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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

Jeff Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran from northern Illinois, signs a flag at The National Museum of the United States Navy in Washington D.C. during an VNC Honor Flight in August.

The chance of a lifetime

Michalina Sotka, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2025

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....

A retired Marine traveling with Veterans Honor Flight takes a moment to ponder the United States Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 25.

An honor

Nikki Sisson, Rayaan Ahmed, and Cooper Ten Bruin August 28, 2022

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...

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