Annually in McHenry, there is a celebration downtown around the time fall transitions into winter. Everyone enjoys the atmosphere and holiday spirit in these jolly gatherings and events, because if you...
Ffion Curtain, Online Managing Editor
• November 4, 2024
David Agaton walks into the Biomedical Science room and is introduced to a new program called HOSA. As he works on his assignment, Biomedical Science Teacher Leah Pelletier asks him if he would like to...
With Halloween right around the corner, the city of McHenry is preparing for the upcoming holiday, scheduling events for the scary season.
Homeowners and businesses have set up spooky atmospheres that...
Walking through the halls, a McHenry High School student notices fighting near the bathrooms. In response, a school resource officer nearby issues adjudication citations, or tickets, to the students. All...
The city of Woodstock has recently implemented a 1.3 million dollar Nature’s Way”playground project for ages “eight to 80.” This would serve as the community's second inclusive playground, which...
Three seats in District 156's School Board will be up for grabs in the local elections this April 4. Five candidates, including three incumbents and a former member, are on the ballot.
The seven-member...
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...
Henry Fitzgerald, Freshman Correspondant
• December 1, 2022
MCHS students from Holiday Hills have been walking across the neighborhood because of a sewer system installation. Since September, buses refuse to go inside the neighborhood.
The sewer system installation...
A Chicago Bears fan prepares to watch the game that they have bought tickets to. They are excited for the game to begin for the Bears are playing at their home field Soldier Field in Chicago. But the stadium...
Lilyona Kribley, Contributing Writer
• October 27, 2022
The McHenry community came together to paint a mural with painter Maurico Ramirez on the side of the McHenry Clock Company on Green Street on Saturday.
This is McHenry’s first ever mural, named “#McHenryStrong.”...
Paint the Town is an annual festivity of McHenry High School’s Homecoming Week. On September 28 and 29, students from various clubs and activities paint the windows of local businesses to spread school...
Area veterans came home from a four day Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. to a rally in the Upper Campus’ main gym on Sunday afternoon where they were greeted with applause, flowers and signs from...
