Slideshow: Racin’ in Mason 5K 2018
Evelina Gaivoronskaia | Staff Writer On July 21, the Racin’ in Mason 5k took place at Pine Hill. egaivoronskaia.chronicle@gmail.com
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Speak week builds public speaking skills
Jake Sapp | Staff Writer The MHS Speech and Debate team is helping students find their voice. From July 16th to 20th, the team held Speak Week, a camp where they assisted students with their public speaking abilities as well as engaging them in a wide variety of activities. Advisor for the Speech and Debate team, Bruce Harris, had a […]
Read moreRed rhythm and boom celebrates Independence Day featuring the fray
Riley Johansen | Staff Writer Mason is celebrating America’s independence with a bang. On July 3, the Mason City Council held its annual Red Rhythm & Boom event featuring inflatables, games, and face-painting, food trucks, and performances from chart-topping bands Five for Fighting and The Fray. The event began with Cincinnati local and singer/songwriter Mira taking the stage to sing […]
Read moreKings Island Baseball Invitational 2018
Matthew Smith | Staff Writer July baseball kicked off with the annual Kings Island Invitational from June 28th-July 1st in Mason, Ohio. The tournament was held at multiple venues throughout the city including Mason Sports Park, Fleckenstein Park, and Corwin Nixon Park. The Ohio Nationals baseball organization dominated the tournament across all platforms, as their 9u, 10u, and 12u teams […]
Read moreMason’s first ever Invention camp inspires creativity in students
Anusha Vadlamani | Staff Writer Students all over Mason are inventing their own futures by choosing to attend Invention Camp. Mason’s first ever Invention Camp was held at Mason High School this past week. The camp lasted 5 days, spanning from June 25 to June 29, and included kids from first to sixth grade. Jill Arminio, a director of the […]
Read moreCincinnati Reds teach new skills at baseball camp
Lily Geiser | Staff Writer With the help of the Cincinnati Reds, these kids took a swing at playing baseball. This past week, the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Camp took place at Mason High School. In a five day intensive curriculum, kids were able to work with instructors to improve their skills at hitting, pitching, and everything in between. This annual […]
Read moreCamp utilizes art to teach integral life skills
Sophia Johnson | Staff Writer Anyone can master the art of communication. Melodic Connections is a music therapy program that promotes social skills using different forms of art to people of all ages with disabilities. From June 11 through 15, kids ages five to eight participated in The Art of Being Social summer camp hosted by Melodic Connections at Crossroads […]
Read moreYoung jump ropers learn new skills at comet skippers camp
Kaelyn Rodrigues | Staff Writer Kids all around Mason jumped at the chance to learn jump rope from the Comet Skippers. This past week the Comet Skippers taught aspiring jump ropers all about their sport. The camp was four days long, going from June 12 to June 15. This year, the camp was held at Montessori Academy of Cincinnati, a […]
Read moreDrama camp allows budding actors to take center stage
Jake Sapp | Staff Writer From singing to improvisation to acting, aspiring performers were able to experience the many opportunities theater offers. From June 11 to June 15, Mason Drama Club students put on a camp to in order for young students to enhance their performance skills. Click on an image to enlarge and view in slideshow mode. jsapp.chronicle@gmail.com
Read moreState meet concludes track and field’s successful season
Rahul Parikh | Sports Editor The Mason High School’s track and field teams were very successful this season, with the boys team winning the GMC for the 11th time in school history and making a big impact at state as well. The girls team finished just half a point behind Princeton in the GMC Championship and Amaya King placed in […]
Read moreAnthony Wayne Defeats Mason 1-0, puts an end to historic season
Rahul Parikh | Sports Editor Henri Robbins | Staff Writer The Mason Comets suffered a heartbreaking loss in the state semifinal to Anthony Wayne by a score of 1-0, as a historic season for Mason came to an end. The game was close throughout but the Comets missed crucial opportunities, leaving 9 runners on base and failing to convert on […]
Read moreYoung reporters gain first journalistic experience with J-School
Click to view the 2018 J-School Journal, a collection of all the J-Schoolers’ written work. The J-Schoolers discuss the stories they chose to write this week. Evelina Gavoronskaia | Staff Writer From interviewing their peers to writing captivating stories, young reporters got their first taste of journalism this week at the Chronicle J-School. From May 29 through […]
Read moreBaseball team sent off to semifinals
Check out this coverage of the Mason Baseball team as they prepared to depart from Mason High School to Columbus for the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Baseball Championship. .@MasonHSBaseball fans cheered on the Comets for their state send off this morning. @CoachCBly thanked the fans and talked about their quest for a state title. pic.twitter.com/mFKWYzG601 — Mason […]
Read moreBobby Dodd to become new MHS principal
Incoming Principal Bobby Dodd shares his excitement preparing to enter the Mason district. Riley Johansen | Staff Writer On Friday, May 25, members of the MHS staff gathered together after school to get their first chance to meet Bobby Dodd, the incoming principal. Dodd has been a high school principal for seven years. Three years at New Lexington High School […]
Read morePhoto Gallery: MHS ESPYS 2018
Tanner Pearson | Staff Photographer Mason athletes were recognized for another outstanding year of sports at the annual ESPY awards. tpearson.chronicle@gmail.com
Read moreScience Olympiad claims first place, captures historic victory at state competition
Luke Hutchinson | Online Editor For these scientists, winning is not rocket science. The Science Olympiad team placed first in the Ohio State tournament and will proceed to the national competition at Colorado State University for the first time in the team’s history. Last season, the team missed qualifying by two points; senior captain Alex Wang said he and his […]
Read moreEmergency protocol put to test as school reacts to fire
The Chronicle staff went through the school to collect the multiple perspectives on the evacuation. Luke Hutchinson | Online Editor During fifth bell on May 8, an unexpected fire broke out in a computer-aided manufacturing classroom, causing the building to be evacuated. AP testing was disrupted, and students were not permitted to return to the school to pick up their […]
Read moreAdministration increases school security to ensure safe environment
Ria Parkih | Staff Writer Nathalie Schickendantz | Staff Writer From barricading during drills to staffing entrance doors in the morning, administration is making changes to better ensure student safety. After recent events such as the Parkland shooting, the school has implemented more policies to increase safety within the school. Some policies that have been either revised or installed include […]
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