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The State of the Mentor Economy

Tim Tilton, Contributor February 20, 2024

A number of people in northeast Ohio are quick thinkers. They firmly believe that a good service provides growth and opportunities to all people of the region. In particular, the people of Mentor are loyal...

My experience of coming to terms with my ADHD during lockdown. watercolour on paper, A3.

Unlocking the Power of ADHD: Embracing Individuality and Thriving in the Cardinal Nation

Madison Martin, Contributor May 22, 2023

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...

Fire And Police Training: Making A Safer Mentor

Fire And Police Training: Making A Safer Mentor

Megan Meeker, Contributor April 13, 2023

There is an unsettling reality that hangs over all school districts - a threat of attack that leaves unrest in everyone’s stomach.  That is where Fire and Police Departments help. Over spring break...

Cardinal Nation Turns One: A Year in Review

Cardinal Nation Turns One: A Year in Review

Zach Payne, Contributor April 4, 2023

Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of Cardinal Nation — Mentor High School’s new student newspaper.  Although Mentor has had a newspaper through The Mentor Log decades ago and The...

Cardinal Nation Exclusive: State of the City Address

Cardinal Nation Exclusive: State of the City Address

Each year, the Chamber of Commerce for Mentor hosts a State of the City address where business owners and local organizations such as the Mentor Police Department, Mentor Fire Department, and Mentor Public...

The MHS Science Olympiad Team—One of many MHS teams to advance to a state competition

MHS Science Olympiad Team Advances to State Tournament

Zach Payne, Contributor March 13, 2023

On March 4, the Mentor High Science Olympiad team competed in the Northeast Ohio Regional Science Olympiad Competition held at Baldwin-Wallace University.  Taking 5th place overall, the team was once...

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Turning ChatGPT Into Its Own Critic – Cardinal Nation comes clean on our last article

Zach Payne January 27, 2023

Yesterday, you may have noticed the story Cardinal Nation ran detailing how the quickly-rising ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology is impacting education. The article - entitled "ChatGPT: The New...

ChatGPT: The New Challenge Facing Education At MHS

ChatGPT: The New Challenge Facing Education At MHS

Zach Payne, Contributor January 26, 2023

    ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, has been making waves in the world of technology and education. However, at Mentor High School, administrators and students are beginning to see...

Superintendent Craig Heath delivered his State of the Schools Address in Paradigm, January 24

Cardinal Nation Exclusive: State of the Schools Address

On Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m. in Mentor Schools' Paradigm building, the Mentor Chamber of Commerce hosted city government officials, parents, board members, and more to hear Superintendent Craig Heath’s...

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Mentor High School Has a Time Capsule!

Loren Wandersleben and Justus Maruschke January 17, 2023

You may have heard rumors of a lost treasure from staff or students, but we can confirm those rumors are true. For thirty years, a time capsule has been hiding in Mentor High School. Maybe you know...

Mentor Jr. MUN comes to MHS

Mentor Jr. MUN comes to MHS

Loren Wandersleben, Contributor January 6, 2023

Early Thursday morning, students were arriving at school as usual, but not all were high schoolers. Mentor High welcomed almost twenty middle schoolers in the Paradigm for a Junior Model United...

Mentor Wins Instant Classic Home Playoff Game

Mentor Wins Instant Classic Home Playoff Game

Sarah Blakemore and Loren Wandersleben November 5, 2022

Advisor's Note: Cardinal Nation is still growing as a staff, and so we don't have a lot of sports reporters. Therefore, our sports coverage is limited - but we are trying. So please try to enjoy this account...

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