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The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

Don't Miss a Minute of McIntosh.

The Trail - The Student News Site of McIntosh High School

Photo of important dates for the upcoming final exam week.
Exam notification day is Monday, Dec. 9 for McIntosh students
Nyla Kërr, News Editor • Dec 6, 2024

Final exams begin on Tuesday, Dec. 17. These exams mark the end of the first semester and final week is typically the last week that students...

Nick Fuentes spraying "some form of liquid" at a woman knocking at his door. Photo taken from a screenshot of a video posted on Facebook by Marla Rose
Nick Fuentes’s statements following Trump’s presidential win leave McIntosh students with scattered thoughts
Betty Jane Plitt, Staff • Dec 6, 2024

On Nov. 5, 45th President of the United States Donald Trump was re-elected as the 47th president of the United States. Just one day after election...

Photo of the competitive cheer team from GHSA submitted by head coach Shannon Bednarowski.
McIntosh Competitive Cheer team wins State Championships
Nyla Kërr, News Editor • Nov 26, 2024

On Saturday, Nov. 16, McIntosh’s competitive cheer team won their 2024 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) 5A state championships. The team...

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to Department of Defense personnel, with President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., taken on Feb. 10, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Vice President Kamala Harris gives last speech after losing 2024 presidential election
Jayden Wadlington, Staff • Nov 20, 2024

On Oct. 30, Kamala Harris gave her last speech in Washington D.C. as the Democratic nominee for President of the United states before election...

Graphic created in Canva by Grace Lovejoy.
Taking the Temperature: Are we politically heated right now?
Grace Lovejoy and Nyla Kërr Nov 19, 2024

With the election being over, some students believe America has voted the wrong candidate into office. November 5 has left a giant question...

Pie in the Face Contest poster by Sources of Strength.
Sources of Strength hosts Pie in the Face Contest to raise money for Toys for Tots
Ashlee Lefever, Staff • Nov 12, 2024

McIntosh sources of strength is hosting its first ever Pie in the face contest. The pie contest aims to collect toy donations for Toys for Tots!...

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Photo of the Week
Purgatory King Henry VIII, played by Smith McGuire (9), listen to fool, played by Karina Nirenberg, explain why he's getting torchered.
Red, Blue and A Lot to Do: Unpacking the Cabinet Choices of President-Elect Donald Trump
CJ Boxhill, Multimedia • Nov 26, 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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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...

REVIEW: "Ancient echos in modern minds:" Youthful reverence in John Brehms' Layabout
REVIEW: “Ancient echos in modern minds:” Youthful reverence in John Brehms’ Layabout
Ashlee Lefever, Staff • Nov 12, 2024

The poem Layabout by John Brehm uses a first person point of view to convey how the youth still finds admiration and inspiration in ancient history but...

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A picture of a plate of Kalpakci's thanksgiving dinner
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...

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McIntosh Sports Weekly Roundup
Ashlee Lefever, Betty Jane Plitt, and Holly Rife Dec 6, 2024

Basketball: This week is a busy one for avid McIntosh basketball fans. On Tues., Dec. 3, the varsity teams went up against Banneker High School....

Amelia Angier batting at home plate at the Dutchtown game on Aug.16 Photo by Noa Amos
McIntosh Softball season ended in playoffs
Robin Smith, Staff • Dec 4, 2024

McIntosh Softball team made it to the second round of state this year with 25 wins. With a new coach on board this year, this was the third winning...

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What in the World, a monthly column covering politics and human nature.
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...

What in the World, a monthly column covering politics and human nature.
What in the World: politics and pondering
Ellie Shelton, Staff • Oct 11, 2024

  "What in the World" is a bi-weekly column where I go over world events and connect them to one overarching theme, so that I may ramble...

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