In 2022 the U.S. stock market has been on a sharp decline compared to 2021. There have been signs indicating that a recession is near and the early part of this year suggests this is the case.
The stock...
Brooke Gewalt, Contributing Writer
• April 8, 2022
Fifteen year old Kamila Valieva, Russia's figure skating sensation, assumed to take home the gold and unexpectedly took fourth at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games. Controversially, Valieva was able...
As you frantically find your way to your English class through the Upper Campus halls, you find yourself looking around to notice something you haven’t noticed in any of your classes before, your class...
Sabrina Glosson, Contributing Writer
• March 23, 2022
Margaret Carhart stands in front of her 8th period English class. The fluorescent lights beam on her chattering students as they walk in fatigued and tired from the long day. Although the day has been...
Destiny Hileman, Contributing Writer
• March 22, 2022
Ushering her buzzing students onto the boarding plane, Mrs. Sarah Halvorson can't help but smile at the excitement they express to her. Traveling abroad with her students allows Halvorson to reach a deeper...
As a young Mr. Jordan Deener walks through the halls of West Campus to his next class, with not much time to spare, he contemplates the gray walls and rows upon rows of lockers, describing the sight as...
Mayah Moore, Contributing Writer
• November 3, 2021
In high school, a dean’s day consists of leading kids in the right direction, helping them open their eyes to improvement and opportunity, and growing connections with people who don't have a very good...
Alexis Schwartz, Contributing Writer
• October 27, 2021
Timer’s going off in the kitchen. Oven doors swinging open. Melanie Kadlec had been teaching culinary classes for 18 years at McHenry East Campus and this is her first year at McHenry West Campus. She...
Kayla Martin, Contributing Writer
• October 27, 2021
As Mrs. Vanessa Kirk sits at her desk preparing for her class of the day, she reflects on her journey and how she ended up teaching at McHenry Community High School. From being a project manager at multiple...
Prepared to start teaching his third period class in a freezing room with a blue gatorade in his hand, Mr. Jon Niemic is ready to start teaching his Honors American Study history class. Niemic is striving...
Madelyn Roush, Contributing Writer
• October 12, 2021
Enthusiastically, a young Mr. Jon Niemic participates in a conversation with his high school football coach at Crystal Lake South High School. He listens to his coach intently, wanting to better himself...
In the Arctic, the sea ice recedes into the land, melting, with temperatures on the rise. In the Amazon, deforestation threatens millions of species by cutting down their habitats. In the Pacific Ocean,...
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