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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

Raquel Hess answers emails and works on getting her student's grades in before the weekend begins at the Upper Campus.

Wait, who is that?

Ffion Curtain, Online Managing Editor October 31, 2025

A junior at MCHS walks into their first day of AP Environmental Science classroom expecting to see Kaley Young. As they take a seat, they see an unfamiliar face walking in and sitting behind the teacher’s...

MCHS' building sub Kayleigh Jensen writing each graduating senior a heartfelt letter for them to remember.

MCHS’s guardian angel

Mason Sites, Staff Writer May 9, 2025

Every student has their favorite teacher. Whether they are full-time teachers or a substitute. There is always one teacher that makes school that much more enjoyable for students. They always find a deeper...

Jensen's journey

Jensen’s journey

Lily Adams, Contributing Writer April 18, 2023

As the final minutes of the period tick away, Miss Kayleigh Jensen mentality prepares for her next class. Knowing she’ll have to make the voyage from Freshman Campus to Upper Campus, she locates her...

MCHS has had more teacher absences than other schools in the area, especially those in the Fox Valley Conference. According to the Illinois School Report Card, only 50 percent of teachers have fewer than ten absences.

A missing piece

Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor February 13, 2023

Week after week, a student walks into their class room to a large empty desk. The chair that was supposed to have their teacher in it sat cold and empty just like it did almost everyday. The student huff...

Stools are useful for helping people get to higher places and reach what they could not before. MCHS’s community has students, staff and parents who have helped others reach new heights in a similar way by stepping up during unprecedented times.

Stepping up

Kyla Henige, Features Editor March 4, 2022

Ty Linker Many students have taken on different roles to help school run smoothly, but also to help the community. One of these students is senior Ty Linker.  Linker believes in standing up for others...

A chair sits empty in a Freshman Campus biology lab. During the first month of 2022, around 100 teachers called in sick due to COVID reasons.

COVID-19 versus the education system

Ali Casey, Freshman Correspondant February 11, 2022

After getting a last minute call, a substitute teacher hustles into a classroom, only to see all the students on their phones, not doing their assignments. Unable to grab the class's attention, the substitute...

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