The First Day of HIST 499
By Brittany Bullis
Tag: senior
A Partiot To Remember
Senior Men’s Soccer star discusses his successes and family support BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Ryan Mingachos has been surrounded by soccer, literally, since the day he was born when his grandfather wrapped him in a scarf of a Portuguese…
Letter From the Editor
Dear Patriots, This marks our last issue for the school year as well as my last letter from the editor to you all. Needless to say, this is very bittersweet. As I myself come close to graduation, I am feeling…
Reach for the Sky With Nesmith
Senior Jason Nesmith talks about the inspiration for his music and more BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE, COPY CHIEF When thinking about how to answer a particularly challenging question, Jason Nesmith does not just say, “Uh, uh, uh”—he sings it, sounding like he…
Gotta Collect ‘Em All
Senior Peter Nguyen tries to collect as many Mason t-shirts as possible BY MONICA ECHOLS, CULTURE EDITOR Most Mason students leave the school with a sizeable collection of free Mason T-shirts, but very few can claim to have nearly 200…
Rico Gomez looks back on his track career at Mason
BY DANA NICKEL NEWS EDITOR Rico Gomez walked through the indoor track at Mason’s field house as if by muscle memory. It seemed like Gomez had spent so much time there that the field house was his second home, and…
Senior lacrosse star reflects on her athletic career
BY LAURA SCUDDER, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Listening to Chachi Kelehan speak about lacrosse and the women’s team here at Mason, one can immediately tell that she knows what it means to be a team player. Kelehan is friendly and clearly…
Otis Livingston II reflects on first donning the Mason uniform
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR As the final buzzer sounds, the Green Machine begins playing the fight song and senior Otis Livingston II makes his way over to Doc Nix. This exchange is familiar. It’s been happening since Livingston…
Redshirt Senior Tejon Anthony Recounts His Wrestling Career
BY BILLY FERGUSON, ONLINE DIRECTOR In the seventh grade, Tejon Anthony did not make his school’s basketball team. As a result, he continued with youth wrestling. This deferral kept Anthony interested in wrestling throughout much of his academic career. He chose…
Mason Student and Graphic Designer Jie Zheng Is On the Come Up
Zheng talks NAPIZUM, balancing school, and creativity BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR Jie Zheng is a graphic designer, a stylist, an artist, editor for NAPIZUM magazine—and a senior at Mason. Zheng grew up in a small town in northern Maryland…