CHS mourns loss of two staff members

Amna Farooqi and Joe Haynes, Editors-in-Chief
November 21, 2011

The CHS community is mourning the loss of two dedicated teachers. Special Education teacher Ruth Checker passed away Nov. 14 after a long battle with cancer, and math teacher Craig Whyte passed away Nov. 15.   Checker taught in the Special Education department for seven years, and according to Special... Read more »

Bucket list gives senior year new purpose

Joe Haynes, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2011

Not to brag, but I have already accomplished more in my storied high school career than most ever will. I spent a year parading around as the school mascot, I “unofficially” finished second in the Mr. Churchill beauty pageant and I was even lucky enough to grab one of those super fan shirts cheerleaders... Read more »

Latin teacher Robert Payne retiring after 42 years at CHS

By Joe Haynes, Sports Editor
June 3, 2010

Michael Jordan plays ball. William Shakespeare wrote plays. Robert Payne teaches, but now, after 42 years and over 400 classes, Latin teacher Payne is retiring from CHS. Payne arrived at CHS in 1967, three years after the school opened. He has worked for every principal the school has ever had, and has... Read more »