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Senior Advice to Freshman

Senior Advice to Freshman

Alex Arroyo, Writer October 22, 2025

Freshman year can be a difficult transition from middle school to high school. You may still feel like a kid, not someone who's already looking at colleges. However, being prepared for the next three...

What Happened to Wednesday Early Dismissal?

What Happened to Wednesday Early Dismissal?

Nathan Colagross and Nicholas Payne October 13, 2025

On Wednesday, October 1st, Principal John Fullerman announced that Mentor High School will be returning to a standard bell schedule on Wednesdays starting October 15th. This change comes just seven weeks...

Mr. Don Basco (center) with students in F wing

Mentor High School’s Most Wholesome Man

Nathan Colagross and Drew Parker October 13, 2025

Upon a student's arrival at school, they may be filled with dread and worry over their day. Students may feel the urge to yawn at the thought of seven hours of learning. But no matter what - if they come...

MHS Varsity Cheerleaders at the Homecoming Parade

A Look into the 2025 Homecoming Parade

Ayesha Faruki and Michelle Frumker October 9, 2025

Punctuating the end of Homecoming Week and opening up the weekend to our Homecoming football game and dance, Mentor's Homecoming Parade on September 20th brought together community members for an evening...

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...

Photo from a scan of page 174 from the 1966 Mentor High School Yearbook, the first published in the new building (Mentor Public Library, Public Domain)

Then and Now: How The School Has Evolved

Halo Ryan, Writer October 1, 2025

Advisor’s Note: “Then and Now” is a new idea for story submissions in Cardinal Nation. In the past we have shared stories from previous Mentor High School newspapers including The Mentor Log and Inkwell....

Meet the Mentor High School's National Merit Commended Students

Meet the Mentor High School’s National Merit Commended Students

Nathan Colagross and Nicholas Payne September 30, 2025

Taking the PSAT provides high school juniors the opportunity to be awarded with different levels of National Merit distinction. Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation names National...

Niyati Patel, Yaprak Yilmaz, Michelle Daniels, Lilly Nichols, Casey Mayer, Hannah Marino

JV Girls Golf Comes in 2nd Place in recent tournament

Yaprak Yilmaz, Contributor September 24, 2025

On Monday, September 15th, Mentor JV Girls Golf had their last GCC tournament against Medina, Brunswick, and Strongsville. The girls have struggled through the season and, unfortunately, lost the first-place...

MHS National Merit Semifinalists

Meet the Two Mentor Students Named National Merit Semi-Finalists

Nathan Colagross, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2025

Each year, High School Juniors around the nation take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (more commonly known as the PSAT/NMSQT) to hedge their chances at massive scholarships...

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...

Cardinal Nation is Here FOR Mentor Schools

Cardinal Nation is Here FOR Mentor Schools

Nathan Colagross, Writer September 17, 2025

What is Cardinal Nation? Cardinal Nation is YOUR student newspaper. Written by students, for students, covering a wide range of topics. If you’re interested in something, it can absolutely...

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