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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

Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard began in April and has only become more dramatic each day.

Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard

Paulina Borowski, Staff Writer May 20, 2022

On May 16, actor Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard entered its sixth week in a Virginia court. Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for $50 million over an interview with...

The story of Sylvia Likens is heartbreaking because it was preventable, and everyone involved in the case should be held responsible for this tragedy.

Crime Scenes: Watching it happen

Alayna Trimingham, Copy Editor March 26, 2021

Sylvia Likens was born to fairly poor carnival workers. Her sister, Jenny, had polio and was left with a limp. Sylvia Likens’s mother was arrested for shoplifting in July of 1965. That left their father...

Victims and their allies need a safe space or outlet to take a stand together and speak up when something is wrong. When things are left unsaid, the abuser gains more power, and the abuse will not stop.

Opinion: Help is on the way

Kyla Henige, News Editor November 19, 2019

High school is supposed to be some of the most fun, memorable years of somebody’s life. Memories are made with family and friends, of the good times they’ve had. But what happens when somebody’s...

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