Category: News

Kaelyn Rodrigues | Staff Writer The next time you read a book in class, it might be one written by your substitute teacher. Author and long term substitute teacher Tara Robinson, who publishes novels under the name Tara Tyler, is releasing a new novel. “Windy Hollow” is the third book in her series Beast World, which follows the story of […]

Henri Robbins | Staff Writer Mason High School’s newest dance is encouraging students to take pride in who they are. The Pride Night Dance, hosted by Mason’s Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA), is on Saturday, March 9. The dance was created to show their support for the LGBT community and create awareness for the issues it faces. The dance is intended […]

Lily Geiser | Staff Writer Good news: The government is open for business. The longest government shutdown in history — lasting 35 days — is over. On February 16, just hours before the government was due to shut down again if a deal was not reached, President Trump signed a spending bill providing just $1.375 billion for a border wall, […]

Alex Lisa | Staff Writer Periods aren’t just the end of a sentence, they can be unpredictable and uncomfortable for young women at Mason High School. Members of MHS Hope Squad are trying to come to the rescue.  In the past, there were machines located in the bathrooms which would dispense feminine products for 50 cents, and in the case […]

Ria Parikh | Staff Writer From enclosing students in Outer Space to trapping administrators in a classroom, AP Physics students are creating their very own escape rooms. Through the month of December, AP Physics Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism classes are creating escape rooms for the first time. Mechanics classes were tasked with creating rooms for fifth and sixth grade […]

Henri Robbins | Staff Writer Embarrassed, humiliated, invaded. These are the words that young men in the school use to describe using the restroom, and they want change. Mason High School’s male student body has recently been rallying around an issue that went unmentioned until this year: the urinals in the men’s restrooms do not have dividers between them. In […]

Henri Robbins | Staff Writer While the school is pushing to be more culturally inclusive, they haven’t reached out to the demographic that would be directly impacted — students.  Superintendent Jonathan Cooper recently relaunched Mason’s community-based Diversity Council at a meeting on the night of October 22. The council was created to promote diversity and understanding within the city. At […]

Sophia Johnson | Staff Writer In their search for new members, The MADE (Mason Deerfield) for Authentic Leadership team sought out students based on their drive to lead, not their experience.. The group came to be after a coalition of student leaders merged with The Mason Deerfield Chamber of Commerce and rebranded themselves as the MADE for Authentic leadership group, […]

Ria Parikh | Staff Writer The Hope Squad is here to help. On Wednesday, October 3, the Hope Squad had their official introduction during homeroom. Mary Ellen Theisen is one of seven advisors along with Lori Roth, Megan Cameron, Randall Hubbard, Maggie Long, Michelle Bruewer, and Angie Johnston who guide the members. Mason is one of about 20 schools in […]