After a student wakes up on May 1, she gets ready for the day, making sure to represent her next step with a hoodie. She arrives at school, making her way to the gym for senior decision day. As her name...
As the school year comes to a close, seniors prepare to leave this chapter behind. One of the last traditions for seniors at MCHS is senior sunset and senior picnic. However, this year some changes are...
While many senior athletes look back on their experiences in athletics knowing they won’t ever play an organized school sport again, those who have earned the right to refer to themselves as future college...
After all they have given for the McHenry Messenger, it is now time for the seniors to focus on their futures, outside of the walls of MCHS.
There are eight seniors of the 2026 Messenger staff, and...
Grace Bellavia, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• May 5, 2026
The Class of 2026 had an interesting experience of school, especially during middle school.
After COVID-19 and devious licks, the Class of 2026 was the, “leftovers.”
In sixth grade, we thought,...
As the seniors walk into the main gym of Upper Campus and find their seats, they're filled with a sense of accomplishment. Their years upon years of education have led up to this moment. They were once...
A student enters Freshman Campus during homecoming spirit week, and he notices that nearly everyone is participating in “everything but a backpack day.” The same thing doesn’t apply when he enters...
A MCHS senior is sprawled out on the floor scrolling on their phone for pictures of some of their last events as MCHS students. They are surrounded by some of their friends who decided to come together...
This year, we have some pretty amazing and memorable seniors leaving our Messenger staff. For this year's senior story, I asked them to write advice that they have for incoming Messengers.
Every year,...
The senior class of 2025 has been through a lot. But one thing that has been with them through it all is entertainment. From movies, to music and TV, these forms of media have shaped a generation but why...
An MCHS senior sits in the auditorium, listening to the senior AIM meetings. She listens as the counselors on stage explain all the changes for her senior class. She folds her arms, disappointed but not...
The 2025 senior class is no longer allowed to purchase their chromebooks after they graduate at MCHS.
For years, MCHS has allowed graduating seniors to buy their Chromebooks for about 20 dollars, but...
