students may return back to school for hybrid learning starting on October 28. Two weeks after his original message about the MCDHs decision for schools to open, McTague along with the rest of the District 156 a...
MCDH approves hybrid learning
Kyla Henige, Managing Editor
September 30, 2020
On Friday, September 25, the McHenry County Department of Health, or MCDH, released a “McHenry County School Metrics” document, stating that schools may begin opening at their own pace, but must do so following guidelines provided by the MCDH. This announcement makes it clear that schools must begin hybrid ...
MCHS begins to open back up to students
Emma Snyder, News Editor
September 25, 2020
After opening the school to sports and extracurricular activities, MCHS will start allowing students to come into both East and West Campuses for in-person learning opportunities starting September 21. In-person learning is starting for students in hands-on classes, such as choir, band, manufacturing, ...
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...
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