By: Eleni King Martin Three years ago, I experienced being a part of the McCaskey stage crew for the first time. I had participated in stage crew during middle school, but it seemed informal and superficial. At McCaskey, our theatre department is one of the most developed parts of our school. My freshman year, I started as an assistant prop manager. This was one of … Continue reading Something Rotten: Backstage
By Elisabeth Palacios On February 1st, Benito Anontio Martinez Ocascio, best known as “Bad Bunny,” became the first Latino artist to win an “Album of the Year” award for his album Debir Tirar Mas Fotos at the 2026 Grammy’s. On February 8th, he was the first Latino, Spanish-language artist to solo-headline at the NFL Super Bowl. These are feats within themselves, but even more so … Continue reading How Bad Bunny is making pop-culture history under America’s anti-immigrant government
By: Eleni King Martin As the snow melts and the sun comes out, so does the McCaskey Theatre Department! The highly-anticipated annual spring musical is right around the corner, and this year, our students will be performing Something Rotten. Approximately five months after closing night of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors and one year after the Apollo Award-winning musical, The Wedding Singer, Something Rotten will … Continue reading McCaskey’s Spring Musical: Something Rotten!
McCaskey’s Spring Musical is almost ready to take the stage! Get ready to laugh, sing, and dance as two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this clever mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway! Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star … Continue reading Are You Ready for Something Rotten?
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
By Elisabeth Palacios Over winter break, the Duffer Brother’s hit-show Stranger Things on Netflix aired its season and show-finale on December 31st, right before 2026. The preceding episodes of season 5, its final season, was released in two volumes: episodes 1-4 on November 26th, and episodes 5-7 on December 25th. Stranger Things is Netflix’s most-viewed show ever, accumulating over 1.2 billion views across the five … Continue reading Stranger Things Finale: What happened?
At McCaskey High School, a wide range of clubs are offered to support the diverse interests of all students campus-wide. For example, an argumentative student could join McCaskey’s Debate Club, or a student who likes taking pictures could join the FOCUS Photography club. However, none of these clubs stands out quite like McCaskey’s Model United Nations does. But what actually is the club, why should … Continue reading What Is Model UN And Why Should Students Join The Club?
By: Eleni King Martin Within McCaskey’s IB Diploma program lies a much more complex set of classes. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Science department allows students to explore many different fields of study, while still gaining the valuable experience of a well-rounded education. IB prioritizes critical thinking and solving problems, both of which go hand-in-hand with a scientific education. McCaskey offers five different IB science classes, … Continue reading Have you heard about the IB Sciences?
At McCaskey High School, a wide variety of IB courses are offered for students. IB, also known as International Baccalaureate, is an international organization that offers courses to high schoolers worldwide. These range from more art-focused courses such as IB Visual Arts, to the more in-depth, philosophical IB Theory of Knowledge. One of these courses is the rigorous IB Global Politics, which is taught by … Continue reading What Is IB Global Politics
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
McCaskey’s fall play and spring musicals are always amazing productions because of our extremely talented directors and cast. But when they bring the talent, who brings the set, the lights, the props, the stage? Obviously, it’s our stage crew in McCaskey’s stage design and production class. But what does the whole process look like, and what do we actually do for our biggest production of … Continue reading The Behind the Scenes of McCaskey’s Stage Crew!
By: Eleni King Martin McCaskey is known for having a fantastic performing arts department, and great athletic teams, including the track and field and wrestling teams. However, the lesser known art department, though just as accomplished, is another amazing part of our school. For the students who don’t wish to be limited to the required 0.5 credits of art, there is a whole world of … Continue reading MCCASKEY’S HIDDEN TALENT: THE ART DEPARTMENT
J.P. McCaskey High School has a lot of unique chemistry teachers. Every single one of them has their own unique ways of pushing their students towards success. Teachers do this through challenging them with projects or simply helping them with a problem. However, one chemistry teacher at McCaskey stands out. This teacher has become the life of room 252. That is thanks to McCaskey’s very … Continue reading Meet McCaskey Chemistry Teacher Mr. Hatch
By: Eleni King Martin Being a student at McCaskey, you’ve most likely seen Dr. Reese somewhere. Whether it’s walking to class, eating at breakfast and lunch, or just being around campus, Dr. Reese seems to be everywhere. But, have you ever wondered what Dr Reese actually does or what he wants to do? Well, us too. After spending a day with Dr. Reese, my fellow … Continue reading Dr Reese: the Heart of McCaskey
By: William Looker-Fenn Over the years, the football stadium at McCaskey has shown its age. The track was old, and the field had divots. It was clear that the football stadium needed to change. As a result, the decision would approve a plan to build a new football stadium for J.P. McCaskey High School. Despite being a large and expensive investment, the changes were vital. … Continue reading A Look into the Construction of the New McCaskey Football Stadium
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