Texts For Haiti
March 3, 2010 • written by Kelsey O'Donnell, Online Editor-In-Chief, Sara Habibi, Circulation Manager
Filed under Features
After the earthquake in Haiti, students have added a new contact to their phones. The Red Cross and other charities have made a new method of donating available: texting. According to The Mobile Giving Foundation (MGF), this idea started after the 2004 Tsunami when MGF CEO Jim Manis saw an opportunity,... Read more »
Pre-college programs enrich students’ education
March 3, 2010 • written by Natalie Geisler, News Editor
Filed under Features
As summer nears, students begin to look for the perfect way to spend their glorious free time. Whether it be working, interning or attending a program, there are many options to choose from. However, one of the biggest obstacles students are faced with is what will be the most beneficial when applying... Read more »
Musicians take their talent to the Internet
March 1, 2010 • written by Maddy Jacobs, Fact Checker
Filed under Features
Ah, YouTube. A place of wonder and procrastination. A place where you go to laugh at crazy cat antics and scoff at Kanye West’s disgrace of Taylor Swift. A place where recently, musically talented CHS students have begun to gather. Junior Nikki Fraser is a talented vocalist and musician who posts videos... Read more »
YouTube is a staple of teachers’ lesson plans
March 1, 2010 • written by Donald Kim, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Though YouTube has long been seen as a medium to share images, words, and music for entertainment purposes, the site has become an essential tool in education. YouTube is commonly used by teachers to include videos of certain topics as part of their lessons. For many teachers, this has become a method... Read more »
No cise, student language is starting to blow up
March 1, 2010 • written by Carly Rotter, Staff Writer, Joseph Kim, Opinions Production Editor
Filed under Features
Even more popular than “Half Priced Friday’s” at Qdoba is the use of new slang at CHS. Originating here, this new language is spreading throughout the student body like wildfire. The slang features words such as “jaunt”, “cise”, “tryna”, “latenight”, and get nice. At any given time,... Read more »
Parkour
March 1, 2010 • written by Emily Hall, Features Production Editor, Monica Saks, Observations Production Editor
Filed under Features, featured
A man flies from balcony to balcony more than 50 feet in the air, he dives off the building landing smoothly onto the next, slings himself down the alleyway onto the ground. This man is not a stunt double, a spy, an escaping criminal, or even Spiderman—he’s just practicing his parkour. Parkour is... Read more »
Board games are far from boring, survey shows
March 1, 2010 • written by Lori Koenick, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
There is nothing fun to do when a snowstorm and power outage leave you stuck at home on a Saturday night with your parents, preventing you from watching TV or playing a video game, right? Wrong. When your technology entertainment options are gone, your night does not have to be boring. There are plenty... Read more »
Local salon urges girls to embrace their curls
March 1, 2010 • written by Emily Hall, Features Production Editor
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Wafaya Obdallah sort of takes your breath away—she has rich, coffee color skin and wildly curly hair blossoming out of her head, hair that isn’t just hair but attitude. Wafaya, who runs Oasis, a hair and tanning salon off Rockville Pike and one of the only salons in the area that specializes in cutting... Read more »
Teenagers give the final verdict at Teen Court
March 1, 2010 • written by Maddy Flax, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
For most CHS students, a typical Wednesday consists of waking up and going to school, maybe going to an extracurricular activity, and then going home to do homework. However, sophomore Alex Fox’s Wednesday afternoon is much different, because after school, she attends Teen Court. Teen Court, which... Read more »
Justin’s Quest searches for a cure for brain tumors
March 1, 2010 • written by Jillian Postal
Online Sports Editor
Zack Potter
Online News Editor
Filed under Features
Break dancing with the DJ at his Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 29, Justin Friedlander was having the time of his life. Celebrating alongside his closest friends and family, the 13-year-old was on cloud nine, almost as if things were back to normal. In March 2009, Justin was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor... Read more »
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