The McNicholas Milestone

By: Alex Minella The journalism staff is starting the 2025 – 2026 school year with new leadership. Seniors Whitley Sway and Ayla Dickerson, junior Rosie Smith, and sophomores Maeve Rice, Meghan Runte and Alex Minella will be serving as editors, each bringing their own experience and goals. Together, they will help guide the program through … More New year, new leadership: Meet the students running the show at the Milestone 

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