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...
Wednesday afternoon, the fifth period AP Chemistry students participated in a lab activity with an unusual outcome. While most chemistry labs follow the same general procedure - make the substance change,...
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...
The state of Iowa has a population of 3.21 million people. According to the Food Bank of Iowa, 10.8% are food insecure. That is 346,680 people who do not know when their next meal will be, or whether...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
On November 6, the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris lost to Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election race, Trump received 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226. Trump also won the popular...
Junior Madison Heard is thrilled to be nominated to the Iowa Association of Student Council’s executive board. This is the first time in MCHS history two MCHS students have served on the board concurrently....
The Culture Club is an up-and-coming group brand new to MCHS. Led by JAMS LEAD teacher Ana Freeman, students learn about other cultures and then develop creative ways to share them around the school.
Recently,...
The class of 2025 has selected a class motto: “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.”
This quote, written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was picked...
