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
Vanessa Moreno

Vanessa Moreno, News Editor

Vanessa Moreno is a junior at McHenry High School Upper Campus. In her free time, she enjoys listening to podcasts while reading and writing. She also enjoys partaking in photography, especially candid photography. This is Vanessa's first year on the Messenger's staff.

Recognition:

"This is fine" (Best of SNO)

2022 IHSA Sectionals (second in News Writing)

All content by Vanessa Moreno
The McHenry Police Department is housed at the McHenry Municipal Center on Green St. The department has partnered with MCHS to send student resource officers to the school.

This is fine

May 19, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed the Stop W.O.K.E. Act late last year and signed the Stop WOKE Act into law on April 22.

Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ signed into law, immediately faces lawsuit

May 18, 2022
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Seniors from the class of 2021 toss their caps during a low-capacity graduation ceremony in the West Campus main gym on May 20, 2021. This year’s graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place at McCracken Field with no COVID restrictions.

MCHS to host outdoor graduation ceremony with all seniors

May 17, 2022
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Pamphlets line the walls of the College Career Center at the Upper Campus advertising programs available at McHenry County College. MCC is one of many post-secondary options that students can learn more about during the College Career Fair on April 21.

College and Career Expo returns to Upper Campus

April 19, 2022
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Senior Reese Vincent, GSAs president, says that recent bills aimed at restricting discussion of gender and sexual orientation in Florida classrooms are a reaction to society becoming more accepting of LGBTQ+ people.

To say or not say gay

April 14, 2022
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MCHS juniors will take the PSAT on April 13. The next day, freshmen and sophomores will take the PSAT. When they are not testing, students will either learn asynchronously at home or will enjoy a day off from school.

Standardized testing week ahead for freshmen, sophomores and juniors

April 11, 2022
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers remarks on her nomination by President Joe Biden to serve as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from the Cross Hall of the White House on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Sen Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn., believes there will be bipartisan support for Judge Jackson when the senate votes on her nomination.

Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Jackson would benefit the United States

March 21, 2022
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A team of architects and students have already worked together to begin designs for the 12-by-12 and 12-by-16 retail shop units planned for the Miller Point project in downtown McHenry.

MCHS announces community renovation project at Miller Point

March 8, 2022
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The Library Media Center at the Upper Campus keeps an updated collection of books by diverse authors, including contemporary black authors.

Review: Four books by Black authors to read this Black History Month

March 2, 2022
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Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022.

Russian forces launch attack on Ukraine

February 25, 2022
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The Hidden Pearl coffee shop, located on Green Street in downtown McHenry, partnered with West Campus in 2019 to serve students and staff coffee at the beginning of the school day. Though it was closed months later to make room for the booster club, the partnership is set to return on Tuesday.

Hidden Pearl returns to Upper Campus

January 31, 2022
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Last week, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention made at-home COVID tests free for for all households in the U.S. To order one, people can visit COVIDtests.gov.

Biden Administration begins distributing free, at-home COVID-19 tests to Americans

January 28, 2022
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Residents receive COVID test kits at the City of Boca Raton Administration Complex on Jan. 7, 2022.

Omicron devastates schools and businesses, including in McHenry County

January 18, 2022
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Students perform in Colleen Eddys dance class on December 9 in the dance room at the Upper Campus.

Gallery: Dance class

January 12, 2022
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Spanish teacher Natalie Alatorre, who teaching at MCHS during remote learning, has hit her stride now as a second year teacher at both the Freshman Campus and the Upper Campus.

Giving back

January 6, 2022
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Demonstrators rally in solidarity with the Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell survivors in New York on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to six counts of enticing and transporting minors for sex in connection with convicted sex offender Epstein, who died in 2019.

Four women testify against socialite in sex trafficking trial

December 17, 2021
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Cowering in a corner during a lockdown drill can feel like the end of the world, especially when students dont know its a drill.

Opinion: Lockdown drills can be just as harmful as they are helpful

December 9, 2021
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A woman leaves a stuffed animal at a memorial at an entrance to Oxford High School on Dec. 1, following an active shooter situation at Oxford High School that left four students dead and multiple others with injuries.

Parents of Michigan shooter face involuntary manslaughter charges

December 7, 2021
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Students partake in a mock trial held in Youth and Law on December 2 in room 320 at the Upper Campus.

Gallery: Mock trial

December 6, 2021
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When Taylor Swift announced her intention to rerecord Red and reassert her ownership over her music, many knew that the rerelease would be one of the biggest releases of the year.

Review: “Red (Taylor’s Version)”

December 1, 2021
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Debris litters the street at a crime scene on Nov. 21 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. According to reports, an SUV drove through pedestrians at a holiday parade, killing at least one and injuring 20 more.

Five dead, 48 injured in holiday parade tragedy

November 23, 2021
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Students find a quiet place to work in the College Career Center at the Upper Campus on November 11. Named after District 156 Superintendent Dr. Ryan McTague, the space now houses the Upper Campuss counselors and student services division.

Looking forward

November 16, 2021
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Social media has made speaking one’s mind easier than ever. But to make a real difference, activists must do more than retweet, post, or rant on their favorite social media platform.

Opinion: Social media activism is not enough

November 11, 2021
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Pfizer began trials for the vaccine in early July, The vaccine, which was administered to 2,268 children, was found to be 90.7% effective in neutralizing COVID-19

FDA authorizes emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine for children

November 2, 2021
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Many MCHS students are content with the current dress code, which is reasonable and fair, and are not interested in testing its boundaries.

Pro: Dress code protests are a distraction

October 27, 2021
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After an unprecedented school year in 2020-21, many students were hoping to ditch mask-wearing this year. Though a September protest planned at MCHS was poorly attended, others might be planned later in the school year.

The protest that wasn’t

September 29, 2021
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Students enjoy a new sense of freedom and control of their learning environments within the new blended learning model during 7th period on September 17.

Upper Campus expands blended learning opportunities

September 17, 2021
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