Beverly Farms, Hoover plan major summer renovations

Emilie Plesset, Online Opinions Editor
April 12, 2011

For many CHS students, nine years of memories will be destroyed this summer as Herbert Hoover Middle School and Beverly Farms Elementary School will be demolished and undergo construction. Beverly Farms is scheduled to start construction this July, and during the 2011-2012 school year Beverly Farms students... Read more »

PTSA committee works to debut digital sign

Nicole Malament, Archive & Staff Resources Manager
April 12, 2011

After nearly three years of planning, the Character Education Committee, a subcommittee of the PTSA, has finalized their plans to install a digital sign on the corner of Tuckerman Lane and Gainsborough Road. The new sign will feature blue and green tiles and promote upcoming events. “The sign will... Read more »

Boys tennis continues to dominate in early season

Maddy Flax - Sports Editor
April 11, 2011

 The boys tennis team started its 2011 season with a spark, immediately showing its domination in Montgomery County by routing Seneca Valley, Gaithersburg, Northwest, Richard Montgomery and Quince Orchard in its first five matches of the season. Led by freshman William Szamosszegi, who, at the number... Read more »

Track carries momentum of indoor season to spring

Lauren Perrine - Staff Writer
April 11, 2011

Several CHS runners and throwers were chosen to participate in the Cougar Relays April 2 at Quince Orchard.  The boys placed second, following Quince Orchard, and the girls tied Richard Montgomery for the thirteenth spot out of the 22 competing schools.   Junior Nadim Elhage dominated in the field,... Read more »

Storm watch: rec soccer team sweeps through CHS

Thomas Geenen - Staff Writer
April 11, 2011

A hurricane is often considered one of the most destructive forces of nature. The same could be said about the Hurricanes who sweep across the artificial turf at Rockville Sportsplex with skill and expertise, taking no prisoners on their way to total domination. The Hurricanes are an indoor rec soccer... Read more »

Ultimate frisbee high on team spirit despite losses

Spenser Easterbrook - Opinions Editor
April 11, 2011

After finishing with a 6-5 record last year, the ultimate Frisbee team has high hopes for a strong season, and is looking to make it all the way to this year’s state finals. In an unlucky break last season, the team was not able to compete in the state tournament due to a scheduling conflict with prom. “Our... Read more »

Crew club prepares for inaugural season

Ariana Etessami - Staff Writer
April 11, 2011

Since being introduced in November 2010, the crew club has recruited more than 60 students who have escalated their skill level from novice to row-worthy. As the spring season approaches, rowers prepare to compete with several schools in the area including Wootton, Whitman, Blair, Walter Johnson and... Read more »

Tap That brings clean water to Africans in need

Jenna Cantor News Editor
April 11, 2011

exhausted from sports practice, chugging a glass of cold, clean water is something most people take for granted. But in some places, there is no clean water to drink. Senior Arleigh Banner founded Tap That, a club that works to help communities around the world gain access to clean water. Tap That works... Read more »

Congress holds hearings on radical Islam in America

Mona Mohebbi, Staff Writer
April 11, 2011

 House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter King (R-Long Island), held a trial March 10 to discuss the factors that drive American Muslims toward terrorism. According to a March 23 article from Globalia Magazine, King held the trials because he believed that the Muslim-American... Read more »

Dormify brightens college rooms

Brittany Goodman, Archive &Staff Resources Manager
April 11, 2011

Fun, sophisticated and fashion-forward dorms are hard to come by when students are limited to the dull décor provided for them by their university. Dormify, an ecommerce website created by CHS parent Karen Zuckerman, offers a solution to these problems.  After her oldest daughter, CHS‘09 alumna Amanda... Read more »