![The Class of 2023 throws their caps at the end of the graduation ceremony at McCracken Field on May 20 — the first combined graduation held on the newly-renovated football field.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_1804-1-900x600.jpg)
Defining the Class of 2023
Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 23, 2023
![The Hall Pass: Pops concert, Montana's TikTok ban, and the debt ceiling](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hall-pass-2-900x675.jpg)
The Hall Pass: Pops concert, Montana’s TikTok ban, and the debt ceiling
Eli Frommes, Staff Writer
• May 22, 2023
![On May 16 and 17, students from MCHS's choirs performed at the annual Pops Concert at the Upper Campus auditorium.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG-1687-900x675.jpg)
Gallery: Spring Pops Concert
Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 22, 2023
![For years, MCHS has asked students to pay fees in order to enjoy privileged like prom and graduation. But withholding prom denies students a chance to enjoy of the biggest highlights of the school year over something that might not be their fault.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/prom-fees-900x601.jpg)
Opinion: Paying fees should not be a prom requirement
Ruth Luqueno, Contributing Writer
• May 18, 2023
![A person's high school experience is defined in some ways by the music they listen to. Here's a playlist of the songs that defined the experience of the Class of 2023](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Playlist-900x600.jpg)
Playlist: Class Of 2023 Playlist
Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 15, 2023
Gallery: Senior Honors Night
Nikki Sisson, Managing Director
• May 15, 2023
![Students, parents, faculty, administration and the board of education celebrate the Class of 2022 during last year’s graduation ceremony on May 21 in the Upper Campus main gym. The ceremony was planned for McCracken but moved inside due to poor weather conditions.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_6354-900x600.jpg)
MCHS plans to hold first outside graduation with all seniors
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• May 15, 2023
![Leveling up](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-900x600.jpg)
Leveling up
Messenger Staff
• May 12, 2023
![Some seniors may seem older and wiser, but they started in the same place that every freshman did — uncertain, confused and overwhelmed. By surviving four years of high school, the Class of 2023 has earned the privilege to give out some of their wisdom.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_3083-900x675.jpg)
Advice to the next generation
Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor
• May 12, 2023
![Senior final exemption is a tradition at most schools, and seniors at MCHS have to earn the right to skip finals. But don’t all seniors deserve a break from finals before graduation?](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023_05_07_0xh_Kleki-1.png)
Opinion: Seniors should not have to take spring finals
Krystal Zamudio, Staff Writer
• May 11, 2023
![Not all seniors can go on to play on Division I teams or earn scholarships to college. Some athletes who may have played sports their whole childhood have had to make decisions about what to focus on after graduation — and whether sports will still be a part of their lives.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0200-900x600.jpg)
It all comes to an end
Mackenzie Sroka, Sports Editor
• May 11, 2023
![Captured during their second to last week of school, students from the Class of 2023 show what it looks like to be a senior mere weeks before graduation as they wander and hang out in the Upper Campus’s halls and classrooms.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7416-900x600.jpg)
Real Warriors: Seniors
Preston Boysen, Staff Writer
• May 10, 2023
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