At McNicholas High School, a new course has begun in the 2022-23 school year. Culinary Chemistry, taught by Mrs. Jessica Boese, a science teacher at McNicholas, has since taken the school by storm. The course is about the chemistry aspects of cooking as a method to teach students the concepts of chemistry and skills to … More Future of Culinary Chemistry Course
Starbucks Coffee and Dunkin Donuts are two of the largest competitors in quick service breakfast in the United States. Because of their similarities, which is the best is a controversial topic and the McNicholas Rockets are opinionated on each side of the coffee debate. When walking through the halls on any given school day, … More Starbucks vs. Dunkin: What does McNicholas High School prefer?
McNicholas High School had very limited air conditioning throughout the entire building until this year. This has been an issue, especially in the early months of the school year, when classrooms could become sweltering during hot August days. Thankfully, over the summer, new AC units were finished for most of the school. In fall of … More New AC units throughout the school provide a different learning experience than in years past
A question that is starting to appear more often in society is, “Why do students learn math in high school?” After all, most math that is used in everyday life is taught in middle school, such as percentages, decimals, and multi-digit multiplication. The point presents itself: why learn something that is seemingly useless to the … More Why do we learn high school math?
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