A student enters Freshman Campus during homecoming spirit week, and he notices that nearly everyone is participating in “everything but a backpack day.” The same thing doesn’t apply when he enters...
Madisyn Spencer, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2023
On Sept. 8, MCHS’s senior Leadership In Action students bussed to Camp Duncan in Ingleside for a full day of bonding, team-building and leadership training. The students left the camp excited for the...
The UC Sneak Peek took place on Friday, April 28 where freshmen were taken to the Upper Campus for a variety of activities to familiarize themselves with the new environment.
Freshmen went to Upper...
"I horseback ride and I [also] work at a barn, which has resulted in multiple injuries, [but] I'm the only one who can get stuff done on some of the days that I'm there. Balancing work, school and personal...
Last week, the freshmen and their senior leaders had their annual Freshman Pride Camp at Camp Duncan in Ingleside. Different staff members helped run different activities and games for the freshmen with...
As a result of being isolated from older students, McHenry Freshman students are in for a rude awakening when they go into their sophomore year and switch to the Upper Campus. New sophomores may go into...
Eli Frommes, Freshman Campus Correspondent
• May 2, 2022
On Friday, all freshmen spent the shortened day at the Upper Campus for a special sneak peek of where they will attend school next year.
All students followed their AIM classes from one activity to another,...
Eli Frommes, Freshmen Campus Correspondent
• April 29, 2022
Freshmen in Tamara Pitz's Spanish I class have been making piñatas throughout the week of April 25 to bring to Edgebrook Elementary School in the first week of May.
Piñatas are being made with cardboard,...
Leah Wickenkamp, Freshman Campus Correspondant
• April 27, 2022
Freshmen will be spending the day at the Upper Campus for a tour and pep assembly on Friday, April 29 as an introduction to their new campus.
Students that ride the bus will be dropped off directly...
Grace Hunt, Freshman Campus Bureau Chief
• April 6, 2022
A freshman races to see what team they were placed on for the upcoming sports season after the tough tryouts — varsity, it reveals. Their heart begins to beat faster with mixed emotions of fear and overwhelming...
Peyton Whelan, Contributing Writer
• March 18, 2022
The bell just rang and Ashley Nagel is sitting at her desk waiting for her Biology class to begin. As students make their way into the classroom she gazes over the class, seeing the familiar bright faces....
Grace Hunt, Freshman Correspondant
• February 25, 2022
A freshman student opens Schoology to countless alerts of missing work. They’ve been trying to raise the failing grade that's been fluctuating all semester, trying to improve it. Balancing all their...
