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The McHenry Messenger

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

The McHenry Messenger

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

The McHenry Messenger

Students play NitroBall in the Freshman Campus main gym during P.E. classes last week.

Freshmen Campus hosts NitroBall tournament

Shianne Parks, Contributing Writer May 19, 2026

This week and last week the P.E. Teachers at the Freshmen Campus hosted the annual NitroBall Tournament for students who wanted to play for a reward. NitroBall is considered to be an "inverted" volleyball...

As finals week is approaching, teachers are assigning study guides to prepare students for their tests.

MCHS students prepare for finals

Dominic Burnett, Puzzle Master May 8, 2026

On May 11, Seniors at MCHS are taking their finals on their final day of school. Students at MCHS are taking their finals for their classes on May 19 and May 20. Their first four classes will be on...

Construction workers inspect the curbs in the Freshman Campus parking lot on April 29. Until the parking lot has been completed, parents will continue to pick-up students along an alternate route.

Freshman Campus rennovates parking lot

Joseph Bohne, Contributing Writer May 1, 2026

Construction underway as new plans for MCHS’s Freshman Campus parking system have closed Waukegan street. All traffic now enters and exits through John Street. Recently, over the school’s March...

The new 7Brew is open in Crystal Lake. Customers, who prefer more customization options, flock to this 7Brew happy it is now closer to their homes.

New 7Brew opens in Crystal Lake

Maggie Demski, Chief Copy Editor April 22, 2026

When scrolling on social media, a student sees an ad for a new coffee store called 7Brew opening in Crystal Lake. The store opened on March 23. Another location will be opening in Lakemoor, right by...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Iran War negotiations continue

Elijah Latronica, News Editor April 17, 2026

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance continue to tout good progress in terms of the U.S-Iran war as Pakistani mediators make it to Iran for negotiations, and the blockade temporarily restricts...

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a press briefing on election security and support for the SAVE Act at a Homeland Security Investigations Field Office in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. February 13, 2026.  REUTERS/Rebecca Noble

President Trump pushes to pass the SAVE Act

Sydney Boswell, Marketing Director April 13, 2026

After the House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s SAVE America voting act in February, he is pushing for it to get passed by congress and made into a law. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility...

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026. NASA/Handout via REUTERS

NASA launches Artemis II spacecraft

Sydney Boswell, Marketing Director April 10, 2026

With the launch of Artemis II came records broken involving space travel, gender and racial advances. Artemis II is a part of NASA’s program that is focused on getting humans onto the Moon. Artemis...

A home is damaged following storms and tornado warnings in Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S., March 7, 2026.

Violent storms rip through the Midwest

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor April 2, 2026

Tornado watches and warnings put more than 10 million people throughout the Midwest and Southern Plains under threat on the evening of March 10 and the morning of March 11. Severe hail was reported from...

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