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The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

Graphic created in Canva by Yasemin Kalpakci.
Cobb County missing more than 3,000 votes
Yasemin Kalpakci, Features Editor • Nov 4, 2024

Georgia election officials believe more than 3,000 absentee ballots were mailed late in Cobb County just days before the election. As of Nov....

President Donald Trump speaks to service members at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2019. The President was at the base to meet with service members after returning from a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton)



 "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement." (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton)
Election 2024: Convicted and currently running
Grace Lovejoy, Nyla Kërr, and Holly Rife Nov 4, 2024

The 2024 Presidential election is tomorrow, and while the majority of McIntosh students aren't of voting age, students have opinions on politics,...

Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.
“Dancing Under the Stars:” a recap of the 2024-2025 Homecoming week
Robin Smith, Grace Lovejoy, Ashlee Lefever, Connor Lafontant, Holly Rife, Robin Smith, Jozlynn Smith, CJ Boxhill, Anthony Capobianco, Cari Heinonen, Camilla O'Connell, Nyla Kërr, Maddie Hines, Betty Jane Plitt, Rhyan Murphy, Allie Hartman, Jayden Wadlington, Ryan LeVan, Yasemin Kalpakci, and Ellie Shelton Oct 23, 2024

Smith McGuire (left) plays Purgatory Henry, Karina Nirenberg (Right).
Drama “Queens”
Robin Smith, Staff • Oct 22, 2024

The competition one act presented by the drama program this year is “Queens,” which is about the six ex-wives of Henry VIII who are making...

New field, same old team: Capital improvements for McIntosh Baseball field
New field, same old team: Capital improvements for McIntosh Baseball field
Connor Lafontant, Staff • Oct 18, 2024

The Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Steve Cole, called for an update on a capital project pertaining to the new baseball field. For the...

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Photo of the Week
Alexandria McCormick (11) as Catherine Howard, one of Purgatory Henry's ex-wives, sharing her story.
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I ran for Homecoming Queen
Ellie Shelton, Staff • Oct 23, 2024

   

Keeping up with Homecoming
Grace Lovejoy, Yasemin Kalpakci, and Nyla Kërr Oct 16, 2024

Digital artwork of Anna Delvey's sparkly ankle monitor in Dancing with the Stars.
Dancing with a felon
Yasemin Kalpakci, Features Editor • Oct 8, 2024

The new season of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) returned to ABC on Sept. 17 for its thirty-third season. DWTS is a reality competition TV show...

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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 • Oct 22, 2024

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

Graphic illustration created in Clip Studio Paint by Rhyan Murphy.
Political ad war 2024
Ashlee Lefever, Staff • Oct 10, 2024

For the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump use campaign ads to highlight key issues while attacking each other’s campaigns...

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A&E
A digital drawing made with Clip Studio Paint and Ibis Paint to interpret the division of America despite who wins the election.
United we stand, divided we fall
Rhyan Murphy, Staff • Nov 4, 2024

REVIEW: "Farewell to love: A heart-rending review and its timeless elegy of parting"
REVIEW: “Farewell to love: A heart-rending review and its timeless elegy of parting”
Ashlee Lefever, Staff • Oct 30, 2024

Introduction In this poetry review, I will explore how the poet, Micheal Drayton, uses language to convey the complex relationship between the...

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New field, same old team: Capital improvements for McIntosh Baseball field
New field, same old team: Capital improvements for McIntosh Baseball field
Connor Lafontant, Staff • Oct 18, 2024

The Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Steve Cole, called for an update on a capital project pertaining to the new baseball field. For the...

Taegan Reiter at a September flag football practice at Booth Middle School. (Savannah Wright)
Soccer standout and flag football femininomenon
Cari Heinonen, Staff • Oct 3, 2024

This year, McIntosh introduced a new girls flag football team to the list of athletics the school offers. Not only is flag football new to...

Comparison between McIntosh's old helmet (left) and the new helmet.
Heads up: Guardian Caps taking over high school football
Betty Jane Plitt, Staff • Oct 3, 2024

Guardian Caps have started to make their way into the sport of football, with high school and college football teams beginning to adopt them....

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Red, Blue, a Lot to Do: Voices of Change
Red, Blue, a Lot to Do: Voices of Change
CJ Boxhill, Multimedia • Oct 30, 2024
McIntosh no longer serving school breakfast
Ryan LeVan, Multimedia • Oct 16, 2024
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