Broccoli City Festival gives fans a serving of awesome
By Gaurav Gandhi, Senior Writer
June 13, 2018
Touted as the largest Earth Day celebration in the world, Broccoli City Festival took place April 28, featuring some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Each year, the lineup hosts some of the best black artists in the industry, with this year’s featuring the likes of Miguel, Cardi B, and rap group Migos. ...
Self-tanning is burned into the minds of CHS students
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
June 8, 2018
The film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” not only delves into the story of a boy who won a golden ticket, but uses the characters of Oompa Loompas to help tell the tale. While also being quite musical, they manage to showcase a nice orange complexion, sometimes similar (though more extreme) t...
Yoga relaxes CHS students
By Megan Park, Staff Writer
June 8, 2018
Yoga is commonly used as a method of stress relief, however, recent studies have shown that daily yoga can also help combat depression and anxiety. With many of these tribulations being faced by high school students, yoga is an easy way to ease their minds. Aerobic exercise is now known to help anxiet...
CHS students soar at the new iFly location
By Vicky Gunawan, Observations Editor
June 8, 2018
Skydiving. Some find jumping out of a plane thrill-inducing and fascinating, while others find it spine-chilling and intimidating. Now, however, those frightened by skydiving no longer have to worry about not being able to experience it, as a less daunting alternative has just opened up near MCPS. ...
Depression rises among CHS students
By Sapna David, Assistant Arts Editor
May 24, 2018
Teenager moodiness seems normal to most parents, but is it really just mood swings? Adults often gloss over the fact that an individual is suffering from depression and leave the situation overlooked and untreated. At CHS, many students get frustrated because they believe that school has made it i...
Lesser-known holidays overshadowed by AP Exams
By Caitlyn Jennings, Assistant Observations Editor
May 15, 2018
All year long, advanced placement (AP) teachers prepare CHS students for the AP exams that come around every May, and every May, students undergo the stress that comes with studying for these exams. There are numerous lesser-known events that occur during the month of May that are overshadowed by the...
Street art blends creativity and social commentary
By Sapna David, Assistant Arts Editor
May 15, 2018
The streets of big cities, such as Washington D.C. or New York, often depict unique graffiti on the walls. Sometimes, it is just simple graffiti, like a random word, but other times it is truly a work of art. Graffiti art started on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s, originally in the...
CHS senior goes global with cultural immersion trip
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2018
Yeah, we all take at least two years of foreign language instruction within the walls of CHS, but how many people travel all the way to a foreign country to learn its language by living completely immersed in its society and culture? Senior Hana Mangat is participating in the National Security Language...
Fashionistas cash in with Instagram re-sell shops
By Laura Sneller, Arts Editor
May 10, 2018
Usually, when students want to buy new clothes, they go to the Montgomery Mall or browse online stores. Recently, there’s been a rise in a more convenient way to shop: on Instagram. Instagram is a social media platform that can be used to post pictures with friends, showcase the latest Starbucks...
Prom: Then vs Now
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2018
Almost every school dance starts the same way: making plans with a group for a limo and dinner, picking the perfect outfit and finding the right spot for pictures—nothing seems to deviate from the norm, or so we think. While it may not seem like it, the differences between prom today versus prom...
ASMR proves therapeutic to CHS students
By Bryan Fletcher and Fatima Yazdi, Production Manager and Features Editor
May 10, 2018
Most people in our generation probably have that one friend who will not stop talking about how relaxing playing with slime is or their obsession with acting out role plays, but what exactly is all this newfound hype about? Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is the term used to describe the...
Students reveal what makes them love their favorite classes
By David Malament, Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
Every student has their favorite subject and their favorite class. But does the teacher instructing the class play a key role in the matter? At CHS the majority of students take seven classes, meaning they likely have seven different teachers. Of those seven teachers each one is different:...