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2025-2026, Campus Life

What is the Neighborhood Leaders Academy?

At McCaskey, dozens of wonderful student-run clubs and organizations are offered. From McCaskey’s argumentative debate club to the imaginiative art club, club opportunities are diverse and open to all students. One thing all these clubs have in common is the leadership opportunities they provide. All clubs at McCaskey offer many leadership positions, such as vice president or president. However, not every student at McCaskey can … Continue reading What is the Neighborhood Leaders Academy?

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2025-2026, News, Politics

A Look Into Iran and American Imperialism as a Whole

In 1898, the Spanish-American War was coming to an end. A bloody conflict between the United States and Spain over imperial control of a few islands looked like it finally had a victor after years of arduous fighting. On December 10th of that year, the Treaty of Paris was signed, transferring Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico to American control for $20 million. Today, … Continue reading A Look Into Iran and American Imperialism as a Whole

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2025-2026, Arts & Culture, Campus Life

Something Rotten: Backstage

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

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What Just Happened in Mexico and How is it Affecting the World?

In 2011, Mexico experienced one of the worst humanitarian atrocities in the country’s history. The Los Zetas cartel, an organized crime group in Mexico, would carry out the slaughtering of over three hundred people. The cartel’s justification for this massacre of innocent lives was that the victims were DEA informants along with their families. Whether or not this was true did not matter. What mattered … Continue reading What Just Happened in Mexico and How is it Affecting the World?

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2025-2026, Opinion

The Necessity of Challenge

A man carefully trekking his way up a mountain. (Fabrizio Conti) Challenge is something everyone goes through. Whether it be through having a family member die or just having to feed your pets, everyone deals with challenges. The concept of challenge is quite complex. What a challenge actually is could mean two entirely different things to different people. For instance, one person might find simply … Continue reading The Necessity of Challenge

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What is the McCaskey Black Student Union?

By: Sofia Escudero McCaskey High School offers multiple clubs—some of which embolden the diversity the community has grown. Clubs such as Latinos Unidos for students who are interested in celebrating Latino culture, FOCUS photography for students interested in photography, or Burning Glass for creative artistic students. One of McCaskey’s biggest clubs is the Black Student Union (BSU) club. And to further understand what the BSU … Continue reading What is the McCaskey Black Student Union?

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2025-2026

McCaskey Has a Bathroom Problem

On the surface, McCaskey is a great school—and that’s because it is! McCaskey offers over 50 advanced courses and 30 student-run clubs. There is an opportunity for every student to succeed. However, there is one lingering problem at McCaskey that remains unsolved. McCaskey has a bathroom problem. To start, it is key to discuss the need for safe bathrooms at McCaskey. According to a study … Continue reading McCaskey Has a Bathroom Problem

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2025-2026, Campus Life

McCaskey Puppy Love

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

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2025-2026, News

What have Lancastrians been doing to protest ICE? 

By: Eleni King Martin In light of recent events, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has become the recipient of widespread protests. Across the country, citizens of the United States have come together to protest the recent brutality ICE has been displaying. In local events, the citizens of Lancaster have come together in a march for protest and a candlelight vigil to honor those … Continue reading What have Lancastrians been doing to protest ICE? 

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2025-2026, Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Uncategorized

Stranger Things Finale: What happened?

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?

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Venezuela and the United States

By: Eleni King Martin In early January 2026, the United States launched an invasion into Venezuela under the guise of stopping drug trafficking and “narco-terrorism.” The United States has captured the nation’s president, Nicolás Maduro, which sent Venezuela into a state of emergency.  For some background information, Venezuela has had a recent history of political corruption and economic disparities. According to the Humanitarian Data Exchange, … Continue reading Venezuela and the United States

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2025-2026, News, Sports

Heated Rivalry: The Show that Took the World by Storm

By: Sofia Escudero On November 28th, an episode of a new hockey show which explores queer identities was released on the streaming network Crave. This show, Heated Rivalry, took the internet by storm. Heated Rivalry (HR) is a live adaption of the books written by Rachel Reid, which follows two hockey stars and their rivalry-turned love story. The show has given a boost to the … Continue reading Heated Rivalry: The Show that Took the World by Storm

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2025-2026, Campus Life, Uncategorized

What Is Model UN And Why Should Students Join The Club?

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?

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2025-2026, Campus Life, Uncategorized

Have you heard about the IB Sciences?

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?

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2025-2026, News

Support the Community With Holiday Cheer

By: Sofia Escudero With the recent administration, there has been a surge in deportations and the Trump administration has had the highest amount of deportations since 2019. Families all over America have been living in fear of possible deportation, whether they are a citizen or not. New policies have been put into place, such as the ability to be detained based on appearances to determine … Continue reading Support the Community With Holiday Cheer

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