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Students dance till their feet ache at 2025 homecoming

Erin Melendez, Journalism Class Writer October 3, 2025

Students gathered on September 20, 2025, to enjoy this year's homecoming event at Mentor High School’s Gymnasium from 7 to 10 p.m. The theme for the event was “We Love the ‘80s!” The PTA helped...

Kelly McBride educates journalism class on ethics

Brady Wofford, Journalism Class Writer October 3, 2025

On Friday, September 5, Kelly McBride, a journalist and the vice president of The Poynter Institute, spoke to the new journalism class at Mentor High School about ethics, interviewing, and pitching story...

New journalism elective teaches skills that extend beyond classroom

Journalism Class, Journalism Class Staff October 3, 2025

The Board of Education for Mentor Public Schools approved a new journalism elective for the English department at their April meeting of this year to help students hone the skills of researching, interviewing,...

Mentor Cardinals

Cardinals Shut Out Medina in a Homecoming Blowout

Bella Johnston and Amelia Lee October 2, 2025

Homecoming at Mentor High School is always one of the biggest events of the year, and this year’s game under the Friday night lights more than lived up to the hype. On September 19th, the Cardinals hosted...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Jenvee Rana, Writer October 2, 2025

From September 15 to October 15, the United States observes Hispanic Heritage Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the rich histories, diverse cultures, and lasting contributions of Hispanic and Latino...

Superintendent Mr. Craig Heath alongside Ohio Governor Mike DeWine - @VirJes on X.com - Fair Use (DMCA)

Mentor Schools Earn 4.5 Stars Again

Bella Johnston, Writer October 1, 2025

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has released the 2024–2025 state report cards, and Mentor Public Schools once again earned an impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars overall. Superintendent Craig...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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