By Rosie Smith When students need to visit the school nurse, Mrs. Amy Powderly, they might have noticed shelves of food behind the door between Powderly’s office and the main office. This new addition is the Rocket Fuel Pantry, added for the 2025-2026 school year. In October, Mrs. Jenni Tumser, administrative assistant to the principal, … More Rocket Fuel Pantry provides nourishment for students

By Ashley McEntush With Thanksgiving just a few days away, students are already starting to decorate for Christmas. Senior Liliana McHugh said, “I start decorating for Christmas after Thanksgiving.”   Sophomore Izzy Payne said she starts decorating “any time after Halloween or right after Thanksgiving.” Payne also shared that she and her family have fun … More ‘Tis the season or too soon? The great Christmas-before-Thanksgiving debate

By Ayla Dickerson Mrs. Mary Kiger returned to McNicholas High School in the fall of 2021 as a teacher in the SAIL department. For the 2025-2026 school year, Kiger switched disciplines and can now be found in room 167 teaching AP Psychology and Financial Literacy. She is also the teacher representative of the newly founded … More Around the nation and back again; Kiger returns to McNicholas

By Meghan Runte In an era of cellphones and technology, it is often overwhelming for students and teachers to stay focused on work and extracurricular activities. Because of this, many wish they lived in a different decade than they do now.    Freshman Scott Shimp said he would’ve loved to live in the 1980’s. He said his main reasons for wanting to live in the 1980’s was “to … More Blast into the past; Rockets dish on decades