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The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

Graphic illustration depicting TikTok's potential termination. Created by Nyla Kërr using Canva.
TikTok set to be banned on Sunday
Robin Smith, Staff • Jan 17, 2025

Popular social media app Tiktok is set to be denied access to in the United States on Sun., Jan. 19. As of this morning, the Supreme Court...

McIntosh students in January 2024 on the Close Up trip to Washington D.C. Photo by former Editor-in-Chief Rebekah Bushmire.
Annual Close Up trip participants attending second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump
Jozlynn Smith, Staff • Jan 15, 2025

On Jan. 15, a group of 32 McIntosh High School students will be traveling to Washington D.C. to witness the inauguration of President Donald...

"Georgia State Capitol East side at Christmastime" by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
ICYMI: Georgia News Briefs
Lily Johnson, Social Media • Jan 9, 2025

Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court On Jan. 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan found Rudy Giuliani, who served as...

ICYMI: Peachtree City News Briefs
Ashlee Lefever, Ryan LeVan, and Rhyan Murphy Jan 9, 2025

Winter storm makes way into Peachtree City The National Weather Service has announced a winter storm watch for Peachtree City in effect from...

Graphic illustration created in Canva by Luke Soule
ICYMI: National News Briefs
Maddie Hines, Grace Lovejoy, CJ Boxhill, Jozlynn Smith, Allie Hartman, Betty Jane Plitt, and Jayden Wadlington Jan 9, 2025

President Joe Biden bans offshore oil and gas drilling in areas around the U.S. On Monday Jan.6, President Joe Biden released a statement...

Exterior of McIntosh High School.
ICYMI: McIntosh news briefs
Nyla Kërr, News Editor • Jan 9, 2025

Financial Aid Night Financial Aid Night is on Wed., Jan. 29 in the cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 pm. The event will be presented by an expert in...

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Photo of the Week
Amelia Angier batting at home plate at the Dutchtown game on Aug.16 Photo by Noa Amos
Kulture kuration: Black and white
Kulture kuration: Black and white
Maddie Hines, Multimedia • Dec 18, 2024
Red, blue, and a lot to do: presidential pardons & power plays
Red, blue, and a lot to do: presidential pardons & power plays
CJ Boxhill and Ava Flores Dec 16, 2024
TrailMIX: Holiday Edition
TrailMIX: Holiday Edition
Ryan LeVan, Multimedia • Dec 16, 2024
Listening to her opponents Principal "Obamas" in the first amendment simulation.
Trail’s photo editor participated in WJMC summer journalism program
Rhyan Murphy, Staff • Nov 22, 2024

Last fall, Camilla O’Connell, the photo editor for both the Legend yearbook and McIntosh Trail's photo editor, was invited to participate in...

Students deal with high levels of stress with the amount of things they need to do. Graphic illustration created in Canva by Jozlynn Smith
AP: advanced pressure
Jozlynn Smith, Staff • Nov 20, 2024

Students are handling more than what parents and other people can see. They are juggling school, hobbies, their mental health, extracurriculars...

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A&E
ICYMI: Entertainment news briefs
Yasemin Kalpakci and Nyla Kërr Jan 9, 2025

Golden Globes 2025 The 2025 Golden Globes occurred in Los Angeles, California on Sun., Jan. 5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Red carpet coverage began...

Graphic created in Canva by Anthony Capobianco
REVIEW: Agatha All Along: episodic series review
Anthony Capobianco, Multimedia Editor • Nov 13, 2024

Quick Review Agatha all Along is one of my favorite Marvel shows of all time. Its direction and cinematography is amazing, the writing is great, the actors...

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A picture of a plate of Kalpakci's thanksgiving dinner. Graphic made in Canva by Yasemin Kalpakci.
Thanksgiving recipes: is it okay to experiment?
Yasemin Kalpakci and Maddie Hines Dec 6, 2024

Graphic made in canva by Robin Smith using art made by Rhyan Murphy
OPINION: AI programmers are stealing art from artists
Robin Smith, Staff • Dec 5, 2024

AI is harming artists and harms the way people think about art. Social media has several people calling themselves artists, but really using...

Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.
ICYMI: McIntosh sports
Grace Lovejoy, Editor-in-Chief • Jan 9, 2025

Wrestling The Georgia High School Association posted on X, "Due to possible inclement weather arriving into north Georgia Friday, the Georgia...

Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.
Weekly sports roundup
CJ Boxhill, Allie Hartman, Cari Heinonen, and Gabriel Adams Dec 13, 2024

This week, in McIntosh athletics, games, tournaments and tryouts are ahead. Basketball: This week, the varsity teams have a total of six...

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Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.
Trail Eats: La Hacienda
What in the World, a monthly column covering politics and human nature. Graphic created in Canva by Ellie Shelton.
What in the World: politics and pondering
Ellie Shelton, Staff • Nov 22, 2024

“What in the World” is a monthly column where I go over world events and connect them to one overarching theme, so that I may ramble on about...

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