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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

Point-Counterpoint: Is McHenry boring?

Point-Counterpoint: Is McHenry boring?

December 9, 2022

Teenagers in every suburb say their town is boring. For many, surviving their small town — with their lack of adequate shopping or recreation or cute coffee shops — is a kind of rite of passage. Suffice...

Members of MCHS's Marching Warriors prepare for Chicago's 70th Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 10. The band took a bus downtown, gathered on Upper Wacker Dr. and marched down State St.

Gallery: Chicago’s Columbus Day Parade

Eli Frommes, Staff Writer October 14, 2022

On Monday, MCHS’s marching band performed in the 70th annual Chicago Columbus Day Parade in downtown Chicago.  In this parade there were floats, bands, and marchers. They were marching up Wabash...

MCHS Drama Club presents "Chicago: The Musical" in West Campus's Auditorium. Members of the cast all group together at the end of "Razzle Dazzle" sung by senior Jonny Krug who played Billy Flynn.

Gallery: Spring musical ‘Chicago’

Stacy Correra, Copy Editor March 3, 2020

McHenry High School students in drama club premiered the spring musical "Chicago" on February 28 in the West Auditorium. Students began rehearsals right after winter break and worked almost every day after...

This year's spring musical "Chicago" will premiere on February 28 in the West Auditorium, which is being billed as "student night."

All that jazz

Emma Snyder, Staff Writer February 21, 2020

After a long day of school, the cast and crew of the spring musical gather in the auditorium for the beginning of a three-hour rehearsal. Everyone rushes around preparing for the rehearsal ahead. After...

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