McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

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
If congress doesn't pass a budget bill before the end of the week, Americans recieving SNAP benefits will lose access to subsidies that help them afford groceries.

MCHS community prepares for loss of SNAP benefits amid government shutdown

Elijah Lactronica, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

Starting Saturday, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds almost 2 million Illinois citizens, may run dry. MCHS and local programs are already preparing for the effects...

A table full of cereal, mac and cheese, and other foods waits in the main office at the Freshman Campus on November 19 at the end of the AIM Challenge food drive for Food For Thought.

Freshman Campus raises money for district food pantry

Campbell Bitterman, Contributing Writer • November 22, 2021

During the week of Nov. 15, Freshman Campus counselors JR Bocian and Stephanie Zarinana posed a new AIM challenge to collect non-perishable food for Food For Thought. AIM Challenges were created with...

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