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Seniors paint parking spots for the first time

Sylvia Hall, Journalism Class Writer October 3, 2025

This year, Mentor High School launched a brand-new senior tradition: painted parking spots. After years of students asking for the opportunity, last year’s principal, Jason Crowe, approved the idea and...

Introducing the Class of 2026 Homecoming King Court

Introducing the Class of 2026 Homecoming King Court

Olivia West and Ayesha Faruki September 18, 2025

Another Homecoming season is upon us! One of the most exciting parts of the season is nominating your school's homecoming king and queen. Like always, there are many great candidates this year! Cardinal...

The Homecoming Queen Court

Introducing the Class of 2026 Homecoming Queen Court

Ayesha Faruki and Olivia West September 18, 2025

Homecoming week starts this week at MHS--which means voting for your MHS Homecoming King and Queen ends this Wednesday, September 17th! To make your decision a little easier, Cardinal Nation was able...

MHS's National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students.

Meet Mentor’s Class of 2025 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students

Ayesha Faruki, Contributor November 13, 2024

Founded in 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for high school students. Students enter by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test...

Introducing the 2024 Homecoming Queen Court

Introducing the 2024 Homecoming Queen Court

Olivia West and Ayesha Faruki September 19, 2024

Homecoming season is here, and what better way to spend it than learning about your Homecoming Queen Candidates? Cardinal Nation reached out to the Queen's Court to ask them three main questions about...

Introducing the 2024 Homecoming King Court

Introducing the 2024 Homecoming King Court

Ayesha Faruki and Olivia West September 19, 2024

Homecoming is right around the corner! Learn more about MHS’s Homecoming Courts before the King and Queen are named at this year’s festivities. Cardinal Nation asked three key questions to help you...

Taken from JBS Strong Facebook account. Photographed by Audi Reed

Remembering Jack Sawyer

Brian Mignogna, Contributor December 5, 2023

\Jack Sawyer and his journey fighting cancer was followed by many Mentor students and citizens and had an indelible impact on the Mentor community. Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Ewing Sarcoma...

Introducing the 2023 Homecoming King Candidates

Introducing the 2023 Homecoming King Candidates

Ayesha Faruki and Olivia West September 26, 2023

Homecoming is just around the corner - and that prompts the crowning of Homecoming King and Queen. Voting for this year’s 2023 Homecoming royalty is currently open to seniors and closes on September...

Introducing the 2023 Homecoming Queen Candidates

Introducing the 2023 Homecoming Queen Candidates

Olivia West and Ayesha Faruki September 25, 2023

It is that time of year again to vote for Mentor High School's Homecoming King and Queen! From the Homecoming assembly to Spirit Week and finally the Homecoming dance, September is an exciting month all...

Photo Credit: Amazon/Ayesha Faruki

Meet the Published Student Novelist at MHS

Olivia West, Contributor May 19, 2023

Ayesha Faruki is Mentor High School's very own self-published author of the book Whisper, the first novel in the Cities of the Lost series. She wrote Whisper at age eleven. It is currently available...

Mentor High School's National Merit Semi-Finalists

Who are the National Semi-Finalist and Commended Scholars?

Quinn Fuerst, Cardinal Nation contributor October 6, 2022

This year Mentor High School has six National Merit Semi-Finalists and eight Commended Scholars as chosen by the College Board. Being a National Merit Semi-Finalists means you are in the top 99th percentile...

Introducing the Candidates for Homecoming King

Introducing the Candidates for Homecoming King

Teresa Morek, Contributer October 5, 2022

Mentor's 2022 Homecoming King Candidates give us some insight into their life as Mentor students and their involvement in our community by telling us a little about themselves. They have also given their...

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