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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

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

The McHenry Messenger

School Resource Officer Richard Rewiako can confiscated any scholars vapes throughout the school year. This is his large collection of students vapes that get discarded at the end of the year.

Up in smoke

Braden Friedle, contributing writer March 10, 2025

MCHS Security Guard, Asusena Gonzalez, walks by the second floor bathroom and smells an unusual scent of cotton candy. Gonzalez walks in to check if everything is up to par, but finds smoke spewing out...

A student logs into their Powerschool account to check their information.

Power down

Lily Adams, Editor in Chief February 7, 2025

An MCHS student returns to school after winter break. They open up their email to see a message from the superintendent. The email says that PowerSchool has been hacked and some students' information was...

Arturo Delgadillo, dressed fittingly as a super hero for Halloween, poses in the Center for Science, Technology and Industry. Formerly a police officer, Delgadillo now supervises the security teams at both the Upper and Freshman Campuses.

Who it takes to keep MCHS safe

Vanessa Moreno, News Editor November 9, 2022

With 40 school shootings in ten months, 2022 has become the most devastating year for schools in recent history. Ensuring safety and preventing tragedy has become a priority more than ever for schools. This...

Though the "devious lick" trend has died down, schools all across the country — including MCHS — have given strict consequences to those students who break the rules for the sake of social media likes.

Devious

Hunter Blake, Contributing Writer November 15, 2021

A student walks down the hallway during their study hall period and goes into the bathroom, he makes sure no one is in the room before he looks at himself in the mirror and pulls his phone out to record...

Though this year is Kenny Maier's first year as a security guard, he brings years of law enforcement experience to the job, including almost three decades with the Vernon Hills Police Department.

To serve and protect

Grace Hunt, Contributing Writer October 20, 2021

Kenny Maier sits behind his desk interrogating the student who stole the very chair he sits in. Maier knows this student is guilty, but asks the student anyways. The student denies it and stays quiet....

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