WCHS confronts multiple circumstances of hate
By Jenna Greenzaid and Sophie Liss
November 19, 2018
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
After recent incidents at WCHS in which anti-semitic symbols were drawn on school property and a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, WCHS has teamed up with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to introduce new forums where students can discuss their thoughts on hate within the MCPS community. Each...
New CHS athlete commitments make CHS proud
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
November 13, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
The one thing on the mind of CHS students during the fall of their senior year is college applications: where to apply, when to apply, what you need for each school. For boys varsity football seniors Nick Wagman, Nick Smyth and Jack Butler, their application process for college is slightly differe...
Md. education resource disparity causes teachers to strike
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
June 13, 2018
MCPS has a $2.519 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to fund operations for the 204 schools included in the county. While MCPS may be adequately funded, there are still alarming disparities within the county concerning planned distribution of resources to schools and funding for such reso...
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...
Prom: Then vs Now
By Jenna Greenzaid, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2018
Filed under CHS Community, Features, Top Stories
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...
New 3D printer will add new dimension to CHS
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
February 8, 2018
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
The CHS Educational Foundation will donate a 3D printer to CHS. The printer has no set date of arrival, but should be here in the next few weeks for students and various departments to use. The 3D print is achieved through an additive process where thin layers of filament material are success...
Students pay the price to play CHS sports
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
January 10, 2018
Filed under Fall, Sports, Spring, Winter
CHS wouldn’t be the same without students who try to cram as many sports as they can into their already-busy schedules. But how to appropriate their time isn’t the only factor playing into the decision to play multiple sports; students often pay the price. For many aspiring athletes, there are many f...
New Chromebook program allows teachers to monitor student computer activities
By Ben Dross and Jenna Greenzaid
November 1, 2017
Filed under News, School, Top Stories
This year, many CHS Chromebooks are operating with a software known as GoGuardian. GoGuardian is a new computer software that is being rolled out school-wide, giving teachers enhanced abilities to monitor students. The new computer software allows teachers to gain increased control over how studen...
Teach girls to value brains, not just beauty
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
October 5, 2017
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions
For as long as humans have existed on earth, they have always instinctively emphasized the importance of physical beauty. With that beauty comes societal standards, one of them being the idea that beauty is more important than brains. In society, women are held to the standard and expectation that...
CHS Students Need to Put Selves First When it Comes to College
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
September 29, 2017
Filed under Online Exclusives, Opinions, Top Stories
College is a constant thought on CHS students’ minds, and it’s especially intense for juniors and seniors. Students focus so much on themselves and their future during their high school years that it is hard to put forth energy towards other happenings. Although it’s not a bad thing to put yourself...
Sexist Dress Codes Sometimes Fall Too Short
By Jenna Greenzaid, Features Editor
June 13, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
Throughout the history of mankind, there have always been rules—both written and unwritten—governing the way women dress, behave and think. Dress codes are just one of the many rules that unjustly control women. The sexualized stigma surrounding girls’ outfit choices not only affects what they...
CHS should look into replacing textbooks with tablets
By Jonathan Greenzaid, Business Manager
January 10, 2014
Filed under Column, Online Exclusives, Opinions
Slugging textbooks to and from school can be a pain, both figuratively and literally, and in a new world immersed in technology, tablets should be allowed in classrooms in order to fit modern culture. Textbooks are becoming a thing of the past as schools start to incorporate more technology in the...