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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

Ayden Hirsch (lead singer of Tone Deaf) celebrating their Battle of the Bands win.

Surviving the Battle

Bri Lucansky, Business Manager May 7, 2026

Listen to this audio story by clicking the play button below. There was a very small point difference between first and second place during the 2026 Battle of the Bands. Tone Deaf ended on top. There...

MCHS Student Council hosted their annual Battle of the Bands.

Destroying the competition

Dominic Burnett, Puzzlemaster April 16, 2025

On the day after last year's Battle of the Bands , Jaymeson Green and his band Velomorta started preparing for the 2025 Battle. When musical competition finally came around again they were prepared. MCHS...

Bands MCHS rocked out at the annual Battle of the Bands last year on March 1 at the Freshman Campus. This year's battle will take place Friday.

MCHS bands to rock Battle of the Bands Friday

DeAnna Traharne, Contributing Writer April 4, 2025

MCHS students are getting ready for Battle of the Bands this Friday. The bands are practicing and preparing for the battle. Working on setlists, and jamming out in the garages. “We finalized a...

On March 1, MCHS rocked out at the annual Battle of the Bands event in the Freshmen Campus theater. After many performances, judges crowned "Happy Accident" as the winning musician.

Taking the stage 

Dominic Burnett, Freshman Reporter March 18, 2024

On Friday, March 1, 2024 Freshman Campus hosted Battle of the Bands. There were seven bands that played in the auditorium. The school staff team “The Staff Infection” played a couple of songs there...

MCHS band Robot Man won the 2023 Battle of the Bands, played at the spring spirit rally and has become popular. The band will be releasing original music soon.

Robotman to drop first release

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 18, 2023

Local darlings Robotman burst onto the scene in early February to roaring applause. The group, composed of junior students Charlie Miller, Coco Levesque, and James Mihevic, would win the Battle Of The...

Ethan Bailey from Consequence Bronson sings and plays the drums at the 2023 Battle of the Bands

Sharing the stage

Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor February 24, 2023

On February 10th, MCHS held their annual battle of the bands, featuring groups such as Robot Man, Ordinary Hero, Consequence Bronson, The Sound, and 2022 champions, Standalone. The show was a resounding...

Students perform at the Battle of the Bands on May 14 in the Upper Campus Main Gym.

Gallery: Battle of the Bands

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Manager May 20, 2022

Battle of the bands was held on Friday, May 13, in the Upper Campus gym. Standalone, NyghtStryke, Shipwrecked, Weeping Woods and the notorious Staff Infection performed and competed for a recording session...

Joe Cangelosi plays guitar for Winter Tennis during the Battle of the Bands. On January 24, MCHS student-formed bands competed for the title of 2020 Battle of the Bands champion.

Sing it loud

Jared Bysiek, Features Editor February 3, 2020

Standing behind the curtain, the band waits to be introduced by the emcees before they can start performing. The time leading up to the performance has been full of excitement and anxiety, but now it’s...

Opinion: Bring the music back

Opinion: Bring the music back

Stacy Correra, Copy Editor December 17, 2019

With the annual Battle of the Bands event coming up, students ready the garage bands they started with their friends on a whim. But after the big battle, where do they go from there? There are not a lot...

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