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2026-2027, Campus Life, News, Sports

McCaskey’s New Stadium Aims to Bring the Community Together

Construction on the new Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine Stadium at the Barney Ewell Sports Complex began two years ago, but the planning process started much earlier. Talks about renovating the stadium started about 15 years ago. The School District of Lancaster (SDoL) had looked at all schools and projects and split them into phases, the stadium being included in stage four. The budget for … Continue reading McCaskey’s New Stadium Aims to Bring the Community Together

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2025-2026, Campus Life

What McCaskey Students Learned in the 2025-2026 School Year

By: Sofia Escudero Throughout the school year of 2025-2026 in McCaskey High school, students have enrolled in all sorts of classes. From Foundations of Science to Higher Level IB (International Baccalaureate) Math — a math class combining algebra, functions, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and probability, as well as calculus, McCaskey students have completed hundreds of classes in the last year. But academics are not the only way … Continue reading What McCaskey Students Learned in the 2025-2026 School Year

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2025-2026, Campus Life

Changes Coming to McCaskey

By: Sofia Escudero McCaskey High school has been known as one of the largest and most diverse high schools in Pennsylvania and in the 2026-2027 school year, McCaskey is planning to introduce two major policy changes: the elimination of early release Wednesdays and a stricter implementation of phone rules. These changes reflect the effort that the School District of Lancaster (SDOL) is putting forth to … Continue reading Changes Coming to McCaskey

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2025-2026, Campus Life

What happened at the TOK Exhibition

By: Sofia Escudero On Thursday, the 9th of April, McCaskey students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program took part in the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) exhibition. The TOK class is taught by McCaskey teacher Ms. Browning. All junior Diploma candidates (participating in the IB diploma program) had to present a project devised from the given TOK prompt list. The TOK class helps students consider how … Continue reading What happened at the TOK Exhibition

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2025-2026, Arts & Culture, Campus Life

McCaskey Study Spots: Lancaster Public Library

To study peacefully, most students prefer a quiet spot with no distractions. Such places can prove to be difficult to find in a bustling and growing city such as Lancaster. However, one perfectly quiet study spot still remains: the Lancaster Public Library. As its name suggests, The Lancaster Public Library is a public library open to the public 6 days a week, excluding Sundays. It … Continue reading McCaskey Study Spots: Lancaster Public Library

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2025-2026, Campus Life

McCaskey’s Study Spots: McCaskey Libraries 

By: Sofia Escudero McCaskey high school has all sorts of classes offered, and no matter what class you take, you’ll need the perfect spot to study. To study peacefully, most students prefer a quiet spot with no distractions. Some students might struggle to find a spot like this, but there is one much closer than you’d expect in the form of the McCaskey libraries. The … Continue reading McCaskey’s Study Spots: McCaskey Libraries 

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What is the McCaskey Black Student Union?

By: Sofia Escudero McCaskey High School offers multiple clubs—some of which embolden the diversity the community has grown. Clubs such as Latinos Unidos for students who are interested in celebrating Latino culture, FOCUS photography for students interested in photography, or Burning Glass for creative artistic students. One of McCaskey’s biggest clubs is the Black Student Union (BSU) club. And to further understand what the BSU … Continue reading What is the McCaskey Black Student Union?

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2025-2026, Campus Life

McCaskey Puppy Love

By: Sofia Escudero McCaskey has announced a new facility dog which is expected to be introduced to the McCaskey community in March. Nado, short for Tornado, is McCaskey’s newest addition. He is a young pup, just barely one years old, and is excited to get to work.  Many McCaskey staff members have been working on the project of getting a facility dog for McCaskey over … Continue reading McCaskey Puppy Love

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2025-2026, News, Sports

Heated Rivalry: The Show that Took the World by Storm

By: Sofia Escudero On November 28th, an episode of a new hockey show which explores queer identities was released on the streaming network Crave. This show, Heated Rivalry, took the internet by storm. Heated Rivalry (HR) is a live adaption of the books written by Rachel Reid, which follows two hockey stars and their rivalry-turned love story. The show has given a boost to the … Continue reading Heated Rivalry: The Show that Took the World by Storm

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2025-2026, Campus Life

IB World Languages

By: Sofia Escudero In the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, one subject that many students complain about is World Languages. Learning French, Spanish, or German can feel hard, confusing, and sometimes unnecessary. A lot of students ask, “Why do we even need this?” However, IB World Languages provide students with important and useful language skills that will become essential to them later in life. Learning these … Continue reading IB World Languages

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2025-2026, News

Support the Community With Holiday Cheer

By: Sofia Escudero With the recent administration, there has been a surge in deportations and the Trump administration has had the highest amount of deportations since 2019. Families all over America have been living in fear of possible deportation, whether they are a citizen or not. New policies have been put into place, such as the ability to be detained based on appearances to determine … Continue reading Support the Community With Holiday Cheer

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2025-2026, Uncategorized

No Future Nation Without Education

By: Sofia Escudero Across Lancaster, students are speaking out for something bigger than themselves; the future of public education. What started as a Global Politics Internal Assessment turned into a powerful, student-led movement calling attention to the government’s ongoing state budget and funding crisis. On October 8th, students from McCaskey participated in a peaceful walkout organized by junior Thomas McCoy. The goal was simple: to … Continue reading No Future Nation Without Education

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2025-2026, Campus Life, Uncategorized

McCaskey’s Spirit Week

By Sofia Escudero Last week, students and staff came together to celebrate Spirit Week, a fun-filled tradition designed to boost school pride and community. Each day brought a new theme, encouraging creativity, teamwork, and plenty of laughter across the halls. The week kicked off with Twin Day, where friends wore matching outfits. From identical hoodies to full-on costumes. Students were dressed as all kinds of … Continue reading McCaskey’s Spirit Week

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2025-2026, Opinion

McCaskey phones: Ban or No Ban

By Sofia Escudero  Recently schools all over the country have been using YONDER pouches to preventstudents from using their phones. As many administrations believe that this is a way to reducephone use, others disagree. As far as McCaskey goes, views vary. Students in McCaskey overall rather have their phones in their hands for many reasons. Withthe unknown dangers in schools all over America there is … Continue reading McCaskey phones: Ban or No Ban

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