Kiera Loewe, Social Media Director
• January 20, 2021
Starting second semester, students have the option to remain remote or begin hybrid learning. Regardless of what option a family chooses, students will need to adjust to new schedules, new guidelines,...
Before students go back into the building to begin hybrid learning, East and West Campuses will hold an open house for freshman, transfer, and new students at the school on Wednesday and Thursday from...
The teachers of McHenry High School are no longer sitting behind a desk and grading papers everyday. Instead they hop on a Zoom call and teach students from their homes. Teachers are faced with many difficulties...
District 156 hopes to begin their “MCHS Orange/Black Hybrid Model” starting January 20, the first day of second semester, if the metrics allow.
“I am cautiously optimistic about transitioning...
Kennedy Tetour, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• December 11, 2020
It’s around 8:30 a.m. on a cool November day. You just woke up for school and noticed an email notification from West Principal Marsha Potthoff. Your eyes skim through the email quickly and you stare...
Less than 24 hours after releasing information about a digital learning schedule change, MCHS decided to continue the existing digital learning schedule for the remainder of the semester.
Marsh Pottohff,...
A student sits with their back slouched in a chair. They stare at the screen blankly as the teacher assigns yet another piece of homework that they have no motivation to do. Running their hands through...
On October 9, District 156 announced that the school would pivot to their hybrid learning plan in November. As the news made its way through the school community, many students expressed excitement about...
High school is a time of getting to be with your friends, experience different things, and do hands-on experiments and learn about things that will help you post secondary school. But what happens when...
Although Illinois’s state-wide quarantine has been received with mixed-emotions, it has turned out to be a chance for students to experience what learning from home is like. As controversial as it may...
Dear Elle: Learning through Zoom has been fine, but it hasn't been easy for me. That's why I was so excited when the district announced the new hybrid schedule. The way last year ended, I was so excited...
Alayna Trimingham is a senior at West Campus. She likes playing Animal Crossing on her free time. Last year, she was opinions editor for the McHenry Messenger and, as a sophomore, was a writer for the MCHS's yearbook. She excels at and feels passionate about writing.
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