Rosie Smith is a second-year journalist and plays volleyball. In her free time, she loves to style outfits and decorate her room!
By Rosie Smith When students need to visit the school nurse, Mrs. Amy Powderly, they might have noticed shelves of food behind the door between Powderly’s office and the main office. This new addition is the Rocket Fuel Pantry, added for the 2025-2026 school year. In October, Mrs. Jenni Tumser, administrative assistant to the principal, … More Rocket Fuel Pantry provides nourishment for students
By Rosie Smith The group formerly known as Hope Squad took on a new name this year: Rocket Lighthouse. Under the direction of science teacher Mrs. Chrystel Wells and school counselor Mrs. Amanda Duffy, Rocket Lighthouse is ready to continue the work of what was previously Hope Squad. The name changed this year came about … More Rocket Lighthouse seniors discuss upcoming plans
By Rosie Smith For many teachers at McNick, teaching has been their first career. However, McNick is also home to those who have chosen teaching as their second career, working previously in a completely different space than education. Theology teacher Deacon Peter Caccavari shared his past career was in accounting and as a business analyst. Caccavari said his favorite part about accounting was that it was calming, and that “it wasn’t a thinking kind of thing.” Caccavari took after his … More Teachers share careers before McNick
By Rosie Smith Rocket Lighthouse presents yellow bench outside of the counselor’s office to encourage peer to peer support for students’ mental health. In June, Chrystel Wells, one of McNick’s chemistry teachers and head of Rocket Lighthouse (formerly Hope Squad), spent 6-8 hours talking to Cindy Nadelbach about her son, Josh Nadelbach, who struggled with … More Follow the yellow bench: Donated bench invites students to talk about mental health
The McNicholas Milestone 