The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs played for the 2018 college football title game held at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, January 8.
Since April 12, students in Mr. Ward Abel's first period debate class has been competing against each other in a debate tournament. Tournament topics have ranged from American politics to world affairs,...
Recently, the winners for the annual Laws of Life essay contest were announced for McIntosh High school.
The school's runner up was sophomore Grace Erlinger who wrote an essay titled "A Reminder."
Every...
Mr. Ward Abel's debate class began their semester debate tournament in April. The tournament will run throughout the rest of the year and will include 23 different debates ranging from topics on the...
Since the beginning of the NCAA basketball tournament on March 15, English students and teachers at McIntosh have been filling out brackets to rate poetry.
Students and teachers have being trying to...
The chorus students went to the Calvin Center in Hampton, Ga., for their annual retreat on March 18-20. Students enjoyed fellowship, practiced for spring gala and reminisced about the year so far.
Senior...
Students Xander Wilson (senior), Christina Cortes (senior), and Samuel Ellis (sophomore) participated in the state literary competition on March 12 at Buford High School in north Georgia.
To qualify...
The debate team traveled to Northview High School in John's Creek to take on the best debate teams in the state on March 4-5. Only 37 teams qualified for the annual championship, and each team member...
A few weeks ago, a number of students along with teacher Ms. Laurette Edenfield traveled to the District of Columbia for the annual Closeup trip to see the Smithsonian, the White House, and Capitol Hill....
Before the snow fell, on Friday, Jan. 22, Fayette County Board of Education decided to cancel the McIntosh/Starr's Mill basketball games.
On Saturday students realized that the roads were not icy, and...
Over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, the debate team traveled to Jackson High School. Students from the freshman and junior classes received awards for both making it to the quarterfinals round...
It's that time of year again for debate students to go to court. Each January, debate students participate in two mock trials that involve the entire class.
Throughout the month of January students...
Students on the debate team participated in a debate tournament at Fayette County High School on Nov. 21. While no varsity teams placed in the tournament, sophomore Samuel Ellis placed 10 out of 56 speakers...
State finalists have been announced for the Governor's Honors Program. Sixteen McIntosh students who excel in either communicative arts, engineering, math, music, science, social studies, theater,...
Many McIntosh students were given the opportunity to attend the performance of "Romeo and Juliet" performed by the actors and actresses of the Shakespeare Tavern in the auditorium on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9. ...
A new branch of speaking is being explored currently in Mr. Ward Abel's debate class. The class has switched temporarily from participating in debates to practicing speaking extemporaneously. Students...
The McIntosh debate team went to Calhoun, Georgia, on Oct. 3 to participate in their second debate tournament of the year. The team returned late that evening with two awards. Sophomore Lia Hill won...
Debate president Andrew Alter and vice president John Hamlin qualified for the state debate tournament scheduled for March 2016. Both competed during a tournament on Sept. 12 and qualified as semifinalists.
John...
College football season has officially begun, and for many it's a time of happiness, lots of food and lots of fun.
McIntosh students are quite excited about the start of the season. Some students...
The McIntosh Debate team's first tournament of the year will be September 12 in Houston County. There they will debate whether or not African Americans should be provided reparations due to slavery...
In Mr. Abel's only debate class, the double elimination debate tournament that all of his students have participated in at one time or another since early March is drawing near a close. Students have...
Students in Mrs. Walls AP Literature class have begun a new way of discussing literature. They are using a book club-type atmosphere. According to students, it's helping them focus on the novels even...
Some McIntosh students and staff celebrated Mrs. Carolyn Fike's last year at McIntosh by throwing her a party on Sunday, March 15. Senior Jackie Gray hosted the event, and students and staff enjoyed...
We are now within two weeks of spring itself and within a month of spring break, a much awaited time of year for students across the country. With warmer weather becoming more of a norm for the area,...
The majority of the McIntosh debate team competed at their final tournament of the 2014-2015 season during the week of February 23. Teams from across the state of Georgia competed with McIntosh at the...
McIntosh competed at a literary competition at Ola High School in McDonough, Georgia, on Thursday, February 12. Junior Christina Cortes won first place in girls' extemporaneous, and Senior Mikey Muller...
The Chiefettes left for their nationals competition at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, Jan. 29. At Disney World, the Chiefettes were to compete in small varsity jazz and pom competition.
Sophomore...
After allegations concerning the deflation of footballs belonging to the New England Patriots were confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Patriots acquired a heavy burden for their team. While preparing for...
While the rigor of McIntosh and everyday routine may throw students' daily lives into perpetual chaos, it's important to know that they can go to a place where "everybody knows their name." For some...
Preparations are underway for the mock trials in Mr. Ward Abel's debate class. Students will use their knowledge of law and their debating skills to either prosecute or defend the accused. The trials...
Jackson Fuentes, Staff Writer/News Editor
• Dec 18, 2014
The Atlanta Hawks come into the Christmas holidays with nearly 20 wins already. This is quite a surprise as the Hawks have struggled the past few years. Beating quality teams like the Miami Heat, Washington...
The college basketball season began for many colleges across the nation on Nov. 14. While for some teams, they began with purely regular season match ups, other teams were and in some cases still are...
The first real arctic blast will be impacting the South this week, but we can expect many more. While snow is not expected here in Georgia, this arctic blast has brought snow in the southern states of...
The country's mid-term elections have come to a close for the most part, and the Republican Party fared well, winning a multitude of key swing states. In Georgia, a swing state that was predicted to...
As the weather begins to cool down a bit, and we begin the process of transitioning from short sleeves to long sleeves and sweaters, it's hard not to think about what this winter might bring to McIntosh...
Nobody saw what was coming Thursday night at Autzen stadium or anywhere else in the United States for that matter, as the Oregon Ducks fell to the Arizona Wildcats for the second year in a row. After...
According to ABC News, President Obama announced the resignation of now former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, September 25, 2014. Holder spent six years as the nation's "top cop" progressing...
ISIS conducted its third publicized beheading recently when British aid worker David Haines was killed. According to CNN, ISIS called this beheading, "a message to the allies of America." The video...
The life of Ray Rice and the state of the National Football League went up in flames on September 8, 2014, as a video released by TMZ sports showed former Baltimore Ravens player Rice punching his wife...
September is here, and that means that we are heading for the home stretch in the Major Leagues. While some teams claw for much needed wins, others have long lost hope for this season and are already looking...
Now that students have begun to settle in to the day to day activities of an MHS school day, they can now not only see each upcoming weekend, but also see the well renowned declamation contest held at...
After the first week of Barclays Premier League play, there have been upsets and reminders Some major premier league teams have already experienced their first upset while other smaller teams have...
According to the New York Times, recently Iran and six other world powers began discussions in Vienna pertaining to the nuclear situation that is taking place around the world.
The talks between each...
Right when summer hits its "full swing" mode, so does hurricane season. Around the world, especially in the United States, hurricanes and tropical storms become much more prone to development. This,...
More and more people are beginning to take note of this possibility that many people now living on this Earth have not been able to see before.This opportunity would be the opportunity to experience the...
According to Fox News, the Supreme Court has recently been considering whether police can or cannot search the phones of people they arrest without a warrant first. This is a touchy subject noting that...
After game five of the seven game series that everyone thought would end as quickly as it began, the Hawks have surprised the nation and actually lead the series for the most part currently leading the...
Recently, according to Fox News, scientists at the Carnegie institution for science discovered a new planet in our newly redefined solar system. Astronomers discovered that there could possibly be a...
As March comes to an end and April approaches, Georgia citizens need to be on guard for more intense weather. In years past, Georgia has experienced severe weather during this period. This time of year ...
A flight that took off from Malaysia bound for China on March 8 at 1:30 a.m. did not reach its destination. The plane has not been seen since it took off, and many people around the world are baffled...
The Russian Federation is trying to take over Crimea, which is located in the Ukraine. Military bases along with parts of this region have been invaded.
Tensions are rising in the area as Russia now...
For all of those Major League Baseball fans out there, February is a very important month. February means spring training as well as a miniature scouting report of how the team is faring. For baseball...
As we now begin to draw towards the end of February, college basketball teams, as well as their fans, know good and well what is on the horizon. March Madness is on the horizon. Already, every game...
It is well known that by this point that the lead up to the Sochi Olympics has been anything but normal. With all of the talk of possible terrorism as well as the discovery of brown water in the city's...
This week McIntosh students will return after an icy week that will go down in the books as being absolute chaos. While the National Weather Service knew that there was a possibility for major impacts...
Now that winter has taken its stronghold on the United States, especially the East, we have seen our fair share of cold weather already. Beginning with a rare and unusual piece of the polar vortex breaking...
As the college football season came to a close January 6, football fans had a lot to talk about and still do in the weeks following. The game began with a more than nice start from the Auburn Tigers,...
As the new world cup group pairings were released on Friday, December 6, the world learned which group their favorite soccer team was in. As the world learned, McIntosh students had their comments for...
As winter approaches, things tend to get interesting. Schedules fill up with more things to do, Christmas is on the doorstep, and the weather starts to change. As many people notice around this time of...
Braves management told Braves nation on Tuesday, November 12, that after the 2016 season, they would be moving to Cobb County. Many Braves' fans are stunned by this announcement and are willing to speak...
After one of the most interesting Thursday nights for college football ever, the BCS standings have already been shaken up. Oregon and Oklahoma were the two top ten teams that fell victim to losses. ...
As the World Series came to a close on October 30 in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a decisive game six and also won the World Series.
At McIntosh, Red...
As the fall TV shows begin to premiere, students and teachers are anxious for their favorite shows to return. Some shows are coming to an end while others are just beginning.
Spanish teacher Mrs....
For all of the football fans across McIntosh, you probably know just as much as me about the unveiling of the BCS standings this weekend. The BCS standings are the standings in which the two teams that...
As our Hispanic McIntosh students probably know, September 15 marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This month-long celebration recognizes the contributions of Hispanic...
The NFL season kicked off this past Thursday night with an exhilarating football game showcasing the reigning super bowl champs (the Baltimore Ravens) and the Denver Broncos. Although the Ravens put...
This past Saturday, August 31, 2013, the 2013-2014 college football season kicked off. It was the first time viewers were able to watch their teams since since January 5, 2013.
Some notable scores...
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