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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

The Hall Pass | Matthew Perry, the Maine shooting, and LASOs Die De Los Muertas celebration

The Hall Pass | Matthew Perry, the Maine shooting, and LASO’s Die De Los Muertas celebration

November 3, 2023

The Hall Pass is a podcast that gives you the local, national and global headlines you need to hear in span of a single passing period. To listen to the podcast, press the play button above, or head...

Young actors are often sexualized and harassed at a young age, which adds extra pressure onto their lives

Opinion: Young actors are subject to too much pressure

Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor January 27, 2023

News article after news article scrolls past with headlines covering how childhood fame broke Hollywood stars.  Whether it is a disney star who turned to drugs or a nickelodeon star who ended up quitting...

Johnny Depps 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...

Megan Foxs engagement ring, given to her by her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly, reportedly has thorns on the bands so it would hurt to take off — which is only one part of their engagement that feels strange.

Commentary: Controversial couple

Bee Myers, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

As people complete  their daily routine of scrolling on their Instagram feed, they all one way or another came across a post by Machine Gun Kelly — and possibly a video of him finally proposing to Megan...

Influencers on TikTok and Instagram know that the world is watching them. So do celebrities in movies, on TV, and in the music industry. So why arent they falling COVID guidelines?

Opinion: Celebrities aren’t immune to the virus

Josie Cable, Opinions Editor March 11, 2021

Despite experts' instruction to avoid events and gatherings, plenty of celebrities and influencers continue to throw and attend parties like COVID has no effect on them. We are still in a pandemic and...

JoJo Siwa gives a tour of her new epic bedroom in a 2018 video on YouTube. Many fans, including MCHS students, say that coming out makes an important and powerful statement.

I’m coming out

Alayna Majkrzak, Staff Writer March 1, 2021

“Born This Way,” a hit tune by Lady Gaga, plays as a student scrolls through their For You page on TikTok, pausing at a particular video. Despite the flashing lights, the person in the video seems...

Although it was never officially confirmed, most assume that Olivia Rodrigos hit drivers license was about High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-star Josh Bassett, who taught her how to drive.

License revoked

Kiera Loewe, Social Media Director February 2, 2021

Record-breaking, dramatic, emotional — all these words fit Olivia Rodrigo’s new song, “drivers license” that was released on January 8. With tons of new development surrounding the song there’s...

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