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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

On Friday Oct. 11, MCHS had their annual homecoming game that resulted in a win against Crystal Lake Central with a score of 19-0, being the first Homecoming win in 3 years.

Gallery | Homecoming football game

Rose Wenckebach, Artistic Director October 18, 2024

  During the game the Warriors fought hard to keep pushing the score higher and higher while the defense team did a great job keeping CLS out of the endzone. Not only did the team win but the cheer...

Students, and staff dressed up for Hoco week to show school spirit. Hallways were filled with school spirit and buzz.

Gallery | Homecoming spirit week

Berenice Santiago, Staff Writer October 17, 2024

The hallways at Upper Campus were dancing with color on Monday, Oct. 7th. The spirit day theme was Color Wars. Students and staff dressed up in a variety of colors. Staff wore orange, seniors wore red,...

MCHS had their brand new Homecoming route ending at Millers Park for Pack the Point. Students were able to enjoy food and the homecoming crowning.

Gallery | Homecoming parade

Lily Adams, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2024

The Sunday before Homecoming, MCHS celebrated a spirit-filled week with the annual parade down Green St. on October 6. MCHS new parade route started at Veterans Acres and ended at Miller Point for Pack...

This year for Homecoming’s dance, MCHS’s students are looking for a mix of both the upbeat slow-dance worthy, along with some throwbacks and some recent chart-toppers.

Playlist | Dancing for a century

Gabe Santos, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

Every year when HOCO comes around‭, ‬students at MCHS find some way to complain about the music‭. ‬If every high school dance DJ tried to play every song that every kid wanted to hear we’d be...

Puzzles | Crossword Puzzle, Oct. 11, 2024

Puzzles | Crossword Puzzle, Oct. 11, 2024

Dominic Burnett, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

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Yearbooks from previous decades show the Homecoming themes from the past 70 years. MCHS’s first Homecoming theme, “The Wizard of Oz,” was chosen in 1967.

Way back when

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor October 9, 2024

Dance themes have always been something to rave about‭, ‬as they have been something constant throughout the decades‭. ‬Every year the Student Council seniors determine what the Homecoming Dance...

Band students paint windows during Paint the Town in preparation for Homecoming last September.

Shining from the windows

Lily Adams, Editor in Chief October 3, 2024

The sidewalks of Green Street are flooded with students‭. ‬Paint palettes and brushes occupy their hands‭. ‬Slowly‭, ‬the small street‭ ‬becomes illuminated with colors of orange‭, ‬black...

This year, the Homecoming Parade will start at Veterans Memorial Park and end at the Freshman Campus, which offers easy access to Miller Point and this year’s special Pack the Point celebration.

McHenry hopes to Pack the Point for Homecoming

Eli Frommes, Staff Writer September 27, 2024

The Homecoming parade will now be part of a celebration MCHS is calling Pack the Point‭. ‬There will be a new parade route‭, ‬starting location and a party at Miller Point on Oct‭. ‬6‭.‬ The...

Alumni Col. Robert Heatherly and Dave Lawson are honored during the Homecoming football game on Sept. 29 at McCracken Field. Other MCHS grads were able to visit a special alumni tent during the game.

Home for Homecoming 

Maggie Demski, Staff Writer October 10, 2023

Graduates from all years came back to their high school to watch the homecoming football game on Friday, Sept. 29 at McCracken Field.  While going to the Homecoming game is a normal tradition at most...

Homecoming of 1963 saw flowwy, flared dresses as the main trend, along with bow ties and casual suits for the boys. Hair on the shorter to medium side, and lots of white. Not super colorful looks, but still classic.

Looking sharp

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 29, 2023

Homecoming is one of the two big dances that students at MCHS look forward to every year‭. ‬Though each Homecoming has a different‭ ‬theme‭, ‬at first glance‭, ‬a lot of the same fashion...

The Warrior Shack trailer, run by students from BPA and wrapped by students in Matt Connor's graphics classes, will sell Warrior Gear at the Homecoming football game on Friday at McCracken Field.

Warrior Shack store to open at Homecoming game

Eli Frommes, Staff Writer September 28, 2023

A mobile version of the new Warrior Shack will open on Sept‭. ‬29‭ ‬at the Homecoming football game‭. ‬ The shack will be run by MCHS business students and will sell school apparel and more‭....

MCHS's Homecoming parade took place on Sunday, Sept. 24. The route started at the Freshman Campus, followed Green Street, and ended at Veteran's Park where the Homecoming King and Queen were crowned.

Gallery: Homecoming parade

Lily Adams, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

MCHS hosted the annual Homecoming parade on Sunday, Sept. 24.  The parade followed Green Street to Veteran’s Park. Students from different athletics and activities tossed candy to the citizens watching....

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