On April 5th, McCaskey hosted its first talent show of the new year. With amazing talent, the participants brought a show stopping performance. Although the talent show itself was a sight to see, the audience made the experience all the more memorable. There were two shows this year, the first hosted for 9th and 12th graders and the second for grades 10th and 11th. After … Continue reading A Reflection on the Talent Show
In 2020, the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if Chinese owners didn’t sell their shares. As we all know, this didn’t amount to a concrete ban of any sort, but the issue resurfaced when the Biden administration issued a similar threat in March. This time, however, government agencies were forced to delete TikTok from all government-associated devices. From the government’s perspective, the concern is … Continue reading What if Tik Tok is Banned?
On Thursday, April 13, two vehicles left from McCaskey High School to go to Washington Elementary. One was a truck, which contained speakers, two collapsible screens, five giant wooden walls with wheels on the bottom, a sound board, two projectors, a box full of pirate and cowboy costumes, a box full of maps, telescopes, other props, two large monitors, and three fold up tables. The … Continue reading Spring Play 2023: On Tour
Technology is an unavoidable facet of learning in most modern classrooms. For many students, it can be frustrating and even hinder any willingness to learn. Mr. Young, a math teacher at McCaskey East, is trying to change that. In Mr. Young’s classroom, assignments are part of a game facilitated by tech. He creates a game board every week, and students are put into groups to … Continue reading How Mr. Young Uses Technology to Gamify His Classroom
With the recent spike of news covering ChatGPT, one could only imagine the complications that would come when this writing AI software app reached the classroom. The rising fear of cheating among teachers has caused panic not only for school boards, but students as well. ChatGPT is an AI (artificial intelligence) chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Sam Altman is the CEO … Continue reading How Will ChatGPT Impact Education?
The production of High School Musical by McCaskey’s performing arts program has become the talk of the school. The cast and crew have been working hard since January with the hope to produce a musical as good or even better as last year’s production, Newsies. The casting has been different from years prior in the sense that there were new faces to the musical, both … Continue reading McCaskey Talent Shines Through “High School Musical”
Just before the 2022-23 school year began, McCaskey parents were sent an email which outlined new guidelines for cell phone use in the classroom. It contained the following paragraph: After consulting with our middle and high school principals, we established consistent guidelines for cell phone use among secondary students. Cell phones are to be off and put away during school hours, “out of sight and … Continue reading What Happened to the McCaskey Cell Phone Policy?
David Greene, the current host of NPR’s “Left Right and Center” and former “Morning Edition” host, graduated from McCaskey in 1994. The 1991-1994 yearbooks mark his joyful passage through McCaskey. A jack of all trades, he spent his years in the school plays, speech and debate, student council, National Honors Society, jazz band, AFS club, WJPM broadcasting, and, of course, the Vidette. Greene’s career has … Continue reading From McCaskey to NPR: David Greene Reflects
From an early age, you’re driven to stay away from social media. “You never know who you’re talking to” or how behind the screen it can be an eighty year old man waiting to kidnap you, so you should never talk to strangers online. The dangers of the internet have always been categorized by its anonymity, although that should not always be the focus of … Continue reading How Being “Chronically Online” Impacts Teens Today
This article was written by Staff Writer Angel Quintana. For centuries, many a friend group told stories about that one friend whose existence on this mortal plane is a scientific anomaly, but yet for some reason they defy all laws of this known universe, and exist anyway, for they simply don’t care. They are people whose stories about them sound like great Greek myths of … Continue reading Abdiel Ferrer Rivera: McCaskey’s Jack-of-all Video Games
On Thursday, January 26, four people were non-fatally shot at the McDonald’s just next to McCaskey campus. “I didn’t really believe it at first,” said McCaskey sophomore Mini Brigatti, who was in a car in the McDonald’s drive-through when the shooting happened. “The whole thing felt like a movie… I was super scared, and when I heard the first shot my heart dropped so fast. … Continue reading Shooting at McDonald’s near McCaskey Impacts Students
Todos nosotros conocemos a maestros que odian a sus trabajos, y con horarios ocupados, horas largas y clases superpobladas, ¿quién puede culparlos? Pero Señora Guzman adora a su trabajo, y lo hace obvio en su tratamiento considerado y compasivo de todos sus estudiantes. Tiene una curiosidad auténtica sobre las vidas de todos sus estudiantes e invita que compartamos nuestras ideas, incluso las menos convencionales. Señora … Continue reading Señora Guzmán – Enseñando con Compasión y Curiosidad
“People know me as the guy who wears the green hat or the military guy,” Connor Deck said of his reputation at McCaskey. However controversial, his hobby of war reenactment has certainly made an impression on people. “My brother had talked about getting into Viking reenactment, and my father always watched historical shows. Eventually there was a World War II event near my house. People … Continue reading Connor Deck: the Man Under the Green Hat
Rene Ruhigita came to the US in the spring of 2019. His family flew from Burundi, Africa, to Ethiopia, and from there to Alabama and then Washington D.C., before coming to Lancaster. The move “wasn’t a surprise,” Rene said. “I’ve been a refugee all my life, and I knew that I’m going to be leaving the country, but we just didn’t know which country we … Continue reading From Burundi to Lancaster: Rene Ruhigita’s Story
Right as I stepped into Ms. Polanco’s quaint office she was absorbed in something else. She was moving in and out, going on her phone or one of her computers to do something and informing Mr. Reese of a visitor he was having. She’s been working here for seven years. She met her husband as students at McCaskey and graduated in 2001. Previous to this … Continue reading Attendance Matters: An Interview With Ms. Polanco
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