By Meghan Runte Rockets are nearing the four-week mark in the 2025 to 2026 school year, and as homework starts picking up in classes, so do the excuses for why students don’t have it.   Common excuses minds tend to go to include the old phrase “my dog ate my homework” or the more modern phrase … More The dog ate my homework! How homework excuses have evolved

By Maeve Rice To kick off this school year, McNicholas High School welcomed seven new teachers.   Mr. Dan Bellum is the new Latin teacher. In June, when Mr. Paul Romolo became the principal, the Latin position needed to be filled, and Bellum joined the faculty. He attended La Cueva High School in New Mexico, and … More McNick welcomes new teachers for the 2025-2026 school year 

The Barcelona exchange students arrived in Cincinnati on August 8, 2025, and will leave on Saturday, September 13. The students include Claudia Roche, Marcel Fabregas Roig, Sofia Geraghty, Abril Porras, Jana Martinez, Roberto Porres, Ines Estebanez, and Xiana Exposito. The exchange with Barcelona has a long history between Cincinnati and the Catholic Sister School Sagrado … More Spanish exchange students arrive, share cultural differences 

By Michael Muenchen and Katie Noble   At 7 a.m. on May 1, McNicholas held its 12th annual Academic Signing ceremony for the top 10 scholars in the Class of 2025. The Valedictorian and Salutatorian are Jonathan Byrum and Lila Moeves. Byrum committed to the University of Cincinnati while Moeves committed to the University of Notre … More Class of 2025 Top 10 recognized for academic achievement