Students reach out with new bullying initiative

Allison Srour, Features Editor
September 28, 2011

Posters decorate halls and classrooms, light blue bands cover people’s wrists and advertisements play on the Daily Dose. Stemming from Gandhi’s famous quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” Be the Change (BTC) is a new campaign created by leaders at CHS, including Principal Joan... Read more »

He could overcome paralysis, can we stop teasing?

Amna Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2011

Many students know and love the gust of wind and the feeling of carelessness that speed brings. Feeling the lightness of the air and the rush of 100 mph—it’s the type of adrenaline kids our age would crave. It was also the last thing Jeremy Newman felt before he hit the ground and saw black. It’s... Read more »

Be the change: Are CHS students even able?

Justine Stayman, Circulation Manager
September 28, 2011

At the very beginning of the school year, the video promoting the new “Be the Change” campaign raised questions among students about what exactly the campaign aimed to accomplish. The video showed students repeating the campaign’s catchphrase, “Be the Change” and suggested that students be... Read more »

Bullying campaign misses real culprit: teasing

Online Political Columnist, Joe Nolan
September 27, 2011

It’s a new school year at CHS, and aside from the urgent chaos of switching into classes to avoid nefarious teachers, this means another slew of anti-bullying art contests, apparel and awareness videos. Yet, this year seems distinctly different from the previous three, that is, since the anti-bullying... Read more »

Staff addresses cyberbullying

Maddie Bernstein, Staff Writer
November 24, 2009

In the past few years, with technological intelligence on the rise, school officials have been warning parents about the continuously mounting threat that has the potential to be just as dangerous as drugs and alcohol: cyberbullying. The CHS anti-bullying campaign that started at the beginning of this... Read more »

Bullying committee tackles hateful behavior

Natalie Geisler, News Editor
September 30, 2009

CHS has implemented a new anti-bullying initiative this year with the hopes of decreasing the amount of students who reported in a schoolwide survey conducted last year that they felt uncomfortable at school. The slogan “No Place for Hate,” posted in each hallway and most classrooms, is part of a... Read more »