Paula Zalar is a second year journalist, reporter, and editor for the McNicholas Milestone. She enjoys reading, writing, and hopes to become a stronger writer.
Based off his nonfiction account Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, the film version of the same name follows Stevenson as he takes on various death row inmate cases in the early years of his law career. The most prominent of these cases is the case of Walter McMillian, who was wrongly accused of brutally murdering … More Movie Review: Just Mercy grips viewers from start to finish
Ties are an essential part of every man’s formal attire. With Mardi Gras around the corner, the time to bust out your fanciest tie is back. However, tying a tie isn’t always the easiest, so here are just a few simple steps to make it work (with a little help from my dad): With the … More How to: Tying a Tie
The last week of January is National Catholic Schools Week – a week devoted to the celebration of Catholic education across the nation. Students at McNicholas celebrated with out of uniform days, ice cream and cupcakes at lunch, lunch games including the opportunity to “pie” a teacher, participation in the videoconference with the archbishop, and … More Annual Penny Day, Blood Drive end Catholic Schools Week
An essential part of every school is the school nurse. The school nurse is always there, ready with a smile to hand out ice or a Band-Aid, or let students lie down when they have a headache. McNicholas’s nurse, Mary Anne Christmann, has been a school nurse since 1975. Christmann began volunteering at Guardian Angels … More Shared Experience: McNick junior shadows school nurse
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