Parties in the USA (Obama)
By Spencer Easterbrook, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2012
Health Care: The signature accomplishment of the Obama administration is the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” which will almost eliminate the number of uninsured Americans and reduce the overall costs of health care for the nation. The law will allow children to stay on their parents’ plans...
Community supports fellow Bulldog after diagnosis
By Spenser Easterbrook, Opinions Editor and Jenna Cantor, News Editor
March 27, 2012
The CHS community has been supporting freshman Marco Gutierrez after he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in January. Marco has remained hopeful throughout the entire experience. His positive attitude paid off when he received the news from his doctor March 2 that he is 100 percent can...
Police presence aims to prevent illegal drop offs
By Spenser Easterbrook, Opinions Editor
November 21, 2011
CHS began receiving assistance this year from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to help control morning traffic outside the school. CHS is the only high school in the Rockville police district to receive support from the police for traffic-related problems. MCPD began morning patrols in respo...
County lacks standards for Edline updating
By Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
March 21, 2011
Students agree: the creation of Edline is a great advance in modern education. Edline provides students with one convenient place to check their grades, their homework and their lessons from class. But there’s a catch. In practice, Edline isn’t being used for all of these purposes at CHS. MCPS has...
FDA’s new dietary guidelines focus on portion size
By By Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
March 1, 2011
With so many different choices of what to eat and how to eat it, it is often difficult for people to make the right decisions when trying to balance their diets. However, Americans now have a new place to turn when looking for nutritional advice. The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services...
FDA reccomends HPV vaccine for young males
By By Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
December 22, 2010
Recently, the FDA recommended that the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), traditionally administered to girls, should also be given to males ages 9 through 26. The vaccine, manufactured by Merck Pharmaceuticals, is marketed under the name Gardasil and is given as three injections over a six-month...
SGA offers students ways to get involved
By By Emma Crutchfield, Staff Writer and Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
August 31, 2010
Freshmen have a lot on their mind at the beginning of the school year: finding their lockers, classes and trying to meet new people. But there’s another thing they might be considering in the first few days at CHS: should I run for class officer? Homecoming this year is Oct. 9. Since SGA officers...
Seven Locks ES to begin renovations
By By Spenser Easterbrook, Advertising Manager
May 28, 2010
Seven Locks Elementary School, built in 1964, will be torn down at the end of this school year and a new, significantly larger school will be built in its place. An event at the 46-year-old school was held May 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for alumni, parents and those in the community to commemorate...
Prometheans add to excessive screen time
By Spencer Easterbrook
Staff Writer
March 22, 2010
Blackboards are so Twentieth Century. It seems like MCPS has replaced nearly every overhead projector with a bright and shiny Promethean board. They’re innovative, fairly easy to use and best of all, they have touch screens! But when does futuristic technology reach its limits? Don’t we get enough...