On April 7, City Council implemented Peachtree City’s first ever noise ordinance. Sounds such as excessive dog barking or loud stereos that last for longer than 10 minutes may result in a ticket. From...

Genre: non-fiction, historical fiction, coming-of-age, young adult TRIGGER WARNING: “Mary Jane” is a book that has mature themes that one should look into before reading. Trigger warnings include...

MHS Chess Boxing team set to begin this year

Recently, a new dangerous trend has hit Fayette County and has already led to injuries. The new trend involves items called “gel blasters.” Gel blasters are objects that have been classified as air...

Recently, McIntosh High School’s ESport’s team has been forced to end their season early due to violations of MHS administrative policy. Before the violation, the team was about to enter its first...

UPDATED March 3, 2022 12:20 p.m. Yik Yak is a messaging app that was created in Nov. 2013 and has recently garnered much popularity around Fayette County. The app has two unique anonymous messaging...

Fayette County Public Schools announced on Feb. 23 that they will stop treating COVID as a pandemic, and start treating the disease like an endemic. The difference between a pandemic disease and an endemic...

If you look up on google “M&M’s being canceled,” chances are the top articles that come up are going to be about the Mars brand giving the Green M&M a new look. In an effort to become more...

The College Board has officially announced that the SAT will soon become an online exam. In addition to moving the exam online, the test will also be shortened from around three hours to two hours with...

UPDATE: Due to lack of sales, the McIntosh Trail staff is forced to call off this afternoon's Waffle House pop-up shop. Please come to room 125 for your full refund and our sincerest apologies. Thank...

Chiefs girls break through Union Grove defenses

As of Tues. Jan. 25, Fayette County Public Schools will no longer be requiring masks in indoor facilities. Fayette County believes that since the case numbers for COVID have gone down since the return...

This semester, McIntosh will be introduced to the new Knitting and Crochet Club. The Knitting and Crochet Club’s main objective is to teach students a new skill that not only can become something they...

On Oct. 28, 2021 Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company Facebook will be officially changing their name to Meta. As of now, the brand is most known for their social media applications such as Facebook...

As of late, there have been reports of 65 ships being stuck off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; these ports are responsible for 40% of the total cargo containers that enter the country....

The Unity Project is a club that exists in order to give community service opportunities to students, better our community and to help the mental health of the students at McIntosh. The club is run by...

Facebook, Instagram and What’s App all experienced a temporary shutdown on Oct. 4, 2021, the same day that whistleblower Frances Haugen spoke to Congress against Facebook’s spread of misinformation...

It’s become the new thing for celebrities to make collaborations with popular companies these days, and the products that come from them are some like never seen before. Crocs, Hidden Valley, and rapper...

Texas just introduced a new law that intends to limit abortions after the 6 weeks mark in pregnancy that will be in effect as of September. This is being considered the biggest push on abortion since the...

“Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” premiered Sept. 3, 2021 under an exclusively theatrical release. After the lawsuit with Scarlett Johansson, Disney decided to go back to the traditional...

Dear CHIEFS Family, I need you to partner with us. There is a current challenge being circulated on the social media app Tik Tok encouraging students to destroy or steal school property, and post about...

Friday, Sept. 17, principal Maggie Walls released a statement during the morning announcements regarding the recent reports of school vandalism at McIntosh High School. “You have the opportunity to...

A new TikTok trend might be on your #foryou page. The trend encourages high school students to randomly steal items from school, like “hand sanitizer containers, soap dispensers, orange safety cones,...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on Sept. 11, 2021.  On Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attackers hijacked four airplanes and proceeded to carry out their attack on the targets of the...

Lindee Link was a former member of the McIntosh Trail during the 2012-2013 year. From the Trail, she went on to pursue a career in music under her given name. She released singles under this name from...

Graphic tees are all the rage. Even if you don’t know who bands like “AC/DC” are, chances are you’ve seen their logo on a t-shirt at either Belk or T.J. Maxx. It’s become a new trend to start...

Scarlett Johansson is an actress best known for her work done for Marvel under her role as Black Widow. Recently, Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney for releasing her latest film, “Black Widow,”...

It’s been nine days of school, and we are already masking up. Due to the rising cases in Fayette County, McIntosh High School has decided to create a mask mandate for the next 10 days. McIntosh High...

These are the winners of NSPA from the McIntosh Trail. Here pictured is Nakia Harmon (11), Jordyn Mobley (11), Yunju Lee (12), Izzy Pullias (11) and Landon Wilde (11).

Lil Nas X, otherwise known as Montero Lamar Hill, is a famous American rapper that is best known for his country song “Old Town Road.” Lil Nas X has seen a lot of accomplishments in topping the Billboard...

At McIntosh we see many students that partake in jobs, sports, neither or both. The real question though is which is better? If someone was trying to decide between the two, which one should they decide...

“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is a teen romance trilogy written by Jenny Han back in 2014, and was adapted into a Netflix romantic comedy in 2018. Lara Jean Song Covey (Lana Condor), our main...

In an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many churches across the nation have made the decision to shut down all in-person gatherings and switch to virtual. Many churches have chosen to hold...

Despite the fact that this school year has been astronomically different,, sports still goes on. Baseball Tryouts were held on January 18th from 2:00pm-4:30pm. With the pandemic still active coming into...

“Winx Club” first broke out into the world in 2004 and remains an active franchise in the present. The story revolves mainly around our character Bloom (Letizia Ciampa), and she starts off her...

Christmas is a holiday celebrated by a vast number of people across the globe as a time to spend time with friends and family, give gifts to those we love, and celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth...

Once COVID-19 entered the window, our hopes of seeing our favorite concerts, shows and bands flew out. Countless artists and bands started delaying, and then eventually canceling their shows including...

“Karate Kid” rocked the world in 1984 through the story of a young teen overcoming the odds, getting the girl and learning how to kick butt at the same time. Now, we see this story being continued...

“A Short History of the Girl Next Door” is a coming of age story by Jared Reck. According to his GoodReads profile, “Jared Reck lives in Hanover, Pa., with his wife and two daughters. He teaches...

Donut Worry is a new doughnut shop in Peachtree City located in the shopping center to the left of Publix. Donut Worry has been open for business since Oct. 15, 2020. The Donut Worry in Peachtree City...

The new Netflix documentary, “The Social Dilemma”, is trying to show people the root problem that social media has placed on today’s society through the eyes of its creators. “The Social Dilemma”...

The movie theaters have recently opened and many of us are wondering whether or not it is safe to go back to the movie theaters. With a virus going around, it can seem counterintuitive to go see a...

What is your first reaction to hearing that you should get a job at Waffle House? It’s probably, “Why would anyone want to work there?” After observing my sister’s experience working there for...