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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

TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is in talks with U.S. regulators to address potential security concerns over data sharing as the company looks to avoid a repeat of the political firestorm last summer when it became a target of former President Donald Trump.

TikTok banned, but not for long

Sydney Boswell, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

Popular short-form video app TikTok was banned to millions of users in the United States on Jan 18 before being brought back not even 24 hours later the following day. TikTok was planned to be banned...

Shoppers pick up televisions and other Black Friday deals at a Wal-Mart on Nov. 25, 2022, in Dunwoody, Georgia. Walmart opened at 6am on Black Friday for shoppers with discounts on some high priced items.

Black Friday comes to McHenry

Grace Crockett, News Editor November 22, 2024

Many MCHS students make preparations for this year's Black Friday as they work at our classic town shops. Stores all over town get ready for the upcoming, and infamous Black Friday that takes place...

Cases of Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, has been identified at MCHS. The extremely contagious respiratory tract infection can spread quickly through communities that are not vaccinated.

Whooping cough cases emerge at MCHS

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor November 12, 2024

McHenry has recently brought to light the news of a confirmed case of pertussis, or better known as the dreaded whooping cough earlier this week. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract...

Actors pose as killer clowns during the Haunted Hayride through Peterson Park hosted by the Wonder Lake Ski Team.

The Haunted Hayride canceled this year

Tate Bartelson, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

The annual Haunted Hayride held at Peterson Park in the weekends leading up to Halloween was canceled. For the past 25 or more years, the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show team has held a Haunted Hayride at...

Pickleball rackets for tenants playing on the pickleball court at LaSalle Plaza in Minneapolis on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

MCHS’s first pickleball tournament planned for November

David Popescu, Contributing Writer November 8, 2024

A MCHS junior walks into the MCHS Pickleball tournament. He takes his racket out of his bag, the zipper echoing in the gym. He laces up his sneakers and heads to the courts. He can barely contain his excitement...

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC falls during the women's free skate during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing.

Olympic-sized scandal

Brooke Gewalt, Contributing Writer April 8, 2022

Fifteen year old Kamila Valieva, Russia's figure skating sensation, assumed to take home the gold and unexpectedly took fourth at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games. Controversially, Valieva was able...

Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022.

Russian forces launch attack on Ukraine

Vanessa Moreno, News Editor February 25, 2022

On Thursday, a Russian attack on Ukraine began with missile attacks near Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and the Russian border. There have been around ten civilian deaths, 40 Ukrainian soldier deaths, and...

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