Ria Parikh | Staff Writer One student showed her class that her disability should not impact the way they treat her. On March 14, freshman Hannah Humes spoke to the students of Teacher’s Academy (TA) in recognition of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, which was on March 21. Humes, who has Down Syndrome, talked to the students about her goals, […]
Read moreArnav Damodhar | Staff Writer On March 21, Mason High School staff administered the first American College Test during school hours free of cost for all juniors. The test consisted of an English, Math, Reading, and Science section. According to the Ohio Department of Education, the class of 2018 requires 18 points to graduate. These points can be earned through […]
Read moreChasing Number One Ashton Nichols | Staff Writer Valedictorians be gone. Starting in 2018, the Wake County School Board of North Carolina will stop naming Valedictorians and Salutatorians. The 25 high schools, varying in class size from 100 to 600, will switch to the Magna Cum Laude and the Summa Cum Laude honors. To receive cum laude, students would need a […]
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Calista Busch | Staff Writer The Comet Skippers are swinging into action around the globe. Through One World One Rope, an organization that helps spread jump rope worldwide, several members of the Comet Skippers have been able to travel around the globe to attend and host workshops that teach jump rope. Sophomore Michelle Crispin said the organization has opened up […]
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Jonathan McCollough | Staff Writer Americanism is not exclusive to families born in America. For the first time in 20 years, a Mason student has been named a state champion for the American Legion Americanism and Government Test. Junior Puran Kansakar is one of 18 state winners who have earned a week-long trip to Washington, D.C, and to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. […]
Read moreRia Parikh | Staff Writer Students arounds around the state of Ohio stood up to make their voices heard, and among them was an outstanding student from Mason High School. On March 8, senior Jose’ Ventura represented Warren County at the Developmental Disability (DD) Advocacy and Awareness Day. This annual event is funded by a grant from the Ohio Developmental […]
Read moreCalista Busch | Staff Writer On February 26, two of Mason High School’s orchestras, Philharmonic and Honors Symphony, took the stage in state competition. Performing three prepared pieces and one sight-read piece for the judges, both Philharmonic and Symphony ended the competition with ratings of superior in all categories, the highest rating an orchestra can receive. Both groups had been […]
Read moreRia Parikh | Staff Writer One woman’s message has people talking. On February 21, Innovation Specialist at Design Impact and Cincinnati City Council candidate Tamaya Dennard spoke to Mason High School students as part of the Mason Inclusion Club Lecture Series. Dennard has been speaking in schools for five years, and she said that the main message she wants to […]
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Luke Hutchinson | Staff Writer Boys and girls raise their hands to ask questions in class, but the odds are a woman is there to answer. Of the 70 students in Teacher’s Academy, only nine are male. Teacher’s Academy instructor Marcie Blamer said she is quite familiar with this gender gap in teaching. “There is no doubt that there are […]
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Calista Busch | Staff Writer Bullying, self-harm, drug abuse — there’s an app for that. StudentSuite is a new app tailored specifically to high schools. The components of the app range from a digital student ID, bus tracker to educational content referred to as the Lifeline Button, which provides materials to educate students about depressions, anxiety, bullying, drugs and alcohol […]
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Duncan MacKenzie | Staff Writer Over the mud and through the woods, to the finish line he goes. On January 29 in Bieles, Luxembourg, senior Spencer Petrov raced in the Cyclo-cross World Championships. Cyclo-cross is a bike race that combines road and off-road courses with maneuvering or running through obstacles into a sprint to the finish. Petrov was one of […]
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Ria Parikh | Staff Writer Forget about March madness, Nerf Madness is where everyone’s at. On February 10, Mason students gathered in the Mason Intermediate 45 gym for National Honor Society’s annual event Nerf Madness to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Co-advisor Sheila Nimer said that this is their third year doing Nerf Madness, which was created […]
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Freddie Wilhelm | Staf Writer Mason Mock Trial finished fifth at regionals, narrowly missing qualification to state. The Comets competed in Batavia Friday, February 10 with hopes of qualifying to the state competition. Mason Green competed in their opening trial against Western Brown and won the round. Senior Larry Gao won that round’s award for Outstanding Attorney, as well as Senior […]
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Arnav Damodhar | Associate Editor On February 8, Mason High School served as a hub for cultural exchange at the annual Taste of Mason. The city of Mason came together to experience its many cultures and try different foods. Local restaurants like Troy’s Cafe, Two Cities Pizza, Cazadores Mexican Grill Chan’s Asian Wok, and Soho Bistro catered event. Junior Aaron […]
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Ria Parikh | Staff Writer The school is rallying together to save lives. National Honor Society will be raising money February 6-10 during the Pasta for Pennies Class Collections campaign. While it is only the society’s 16th year doing the fundraiser, Mason High School has been doing class collections for over 20 years. Co-advisor Barb Shuba said proceeds from […]
Read moreRia Parikh | Staff Writer Mason High School’s course catalog is getting upgraded. Changes in the course catalog this year include the addition of classes such as Filmmaking, Advanced Placement Comparative Government, and Engineering in our World. Assistant Principal Shanna Bumiller said courses such as Engineering in our World will give students a taste of a potential career in engineering. […]
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Calista Busch | Staff Writer Our town has entertainment coming to them. The Mason High School drama club will be rolling out its winter production of Our Town on Friday, January 27. Acting teacher Allen Young said the common setting of the play leads to the emotion of the story. “It has three acts, and it talks about this fictional […]
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Ashton Nichols | Staff Writer On Monday, December 19, 2016, Financial Literacy teacher Jennifer Striker proctored her final exam to her students. Midway through the exam, the internet connection went down and more than half of the students lost their exams. Striker said she was fortunate to have a paper copy of her exam. “I could immediately give it to […]
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