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Cardinal Credit Union Provides Financial Literacy Opportunities for MHS Students

Ella Kosher, Writer October 13, 2025

Most of us have entered our names in randomized contests for free houses, trips to the Bahamas, and whatever else is appealing to any person. For most of us, we never receive a call or email that we've...

Mentor Board of Education Candidates, 2025

Cardinal Nation Questions the 2025 Mentor School Board Candidates

Nathan Colagross and Ayesha Faruki October 12, 2025

This year, six candidates are campaigning for their spot in three open Mentor Public Schools Board of Education spots. Each elected Board Member will serve a 4-year term alongside existing Board Members...

Officers in the Halls

Officers in the Halls

Juliana Nichols, Editor September 30, 2025

Not so New SRO Program in the Mentor District The SRO (School Resource Officer) has been a program since 2003 in the Mentor Exempted School District. The program started with one full-time SRO at Mentor...

Guardians Clinch Post-Season spot. 9/27/25.

The Guardians Have Made It To The Post Season!

Ella Kosher, Writer September 30, 2025

Usually, September ends the baseball season and welcomes the football season. However, this year the Northeast Ohio baseball fans will have an October to remember. The Guardians have now secured the...

Laketran Bus Design Contest

Laketran Bus Design Contest

Juliana Nichols, Writer May 5, 2025

Laketran Recent History Laketran’s CEO Ben Capelle stated, “We are thrilled to offer local students the chance to incorporate public transportation with public art. Collaborating with local schools...

Wendy's Frosty

How to Get Free Food from the Cleveland Guardians

Nathan Colagross, Writer April 27, 2025

Frosty's, McNuggets, and so much more. When the Guardians win games, you win free food! Here's how it works. As MHS students, we yearn for any chance to save money and snag some deals on fast food....

No, I’m Not Brainwashed — I Have My Own Opinions

No, I’m Not Brainwashed — I Have My Own Opinions

Juliana Nichols, Writer March 27, 2025

Unexpected Backlash On February 4, 2025, not one, but two Facebook posts were made about my article, “Students Should Have a Say on Board Policies.” This article discussed the ramifications of students...

Mentor, Ohio Gives Reactions to Political Ads

Mentor, Ohio Gives Reactions to Political Ads

Jobeyka Ponce Tirado, Contributor March 17, 2025

What do people in Mentor, Ohio think about political ads? How could political ads improve their effectiveness? To answer these questions, we created a survey to determine how teenagers and adults felt...

A-Day at the United States Military Academy.

Somewhere There’s a Sister

Ellen Freeman, Contributor March 11, 2025

Early June 2024 - My older brother, Andrew, has not even left yet, but I am writing him his first letter. I want one waiting for him when he gets there. If the P.O. Box is open, my hand is writing. Soon,...

The State of Mentor: 2025

The State of Mentor: 2025

Nathan Colagross and Loren Wandersleben March 3, 2025

On Tuesday afternoon, Mentor City Manager Ken Filipiak addressed the city with his annual State of the City Address. Detailing the happenings in the city over the past year and announcing future plans...

The State of Mentor Public Schools

The State of Mentor Public Schools

Nathan Colagross, Ayesha Faruki, and Nicholas Payne February 3, 2025

The State of the Schools address is an annual outline of the challenges, success, goals, and intended outcomes of implementing programs. In doing so, the Mentor Schools District is able to create a more...

AP Seminar Series: Lack of Wheelchair Accommodation

AP Seminar Series: Lack of Wheelchair Accommodation

Aishwarya Pandit and Ayesha Faruki October 10, 2024

Advisor’s Note: This article was written by an AP Seminar student as part of a “Make a Difference” project. For the AP Seminar Performance Tasks that are scored by College Board, students spend...

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