Soroptimist International of Arcata ARCATA – Soroptimist International of Arcata has awarded $2,500 from the Cynthia Schwenson Scholarship Fund to seniors attending the Northern Humboldt Union High School District. Alysa Cringle is graduating from McKinleyville High School and plans to attend Chico State University this fall majoring in Science of Nursing with double minors in…
Letters to the Editor, February 3, 2021
A vaxtastic experience On Saturday, Jan. 23, I was able to participate in a Coronavirus vaccination program that took place at the Pacific Union Elementary School in Arcata. This was the first program I had heard of for older folks like me – I am 78 years old. The program was sponsored by Mad River…
Panther Report: Mack seniors enjoy a classic Humboldt sunrise
I must admit that when I first heard about Senior Sunrise, I knew nothing about it. It was described to me little by little through conversations with seniors from the 2019 McKinleyville High School graduating class. It seemed strange to me at the time, but when I received the call about the date, time, and location…
Panther Report: Students support each other after tragedy
As I’m sure many of you already know on May 3 a student at McKinleyville High School committed suicide. Waking up that Friday morning and hearing school was canceled was at first exciting until I learned the reason why – one of our fellow classmates was dead. Initially, we didn’t know what was going on,…
Mack High grapples with student suicide
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Students and staff at McKinleyville High School are being offered counseling and support services in the wake of an apparent suicide that closed the campus on Friday, May 3. At 6:30 a.m. that morning, a janitor found a deceased student on the school quad. Law enforcement and medical…
McKinleyville High closed today; deputies on scene
Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – School was abruptly canceled this morning at McKinleyville High School after a deceased juvenile was reportedly found on campus. Details about what exactly happened are scant as of this morning. Audio on a police scanner reportedly indicated that a deceased juvenile was found on the quad, although this could not…
McKinleyville Matters: McK students compete in math contest
In celebration of National Surveyors Week (March 17 – 22), local chapters of California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) and Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) sponsored the annual Trig*Star event March 22 at McKinleyville High School. The local chapter of CLSA provided refreshments and the local chapter of PECG provided the cash awards. The Trig*Star…
Mack High stages Our Town
McKinleyville High School MCKINLEYVILLE – Thornton Wilder’s classic Pulitzer Prize winning play Our Town is being brought to life by the students of McKinleyville High School for their annual Spring Play. Performances are today, March 20 through Saturday, March 23 at the McKinleyville High School Multi-purpose Room, 1300 Murray Rd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and…
Trinidad Tidings: A Valentine celebration the seaside village way
“An Elegant Celebration: Landscapes & Songs of Love” will take place on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 in Trinidad Town Hall from 6 to 9 p.m. It’s an evening of live music and art presented by the Trinidad Civic Club as a benefit for the Memorial Lighthouse relocation fund. Hearty appetizers and desserts will be served,…
Burglar takes $7,500 in property from Mack High
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office McKINLEYVILLE – On Tuesday, Feb. 5 at about 9 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a burglary that had occurred overnight at McKinleyville High School. According to the reporting party, sometime between 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, an unknown…