By Kordell Booth And weâre live in 5âŠ4âŠ3âŠ2âŠ1âgood 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 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 Nemari Morales The average high school experience usually doesnât consist of helping strangers shower or tending to the sick, but these McCaskey students take their contributions above and beyond. Health Careers is a two-year program offered to McCaskey students interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field, from aspiring travel nurses to up-and-coming morticians, the goals of these students vary widely. Yet, the … Continue reading McCaskey health careers students learn the quiet heroism of serving others
By Mitchell Copeland As fall slowly creeps up on us, students and teachers alike are falling back into their yearly school routine. However, there are still plenty of new faces on campus, such as our new assistant principal, Mr. Brendler. Brendler moved to Lancaster from Texas, where he spent the past eight years working as a music teacher and school administrator. Though from Texas, Brendler … Continue reading Meet our newest Assistant Principal: Mr. Brendler
By Nemari Morales With the demand for teachers on the rise, itâs no surprise that McCaskey has chosen to empower students in the field with a brand new opportunity â Educators Rising. Educators Rising is a community-based movement that serves schools and students interested in pursuing teaching careers, providing funding and foundations with the support of the State Departments of Education. EdRising reaches students through … Continue reading Educators Rising creates pathways for students to become educators
Itâs no surprise that students often find themselves silently dozing during a history lesson, daydreaming during a biology nearpod, or flat out sleeping through a math lesson- we see it all the time. This is the daily scene in classrooms across the globe. For most students, school consists of unengaging lessons that do just about anything but peak their interest in what they are learning. … Continue reading The Devaluation of Curiosity in Education
âEducation is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.â -President Lyndon B. Johnson. In order to make this statement true, we need to work on fixing the major issues in the American education system. Twenty to forty percent of middle and high school students have symptoms of depression. After discussing how school impacts the mental health of my peers, I have come to the conclusion … Continue reading How School Impacts Mental Health
The idea to interview Rose Carlson came from a joke. âWhat if I interviewed my editor in chief? Could you believe it?â But the stranger the idea the more intrigued I became; I began to think that getting to know her might be a worthy endeavor for the both of us. One ten minute interview over and I had a new found respect for Carlson, … Continue reading All Hail the Chief! (An Interview with Rose Carlson)
When schools shut down on March 13, 2020, not very many people predicted the ongoing pandemic that upended almost every facet of life. The two weeks off school turned into a month, into two, until school was moved online for the next school year as well. The past two years were characterized by masks, discussions of âflattening the curveâ, and exasperating Zoom calls that never … Continue reading Four Perspectives on Surviving School During a Pandemic
What is fair funding? Many of Pennsylvaniaâs school districts, including our own School District of Lancaster, are not receiving adequate funding from the state. Part of this problem originates with property tax disparities. In Pennsylvania, education funding is collected through local property taxes; more expensive houses generate higher taxes, which produces more funding for school districts in affluent areas and reinforces economic injustice. In order … Continue reading Protestors Head to Harrisburg as Fair Funding Trial Begins
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