Different teachers + same class = unfair advantage
By Stacey Stein, Online Breaking News
December 20, 2011
Every year when students receive their schedule cards, the first thing they do is eagerly scan the teachers they received. News of the “easy” teachers is greeted with shrieks of delight, while others groan at the disappointment of a “hard” teacher. Unfortunately, as unfair... Read more »
Student bemoans Congressional food faux pas
By 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 out of your busy schedule to declare pizza a vegetable, then we must be in fantastic shape. If both Republicans and Democrats were able to come together... Read more »
Shh! Socializing students disrupt media center
By Lori Koenick, Features Editor
December 20, 2011
Occupy CHS: Media Center Edition. The media center has been taken over, not by political protesters but by socializing students. These socialites have taken away CHS’ main quiet study space before school and during lunch. The only sounds one should find in a media center should come from the rustling... Read more »
Conformity in the house tonight for CHS
By Charles Cook, Staff Columnist
December 20, 2011
I recently saw a news report on television that stated Miley Cyrus made an absurd $25 million in 2009. The anchor went on to say that Cyrus sold 4 million albums that year. Were there really 4 million tweens/teens out there willing to blow their cash on this girl? Was Miley Cyrus’s music that superior?... Read more »
Old school toys not in the story for youth
December 20, 2011
High school students are a bit young for nostalgia, but as we approach the holiday season and see how toys are evolving for a new generation of young children, it may be time to take a moment to reminisce about the good old days when toys were just toys, plain and simple. A generation from now, our... Read more »
Kyle in Context
By Kyle Edwards, Online Humor Columnist
December 20, 2011
I believe in using the knowledge gained in some parts of life to succeed in others. My goal over the past year was to become a successful fantasy football manager, so I focused all my attention on one league and created a system of winning where my idealism and favoritism came last. I learned both of... Read more »
Facebook groups increase change of cheating
Sonia Shekar, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011
It has never been easier for students to share information with each other about classes, but that does not mean this communication is helpful. Students have made groups on Facebook for many classes so that they can ask each other questions and benefit from the collaboration of other classmates.... Read more »
U.N. statehood debate sparks student discussion: Israel demands security
Natalia Derechin, Features Production Editor
November 21, 2011
A recent CHS student’s Facebook post over Rosh Hashanah read “You’re welcome Christians,” referring to the mandatory school holidays over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The response she received from non-Jewish students was: “We love you Jews because you give us a couple of extra... Read more »
U.N. statehood debate sparks student discussion: Palestine should be a state
Amna Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2011
Anyone who has taken World History or Global Issues knows the tension that seeps into the room when the issue of Israel-Palestine relations comes up. On one side are the students who are die-hard Israel supporters, on the other are die-hard Palestine supporters, and in the middle are students who do... Read more »
Football sacks holiday family fun time
Thomas Geenen, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011
Turkey Day. An entire 24 hours set aside to enjoy family and food. A time when relatives fly from across the country to be with people they do not often see. A table carefully draped with fall colors and tacky centerpieces to highlight the famed bird. A football-fueled marathon. The NFL Thanksgiving... Read more »
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