On Feb. 16, McNicholas will host its 68th annual Mardi Gras Pageant and Ball, a tradition started by the Sisters of St. Joseph. As is custom, the court is made up of 20 senior girls and 20 senior boys who are elected and voted for by their peers. 8 juniors will make up the Junior … More Seniors to be honored at the 68th annual Mardi Gras Ball
How did the fires start? Every year Australia has a fire season during the summer accompanied by dry and hot weather making it easy for fires to start. As always, fire is dangerous, but this fire season has been exceptionally dangerous. According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, “Australia is experiencing one of its worst droughts … More The Australia Bushfires: What’s happening and how students can help
The number of podcast listeners is increasing steadily as people are discovering new ways to receive their media, and the McNick Minute, McNicholas’ own podcast, caters to the growing demand for auditory news. A podcast is a digital audio file, often times used as a news outlet, that can be downloaded for listening. Published every … More McNick Minute offers modern media outlet to students
On Dec. 9, McNick students had the opportunity to participate in the alumni-run Christmas project known as St. Nick at McNick. St. Nick at McNick was started in the 90s by a group of alumni from the 1966 graduating year, and was revived in 2016 after the 50th reunion of the class of ’66. It … More Students participate in St. Nick at McNick
McNicholas is moving from standard PA announcements towards a newer, more interactive announcement system. Once a week, teachers log on to the McNicholas YouTube channel to broadcast the live feed starring students both in front of the camera and behind the camera, delivering that day’s morning announcements and prayer. “Initially, the idea came from Mrs. … More McNicholas introduces online announcements
In the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year, there will be a skirt drive in which students can donate their old plaid skirts to Matthew 25: Ministries and be sent to a developing country. Now that the new skorts have been phased into the McNick uniform, some students wanted an option to be able … More McNick to donate uniform skirts
The McNicholas Women’s Basketball Team had their first home game Saturday, Nov. 23 against Milford. Despite losing their opening game, the team is optimistic for the season. Senior Lydia Geygan said, “We lost a lot of seniors last year, so it should be fun to reinvent our own new version of who the team can … More Women’s Basketball optimistic for season
