By Nakaylah Kelley Can you do your taxes? Do you know how to change a tire? Can you do laundry? What about applying for a loan? If your answer is no, youâre not alone. Many high school students feel unprepared for the âreal world.â An adulting class would cover all the basics of life, like changing a tire, learning what taxes are and how to … Continue reading Adulting 101: Should high schools teach more real life skills?
By Kordell Booth Spring awakens the world with warm breezes, blooming flowers, and the promise of new beginnings- and at McCaskey, it means it’s time for Spring sports to start back up again. So put away your winter coats and jackets and get ready for the last sports season for this school year. Here at McCaskey we offer 5 spring sports: boy’s volleyball, softball, baseball, … Continue reading McCaskey spring sports preview
By Gabriel Brogan It has been over a month since the beginning of Donald Trumpâs second term in the Oval Office. For some of us, it has felt much, much longer. Since January 20th, Donald Trump has been sprinting to accomplish a cartoonishly evil agenda using executive orders and the help of his coked-up crypto bro, Elon Musk. I wonât go into everything Trump has … Continue reading How the Trump presidency is impacting McCaskey
By Mitchell Copeland Before you get confused by the name, no, this isnât a welding club. McCaskeyâs literary Magazine, Burning Glass, started at McCaskey in the 1960âs, before it changed its name in the 70âs. The name comes from the large lens used to place light on a small area in order to heat up a subject. The name describes how the magazine sheds light … Continue reading What is ‘Burning Glass’? An introduction to our school’s literary magazine
By Eh Kri Say As many know, Lunar New Year, which can also be called the spring festival, is a holiday that happens every year between January and February that many students here at McCaskey celebrate. It is rooted in an ancient Chinese tradition that ties in with the Lunar Calendar, which basically follows the directions and phases of the moon. It has vastly spread … Continue reading All about Lunar New Year
By Kordell Booth Itâs getting cold outside and itâs going to start snowing soon, which means two things here at McCaskey. One, it’s time for you to pull out your winter clothes from the bottom of your closet. Two, you better make sure your winter clothes have a tornado logo on it- so that you can cheer for our winter sports teams. If you didnât … Continue reading Winter sports season kicks off at McCaskey
By Nakaylah Kelley McCaskey has officially conducted their induction for the National Honor Society on December 5th 2024. Congratulations to the inductees. But maybe youâre wondering what exactly is the National Honor Society? The National Honor Society is an organization that recognizes the academic and extracurricular achievements of its members. The organization prides itself on the 4 pillars that define what the NHS is all … Continue reading New inductees welcomed into McCaskey’s National Honor Society
By Kordell Booth And weâre live in 5âŚ4âŚ3âŚ2âŚ1âgood morning McCaskey campus! This is the WMCC Tornado alert morning show. These are the words you hear coming from the TV screens in your teachers’ classrooms every morning when the Morning Show goes live to the entire campus. At the same time, your favorite clubs, sports, and classes are getting posted on social media every day. While … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at WMCC
By Elisabeth Palacios From November 5th to 8th, McCaskey had its annual round of âPic Your Pathâ for 8th and 10th graders, the overview of McCaskeyâs classes and programs by students, for students. Pic Your Path is a great opportunity for 10th graders to expand their horizons their junior and senior year, because it is where they learn about the paths that become available to … Continue reading Annual ‘Pic Your Path’ event highlights McCaskey’s numerous course offerings
By Caroline Ponticelli As Iâve guided myself through going on 4 years at McCaskey, I sometimes thought about how amazing it would be to have an upperclassman I could turn to for advice. Someone I could ask for friendship tips, how to heal from my first heartbreak, where I could go for help in an extra hard class. Things most of us navigate by ourselves, … Continue reading Dear Caroline: Advice about falling behind in class
By Kordell Booth Fall sports have now officially wrapped up here at McCaskey. There were a lot of highs and a lot of lows, but each team made all of us McCaskey proud. Since winter sports is around the corner, itâs time to see how all the teams did this season. If you didnât know, McCaskey has seven fall sports teams: Football, Field Hockey, Girls … Continue reading 2024 Fall Sports Wrap Up
By Elisabeth Palacios She went from a proud J.P McCaskey graduate, to cheer coach, to now principal resident and aspiring principal. Ms. Veitiaâbest known as âMs. Vââhas had a long journey at McCaskey. More specifically, she has been in the School District of Lancaster for all her life, and her time here doesnât seem to be ending anytime soon. Ms. V started her education at … Continue reading From McCaskey Student to Principal Resident: Meet Ms. V
By Nakaylah Kelley The key to successfully tackling ninth grade, and high school, starts with Link Crew Leaders. Link Crew Leaders, also known as LCL, are the first lighthouses that guide ninth graderâs experience as they officially enter high school each August. Link Crew is a worldwide program that is branched off of the Boomerang Project. The purpose behind Link Crew is to have students … Continue reading Link Crew Leaders help ninth graders find their way in high school
By Eh Kri Say We normally see school clubs as programs created for everyone to find their place. They can find out what interests them and meet new people with the same interests, but thereâs more beyond that. According to an article by St. Johnsbury Academy, getting involved in more clubs or sports could get you into a more prestigious college, or could increase your … Continue reading The benefits of getting more involved with school clubs and extracurricular activities
By Ada Kessler If youâre looking to try a unique winter sport, McCaskeyâs new competitive color guard could be perfect for you. McCaskey currently has two color guards, the marching band color guard and the military/peacekeepers color guard. Competitive color guard is more similar to marching band color guard. Even with its similarities, competitive color guard is its own entity. Competitive color guard began in … Continue reading All about McCaskeyâs new competitive color guard
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