There are teachers who can make an impact on a person or class and then there are people who can affect a whole school community, like McNick Student Moderator, Mr. Gerard Kissel. If you see Kissel in the halls, you know you’ll always be greeted with smile and greeting of “How you doing, brother?” or … More Goodbye Mr. Kissel: A tribute to McNick’s Student Moderator
With the spring comes the final production from the McNicholas High School Theater program. This year’s spring play is titled Murder’s in the Heir, a comedy-drama that involves the audience, which is unlike many of their other productions. Opening on April 21 and running through the 24, the play involves a murder mystery where the … More Theater to perform murder mystery as spring play
In the mid-1960s, music was changing not just in how it was sounding but in how it was recorded. Albums were previously recorded by simply placing a ton of microphones down to record everything; a new technique pioneered by Phil Spector called “the Wall of Sound” was taking hold. The idea behind this is to … More Let’s go away for a while: 50 years of the Beach Boys classic album Pet Sounds
After 2:40, Ms. Mel Gaskins, ceramics and architecture teacher, slips out the door and heads to her second job. She has been involved with a program called for 9 years, and she said it has impacted her greatly. Bodymindbalance is a studio that offers instruction in pilates and the gyrotonic method in a safe … More A necessity turns into a passion: Gaskins reveals her love for fitness
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