According the US Census Bureau in 2008, only about 58.2% of the US voting age population voted in the presidential election. In 2012, that dropped to 54.87% according to the University of California’s American Presidency Project. Judging from the data the University of California provided, the average turnout since 1960 averages to about 55.39%, though … More Why you Should Vote: Exercising your right as a US citizen

Submissions for the 2016 edition of McNick’s literary journal Reflections are due to English/Creative Writing teacher and Reflections moderator Ms. Emma Colella by Thursday, March 24. Reflections accepts any short stories, poetry, essays, reviews, song lyrics, and writing across the curriculum for publication, as well as photographs and drawings to accompany the writing or for … More Student-made literary journal reflects McNick’s love for writing