Student Profile: Valerie Gray
By: Devon Barnes Valerie Gray is more than just your typical McCaskey high school student. She got her start here only a few years ago after moving from the sunny shores of Florida, and isn’t hesitating one bit to make her mark. Valerie’s making sure her senior year goes out with a bang (or two!), setting a shining example for all of her peers. Her … Continue reading Student Profile: Valerie Gray
McCaskey’s Fall Production of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
By Eleni King Martin Along with the excitement of fall sports and the start of the new school year, the fall play is rapidlyapproaching! Our very own theater department is getting ready to perform a hilarious retelling of theclassic, spooky tale of Dracula. Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is a combination of the tale of Dracula and the humor of classic comedies.It follows the story … Continue reading McCaskey’s Fall Production of Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Student Profile: Dung Huynh
By: William Looker-Fenn At J.P. McCaskey High School, there are many students who put their full effort into everything they do. These students can bounce between classes, succeeding in every single one, all while still smiling the entire way through. However, many students do not get to know the faces behind these hard-working students. These extraordinarily successful students deserve a shoutout for all that … Continue reading Student Profile: Dung Huynh
Celebrating McCaskey’s Big Win at The Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
By: Jenny Ward Last March, McCaskey students performed for friends and family the highly anticipated “The Wedding Singer.” The musical, based on the 1998 film, tells the story of Robbie Hart– a wedding singer whose own wedding fails– and how he falls in love with waitress Julia Sullivan The 2025 musical was no different from past years when it comes to the amount of time … Continue reading Celebrating McCaskey’s Big Win at The Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Student Profile: Elisabeth Palacios
By: Sofia Escudero Elisabeth Palacios is known as a kind hearted, hardworking student who is also thoughtfuland open minded, and plays an important role to the McCaskey community. As a senior inMcCaskey and the Vidette Editor, Elisabeth looks forward to spending her last year helping herpeers in McCaskey’s Vidette newspaper class. Most importantly helping her newspaper peersfind their own unique writing style. Around the McCaskey … Continue reading Student Profile: Elisabeth Palacios
How the new Mural Club plans to bring color to McCaskey’s walls
By Jenny Ward If you’ve wandered the halls of J.P or East at all this year, you’ve probably noticed all the art– especially murals– that adorns the walls of both buildings. McCaskey students’ affinity for art isn’t new; students decorated the walls by the language wing in J.P with ceramic pieces in 2017, and in 1999, McCaskey students created a heartwarming mural on the then-YMCA … Continue reading How the new Mural Club plans to bring color to McCaskey’s walls
Reflections of an early graduate
By Gabriel Brogan This isn’t a true senior year. I turned seventeen just last month. I haven’t served my full sentence. But here I am, about to graduate, at the end of a road I didn’t mean to cut short when I set out on it. Though I have only been at McCaskey three years, I think my experience may have some valuable takeaways for … Continue reading Reflections of an early graduate
Haim’s new singles spark anticipation for fourth album
By Nora Schindler Made up of three sisters from the San Fernando Valley, the rock band known as Haim is back from a four year release drought and we’re ready. Two singles have arrived on the scene and have started the anticipation for their fourth studio album expected later this year. No official announcement has been made regarding a new record, but fans are fair … Continue reading Haim’s new singles spark anticipation for fourth album
MLB’s Latest Craze: Torpedo Bats and the Contact Revolution
by Kordell Booth Baseball is back. With opening week happening just two weeks ago, everyone was excited to see their favorite players and teams back in action, but one star rises above all else — torpedo bats. These bowling-pin shaped bats became the talk of the sport after the New York Yankees put up a franchise record nine home runs and twenty runs against the … Continue reading MLB’s Latest Craze: Torpedo Bats and the Contact Revolution
Wisconsin’s Tale of Anti-Musk Triumph
By Gabriel Brogan Elon Musk has faced his first reckoning with the American people. On April 1st, the Wisconsin Supreme Court race went to liberal candidate Susan Crawford, despite Musk throwing over twenty million dollars behind conservative candidate Brad Schimel, according to BBC News. It was the most expensive judicial race in history, with 100 million dollars being spent to support candidates in total, according … Continue reading Wisconsin’s Tale of Anti-Musk Triumph
Was Lucy Dacus’ new album ‘Forever is a Feeling’ worth the four year wait?
By Ada Kessler Lucy Dacus’ new album, Forever is a Feeling, is like nothing she’s ever done before. This album is Dacus’ fourth studio album, but it is distinctively different from her other releases, exploring themes and sounds previously untouched. This album comes after Dacus’ four year hiatus from solo music, which led to very high expectations of the album from fans, but was Forever … Continue reading Was Lucy Dacus’ new album ‘Forever is a Feeling’ worth the four year wait?
James Malone’s surprise win for PA senate seat
By Gabriel Brogan On March 25th, Democratic State Senate candidate James Malone flipped PA’s 36th senate district blue for the first time since 1890, according to ABC news. Where is the 36th senate district? Right here in Lancaster County. Malone ran against Josh Parsons in a special election triggered by the resignation of republican Ryan Aument last year, who took a position with PA senator … Continue reading James Malone’s surprise win for PA senate seat
You know Mr. Jones, right?
By Jociel Colon Sometimes, the most colorful, vibrant, few-in-a-generation person is someone you walk by every day and never really notice. And they might be the same person substituting for your class for a day. One of these people here in our school community has definitely been a popular character among students since his start here at the school. Graduating in the class of 1974 … Continue reading You know Mr. Jones, right?
Neveah Simson wants her peers to feel cared for
By Jociel Colon “I hope that I get to reach out to more people and that they feel more comfortable talking to me less as a leader, and more of a friend or a peer, or someone they can resonate with.” Very few people come around with a real passion for helping, including, and understanding- not only their peers in the student body but also … Continue reading Neveah Simson wants her peers to feel cared for
Meet Olivia Houde
By Nora Schindler Olivia Houde is a junior at McCaskey, and deeply involved in the arts department in many ways. Over her three years here she has built her McCaskey experience on the stable music program we have on campus. Starting in the marching band at the very beginning of high school she worked her way up to drum major throughout her years here and … Continue reading Meet Olivia Houde
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