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...
District serves up intramural volleyball tournament
Oliver Simpson, Staff Writer
March 10, 2020
MCHS is starting their first intramural volleyball tournament. The registration forms are currently available in the main office at East or the assistant principal’s office at West. Intramural volleyball is an organized activity that anyone can join or be a part of. For many years, students hav...
Gallery: International Women’s Day
Stacy Correra, Copy Editor
March 6, 2020
West and East students and staff gathered at both campuses to celebrate MCHS International Women´s Day on the morning of March 6. At the event, teachers and students spoke about the inequality women still face to this day and celebrate accomplishments made by women through history. The empowering...
Warrior Buddies host Inclusion Week
Michelene Havard, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
This week, Warrior Buddies — a MCHS co-curricular that promotes social opportunities for all students regardless of academic, social, or physical ability — made an effort to reduce ignorance, and prevent bullying through an event called Inclusion Week. Inclusion Week was a week dedicated to make...
MCHS to celebrate International Women’s Day
Emma Snyder, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
On March 6, MCHS is holding its annual International Women’s Day (IWD) to empower women and promote gender equality. The theme this year is #EachforEqual. IWD “Is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women,” stated the International Women's D...
Coronavirus expands in Illinois, United States
Chase Creech, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
The third and fourth case of coronavirus in Illinois was confirmed Monday by the CDC. A married couple in their 70’s was infected by the coronavirus, still waiting to be confirmed by the Center for Disease Control (or CDC). That same day, two staff members and two students from District 25 in one o...
Gallery: Spring musical ‘Chicago’
Stacy Correra, Copy Editor
March 3, 2020
McHenry High School students in drama club premiered the spring musical "Chicago" on February 28 in the West Auditorium. Students began rehearsals right after winter break and worked almost every day after school to put together the end result. The story follows Roxie Hart (Ava Snider) and her rocky...
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Jamie Rotfeld is a Junior at McHenry High School's West Campus. He enjoys baking, drawing, pottery, and he is a member of the West's Art Club as well as being a chairman for the GSA. In his free time,...