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
Upper Campus BioMed teacher Leah Pelletier shows of her class’s AI policy, which creates space for students to use AI in the classroom. MCHS is fine-tuning a policy that would allow students to use AI more often.

AI policy at MCHS still under development

Aubrey Butler, Opinions Editor • March 16, 2026

Over the course of this school year, MCHS’s AI committee has been working to specify the AI policy. While it is important for the school to have a clear stance on AI, the lack of specificity in the meantime...

As AI grows more and more prominent in schools, people are faced with the question of how and when to use it for good.

Assistance, not answers

Michalina Sotka, Editor-in-Chief • February 27, 2026

A student opens her Chromebook in her American Studies class, ready to get on with her assignment. However, before she can start, her teacher states some additional instructions: “Make sure to have a...

As students enter second semester, slumps start to hit which causes them to rely on AI resources to get through the school day.

Opinion | The wrong source

Brooke Allard, Artistic Director • February 17, 2026

A kid is sitting in their math class, struggling, but getting through their homework. They look over and see the student next to them with their Chromebook open. The student sees them putting problems...

More and more music being uploaded to streaming services are being created by generative AI — and many music fans can't tell the difference between the AI and what's created by humans.

Opinion | AI is ruining music

Lilly Koscher, Social Media Manager • January 21, 2026

Imagine listening to music on Spotify when you quickly realize that you don’t know any of the artists you’re listening to. Clicking on the artist, it is obvious that they are an AI from their bio,...

In one snippet of Coca-Cola’s recent holiday ad, detail-less monkeys sit in cold water and watch trucks with distorted wheels roll into a sweet, holiday town. But it isn’t AI’s quality that’s so disturbing about this ad, which has become a kind of holiday tradition.

Analysis | It’s just an ad

Beth Brackmann, A&E Editor • December 10, 2024

For the upcoming winter season Coca-Cola released a new advertisement made entirely with AI. This ad has created quite a stir online with mixed reactions, most being negative. This one commercial could...

Artificial Intelligence has changed the way people complete their work or conduct research. Though many worry about its application in the classroom, many students and teachers have found a way to use it that encourages thinking rather than replacing it.

AI-right

Olivia Smith, Social Media Manager • April 30, 2024

As children, people often fantasize about what it would be like to possess super powers. Flying, lifting heavy objects, or writing a report on a book you have never read are a few examples. In 2024 however,...

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