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

The McHenry Messenger

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

The McHenry Messenger

Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Alix Earle perform a dance routine during an episode of "Dancing With the Stars," which aired Nov. 11 on ABC.

Review | Nothing but 10s

Aubrey Butler, Opinions Editor November 17, 2025

Senior Addison Nemec sits down on a Tuesday night, counting down the minutes until the live taping of “Dancing with the Stars,” begins. As the episode starts and the show goes on, more and more contestants...

A Chicken Jockey with Vindicators in the background in "A Minecraft Movie."

Review | Mine or craft

Bri Lucansky, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

As a group of teenagers walks into the movie theater, they find their seats excited to see the world they once used to play come to life on the big screen. “A Minecraft Movie” came out April 4,...

Opinion | Cancelled too soon

Opinion | Cancelled too soon

Beth Brackmann, A&E editor April 10, 2025

In December 2020, Disney announced a short spin-off series based on “Princess and the Frog” featuring the movie princess Tiana. The show was going to follow Tiana right after the events and try to...

Playboi Carti performs onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Review: I am “MUSIC”

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor April 2, 2025

Rapper Jordan Terrell Carter, professionally known as Playboi Carti, released his highly anticipated album “MUSIC,” on Mar. 14 along with the extended version “MUSIC - SORRY 4 DA WAIT” after being...

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga perform in the movie "Joker: Folie à Deux," which was released earlier this month.

Review: Folly or fantastic?

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

The sequel for the previous and well known Joker movie, "Joker: Folie à Deux" is out now in theaters and fans are quite surprised and disappointed with how it deviates from the first film. Known informally...

This spring and summer, Hollywood has a slate of fun movies that will appeal to teenagers and their sense of nostalgia, including “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”

Review: The previews

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director April 28, 2023

2023 is a big year for high profile movies. These 5 in particular have been highly anticipated by fans, and are finally set to release this year.   “Five Nights At Freddy’s” The...

Tyler, The Creator performs on the Frank Stage on the final day of the three-day Day N Vegas hip-hop music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.

Review: Everything must remain

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 18, 2023

Tyler, The Creator’s “Call Me If You Get Lost,” released in the summer of 2021, would go on to win the Grammy for “Best Rap Album” and would be critically acclaimed upon release.  Many unreleased...

HBO's new spin on the Scooby Doo franchise is a messy misrepresentation of the classic characters

Review: Jinkies! Another bad reboot

Beth Brackmann, Contributing Writer March 13, 2023

With the first season being released on January 12 of this year, HBOMax’s new show “Velma” by Mindy Kaling has been met with a very poor reception. With a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 1.4 on IMDB....

Celebrating Mac Miller

Celebrating Mac Miller

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 15, 2023

On Jan. 19, 1992, Malcolm McCormick — who would come to be known as Mac Miller — was born. From a young age Malcolm took interest in music, particularly hip hop. McCormick learned piano, guitar, bass,...

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