On Aug. 15, 135 seniors joined MCHS Principal Dr. Jeff Prickett to watch the sunrise and kick off the school year for seniors at the Upper Campus soccer fields.
Prickett, who started the Senior Sunrise...
On Saturday, Class of 2022 graduates threw their caps in the air in the Upper Campus main gym at the first graduation since the combining of East and West and the height of the pandemic.
Originally,...
Due to inclement weather, the MCHS graduation ceremony will now be held in the Upper Campus main gym on Saturday instead of McCracken Field.
The ceremony will be divided into two groups, one at 11...
On May 21, Upper Campus will hold its first fully in-person graduation since the combining of East and West as well as the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ceremony will take place at McCracken...
The McHenry Messenger · The Scraps: Six Flags, finals, and overturning abortion (Episode Four)
Part news, part commentary, The Scraps is a podcast that spotlights past pitches that weren’t...
It’s the final day as a senior, a high schooler. The entire front entrance is decorated with orange and black streamers, balloons and graduation decorations. Through the main gym doors and the view from...
Walking into school freshman year, students are told “these next four years will fly by.” Rolling their eyes and chuckling, the freshman pay no attention.
Flash forward to their senior year, and...
Two seniors sit next to each other in their first period class on the first day of school. One sits quietly, worried about the expectations that come with being a senior and the other stressors of the...
The paper is placed on the table in front of the newly committed athlete. When they look up, a crowd of supporters are celebrating their accomplishments. As they sign the paper, their hand shakes with...
Grace Hunt, Freshman Campus Bureau Chief
• May 10, 2022
MCHS is working on a Portrait of a Graduate project that articulates outcome goals for all students who leave MCHS and become active participants in the community in order to reach success after graduation.
A...
This week, MCHS's choirs held their final performances of the year at the Upper Campus during the annual pops concert. Students performed popular songs of their choosing as solos and duets.
On Wednesday,...
Over the years, pop culture has captured the stress, drama and anxiety of the end of the high school. Here are five films that seniors will relate to before they toss their caps. Some of them are funny,...
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