CHS hosts 15th annual Maryland College Night
By Ben Pham, Advertising and Subscriptions Manager
October 5, 2018
Filed under News, Online Exclusives, School, Top Stories
CHS hosted the 15th annual Maryland College Night on Tues., Sept. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium and several classrooms, in which 21 admissions officers from colleges across Md. met with students and parents. CHS ambassadors arrived early to decorate the halls with college flags and assist pare...
CHS movie night draws big crowds
By Ohio Meshanko, Promotions Manager
October 5, 2018
Filed under News, Online Exclusives, School, Top Stories
On Sept. 27, the class of 2020 hosted a Movie Night to provide a fun opportunity to raise funds. An important component of movie watching is the accompanying snack, and CHS Movie Night served up a surprisingly warm and comfortable setting, unusual for the CHS cafeteria: Potomac Pizza boxes were pil...
Scandals highlight Youtube beauty guru community
By Laura Sneller, Arts Editor
October 2, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions
Whether it be for a night out or just laying in bed with nothing to do, people turn to YouTube beauty gurus for product reviews, makeup tutorials, lifestyle videos and even comedy. The beauty community is dominated by the same, well-known YouTubers for years. However, with racist tweets resurfacing ...
Hip-hop artists’ fights disgruntle CHS students
By Jackson Resnick, Features Editor
October 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
Hip-hop artists are some of the most scrutinized celebrities and are held to high standards, and expected to act as role models to their younger audience. However, these artists are human, too, and have their own disputes amongst each other. This past summer, things got particularly ‘heated’ betwe...
Poor weather rains on CHS Girls Varsity Soccer’s parade
By Joe Raab, Sports Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under Fall, Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
The girls varsity soccer team was cruising through the season, until a few storms sent them hydroplaning into uncertainty. Recent and frequent storms have hindered the team’s smooth start of as many team activities have been cancelled, including a rivalry game against Wootton, which has been re...
New hall passes spread germs through CHS
By Max Kandel, News Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
This school year, CHS introduced new bathroom and hall passes in order to help teachers keep track of students who leave the classroom during class. Each classroom gets two passes, and each pass has the room number of the classroom to which it belongs printed on the front. While these passes are meant...
Campaigning 101
By Ethan Miller, New Staff Liasion
June 8, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
It feels that now more than ever the political landscape is stratified; republicans and democrats entrenched in their positions with a government that is characterized by national events. As a result during this year’s 2018 primaries, candidates are falling into the trap of representing their poli...
CHS student athletes train over the summer
By Kathy Hu, Advertising/Subscriptions Manager
June 8, 2018
Filed under Fall, Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
Participating in school sports, although sometimes just an extracurricular, is a huge commitment, and one that can even begin over the summer. At CHS, a total of 10 out of the 23 sports are fall sports. Almost all of the fall sports always begin their season in the summer with team training and ...
Self-tanning is burned into the minds of CHS students
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
June 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
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
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
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...
New principal arrives at CHS
By Sophie Liss, Editor-in-Chief
June 8, 2018
Filed under News, Online Exclusives, School, Top Stories
The MCPS Board of Education appointed Ms. Brandice Heckert to be the new principal of CHS May 21. Heckert will replace principal Joan Benz July 1. Heckert was the assistant principal at Bethesda Chevy Chase (B-CC) High School before being appointed principal of CHS. She was also previously a math teach...
CHS students soar at the new iFly location
By Vicky Gunawan, Observations Editor
June 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
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. ...