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Paper, plastic bag tax hits retail stores Jan. 1

Julia Greenzaid, Fact Checker

December 20, 2011

 Starting Jan. 1, all Montgomery County retailers, not just grocery stores, will charge customers five cents for each paper or plastic bag used to encourage... READ MORE »»

Caption: The money raised from the bag tax will go to the Water Quality Protection Fund.

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Student bemoans Congressional food faux pas

Natalia Derechin, Features Production Editor

December 20, 2011

  Dear Congress:     You had me worried for a second. I thought our country was in shambles, but apparently it’s not. If you could take the time... READ MORE »»

Caption: Hey Congress, if pizza is a vegetable, a hot fudge sundae is milk, right?

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UMD to cut eight varsity teams due to budget

Sarah Reitzes, News Editor

December 20, 2011

  The University of Maryland (UMD) will cut men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, men’s cross country, men’s and women’s... READ MORE »»

Caption: UMD’s men’s and women’s swimming teams will be cut.

Senior Sam Edens led CHS in scoring against Gaithersburg with 14 points.

Basketball dominates in opening game on road

By Joel Denicoff, Sports Editor

December 20, 2011

      The boys basketball team bounced back from a tough loss to Sherwood by demolishing Gaithersburg, 66-33, away Dec. 12.   The win improved... READ MORE »»

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Rumored ban on leggings just stretching the truth

By Allison Srour, Features Editor and Sarah Reitzes, News Editor

December 8, 2011

Twitter, Facebook and Hot 99.5 had students in a fury Wednesday night and Thursday morning with rumors about a new MCPS policy banning students from wearing... READ MORE »»

Caption: CHS students can continue to wear leggings and yoga pants to school.

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Educational Foundation teams up with Amazon

Manisha Singh, Fact Checker

 CHS community members can now support the CHS Educational Foundation (CHSEF) by purchasing items from Amazon.com. A percentage of the proceeds from Amazon purchases will... read story

December 21, 2011 • 0 comments

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Observations

Film Club

Olivia Parven, Staff Writer

choose to go out with their friends, while some frantically study for upcoming tests. But the Film Club does something different–they relax and watch movies. The club... read story

December 22, 2011 • 0 comments

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Reddit builds a following in CHS community

Justine Stayman, Circulation Manager

When it comes to using the power of the Internet, a website called Reddit is rapidly gaining popularity at CHS. Founded by Steve Huffman and Alex Ohanian in 2005, Reddit... read story

December 22, 2011 • 0 comments

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‘Hands All Over’ remains fresh a year after release

By: Amna Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief

  Maroon 5’s third studio album, Hands All Over, might have come out over a year ago, but its songs are still playing on the radio and resonating with their audience,... read story

December 21, 2011 • 0 comments

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