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

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
Elle Smith

Elle Smith, Staff Writer

Elle is a senior at West Campus. She writes the Messenger’s advice column Ask Elle. She likes to talk a lot and dying her hair to the point where it might fall out. She loves her friends, and her dog is pretty cool. She’s really excited to be on the newspaper staff again this year!

 

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Elle Smith

Elle Smith

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
May 12, 2021
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Senior sorrow

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
May 3, 2021
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Swift breathes new life into her 2008 album with "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," which features her earliest hits re-recorded and re-imagined more then ten years later.

Review: “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
April 13, 2021
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Now that marijuana is legalized in the state of Illinois, some adolescents have more casual exposure to the drug, and many wonder if the benefits their adult family some enjoy could also apply to them.

Unlikely relief

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
March 3, 2021
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Confronting the new

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
January 26, 2021
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Coming out concerned

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
January 13, 2021
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Uncertain about the future

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
January 5, 2021
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Love sick

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
November 20, 2020
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Elle is MCHS’s advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Hoping for hybrid

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
November 5, 2020
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Elle is MCHS's advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Fighting to cross the finish line

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
April 29, 2020
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Elle is MCHS's advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Pushing people away

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
March 11, 2020
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The counter at Grounds Cafe in Crystal Lake displays the variety of food and drinks they serve, including Nutella lattes, bubble tea, and vegan pastries.

Review: Staying caffienated in McHenry County

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
March 9, 2020
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In Netflix's "You," Penn Badgley plays an obsessed criminal wise murders are hard to watch — and hard to turn away from.

Review: We’re watching ‘You’

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
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Niki Mayers, a sophomore at MCHS, sells small koalas to raise money for the Australia fires.

West student raises money and awareness for Australia

Elle Smith, Staff Writer
January 21, 2020
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Elle is MCHS's advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Crushed

Elle Smith, Advice Columnist
December 19, 2019
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Elle is MCHS's advice columnist. Email her at mchs.ask.elle@gmail.com.

Ask Elle: Winter blues

Elle Smith, Advice Colummnist
December 3, 2019
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Ask Elle: Feeling like a fifth wheel

Elle Smith, Advice Columnist
October 10, 2019
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Ask Elle: The stressful junior journey

Elle Smith, Advice Columnist
September 23, 2019
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Ask Elle: Should I stay or should I go?

Elle Smith, Advice Columnist
September 4, 2019
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Mock up of renovation plans for West Campus after community approves referendum.

Referendum to reduce student travel and facilitate repairs

Elle Smith, Editor - West Campus
February 5, 2019
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