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Mason City Riverhawks Hosting Northern Iowa Girls Wrestling Tournament Saturday

Mason City Riverhawks Hosting Northern Iowa Girls Wrestling Tournament Saturday

Isaiah Torres January 25, 2025

Saturday, January 25th, at 10 AM, Mason City will be hosting the Northern Iowa Girls Wrestling Tournament. There will be more than twenty schools at the tournament including; Algona, Charles City, Columbus...

In a survey of 152 MCHS students,  97.7%  say they have a cell phone. Thirty-five percent claim their screen time per day is around 3-5 hours.

Proposal Sparks Mixed Reaction

Jasmine Ditsworth, Writer January 22, 2025

Hayden McCloskey has a lot going on this year. He is starting his freshman year of high school and his first job at the local Mason City Culvers. Like most high school students, McCloskey carries his phone...

On Sunday, outside the nation's Capitol Building Brandt Haakenstad, Olivia Wickman, Mikey Sarik, Julia Hines, Ryan Hinson, Chloe Broers, and Jonathan Thangaraj.

Soaking in History

Elise Dykstra January 18, 2025

Saturday marked the first day in Washington D.C. for seven members of the AP Government class. After landing around 9 a.m. Eastern time, the students visited several popular D.C. sights including the 9-11...

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Seven MCHS Students Head to Washington, D.C. for Trump Inauguration

Autumn Overland, Writer January 18, 2025

Government students at Mason City High School are continuing their political educations by attending a trip to Washington D.C. to witness the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump with vice...

In a round table discussion, MCHS Superintendent Pat Hamilton takes questions from high school journalism students discussing everything from the potential effects of a Trump Mass Deportation policy to efforts to improve student attendance numbers.

Mason City’s Hamilton Reacts to Des Moines Public Schools’ Mass Deportation Statement

Tristan Wible, Writer January 17, 2025

Less than a few days away from President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration, it does not appear Mason City Schools will follow in Des Moines Public Schools' footsteps and address Trump’s proposed policy...

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Troubling Homelessness Prevailing Among Iowa Students

Tristan Wible, Writer December 20, 2024

Homelessness exists in all types of communities in the United States and yes, it is happening here in Mason City. Jamie Heard, the District Homeless Liaison for Mason City Community Schools, ensures all...

Addison Dannen Sr.

Dannen Joins Cheer Fund Committee

Ja'Mariah Williams, Writer December 19, 2024

A Mason City High School student has been chosen to be the first to work on a community-wide effort to help raise money for North Iowans in need. Addison Dannen, a junior at MCHs, is on the committee for...

Junior Sofia Ahari interacts with fellow students before Mr. Lee's NIACC US History class.

Sofia Ahari Achieves Perfect Score on PSAT

Elise Dykstra, Writer December 16, 2024

MCHS junior Sofia Ahari has a major cause for celebration this fall. After taking the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) standardized test in October, she received her score and found out that not only did she do...

Riverhawks Ready to Take On Des Moines Hoover

Ja'Mariah Williams December 6, 2024

(Updated December 7) The Riverhawk girls dominated Des Moines Hoover in a decisive 61-7 victory last night, bouncing back from a tough 80-39 loss to Gilbert last week. The team showcased strong defense...

Bridgette Exman Dunn, Assistant Superintendent and Curriculum Director at Mason City Schools.

One year later Administrator Opens Up About Shrinking Banned Books List

Autumn Overland, Writer December 3, 2024

The AI-generated banned books list at Mason City Community School District that made national headlines one year ago is a little bit shorter this school year. Six books- mostly classics- are back on shelves,...

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Lessons from the Campaign Trail

Jasmine Ditsworth, Writer December 1, 2024

Richard Lorence and Jeremy True: Reflecting on the 2024 election loss The 2024 election is over but a lot can still be learned. Among those who had less than ideal endings to their campaigns, were...

Winging it: with Coach Ketelsen

William Dorsey December 1, 2024

PE Coach Tyler Ketelsen is known for keeping things fun and active in the gym, but today we’re switching gears. In this episode of 'Winging it', William Dorsey chats with him about his favorite TV shows,...

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