Despite the Vietnam Memorial being a busy place full of crowds of chattering people, the loudest sound is the stitching and scratching of pencils etching the names of fallen soldiers onto pieces of paper....
McHenry citizens, along with MCHS students and staff, gathered at Upper Campus to celebrate veterans returning from the annual VNC Honor Flight trip to Washington D.C. on August 24.
During the ceremony...
MCHS's student leaders gathered in the Warrior Room of the Upper Campus during AIM to hear alum Erica Watson Borggren speak.
Borggren, a veteran of the U.S. Army, works on programs to help ComEd customers...
The sun illuminates the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as Army Veteran, Benjamin Jankowski recalls his time serving in the Vietnam War. Tears fall from his eyes as he relives the horrors he faced. People around...
On Friday, MCHS hosted a veterans panel in the auditorium to celebrate Veterans Day. The veterans at the panel were MCHS teachers, former students, and community members.
Students went to hear the veterans...
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The sun shines through the white crape myrtle trees at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. The sounds of feet pacing through the gravel...
On August 27, The McHenry community gathered to support and celebrate a group of veterans who were returning from the Honor Flight trip to Washington D.C. at the Upper Campus. The event was open to the...
Students had the opportunity to learn from Veterans and Active Duty soldiers of different types in the Upper Campus auditorium this past November 11th.
The Veterans Day Seminar, coordinated by Mr...
Warrior Student Media traveled with the Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois to Washington DC this past August, capturing the stories of veterans across the McHenry and Rockford community.
While...
Area veterans came home from a four day Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. to a rally in the Upper Campus’ main gym on Sunday afternoon where they were greeted with applause, flowers and signs from...
It is 4 a.m. on Aug. 25, and I’m standing in the dark and rain waiting to board a bus with a group of military veterans. We’ve been at McHenry High School’s Upper Campus for an hour already, standing...
On Thursday, September 9, the varsity and JV volleyball teams played Dundee-Crown at their home court in the Freshman Campus main gym.
Between the two games, veterans were honored and walked to the...
