![Bass Clef Choir members Zion Ondoma, Henry Hansen, and Zerik Nicholson harmonize vocals while singing "Prayer of the Children". “[It’s] a piece dealing with the Bosnian conflicts of the ‘90s,” said Associate Director of Choral Activities Matthew Jensen, “but is applicable to what's happening today all over the world.” The students will perform the song during Large Group Contests in Cedar Falls in May.](https://riverhawkpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260414_111618-1200x554.jpg)
Is artificial intelligence the best thing to happen to humanity… or just one algorithm away from getting way too smart for our comfort? Today on Yay or Nay, student host Mya Sanchez sits down with MCHS science teacher Mr. Klenk to get his take. Mr. Klenk is teaching a new Green Energy course and visited a STEM conference where AI was a big part of the discussion.
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Mya Sanchez, Writer
Mya Sanchez joined the Riverhawk Press as a junior in August 2025. Her goal for high school is to maintain and graduate with a 4.0 GPA so that she can be accepted into Columbia. She writes short stories and paints in her free time, as well as spends time with her pet cat she got when she was ten. She can’t stand the winter despite loving the snow. When she’s not studying for school, she spends her day at her part-time job at McDonald’s.
Stephanie Scholl, Adviser
Mrs. Scholl is a self-described news junkie. Since joining the Mason City Community Schools in 2014 as an English teacher, she’s been striving to bring Journalism back to the high school curriculum. Now, that time has come. As adviser of the new Riverhawk Press, her goal is to showcase to students the exciting opportunities and responsibilities that a career in journalism can offer.
Early in her professional career, Scholl worked as a reporter/anchor at KWWL-TV in Waterloo and WOI-TV in Des Moines covering local politics and news. This included the Floods of ‘93, the highly publicized case of Baby Jessica in Ann Arbor, Michigan, several Iowa Caucus campaigns including Bill Clinton (1992) and George W. Bush (2000). One of Scholl’s last stories was the local impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
After ten years of working in the field, Scholl moved to Mason City and eventually began a teaching career. She also teaches English 9 and Yearbook Class. She has four children and enjoys reading, sitting in the sun, and riding a bicycle.