English dept. leads teacher meditations
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2018
English teachers Jeffrey Savett and Samantha McEvoy have began department-wide meditation meetings, where they lead English teachers in guided meditation. They meet in Savett’s classroom twice a week during the school day. The meetings began two weeks ago, and this is the first year either of the...
THRIVE Club brings peace to CHS
By Jordyn Green, Assistant Online Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2018
CHS can be one of the most stressful places there is, so it’s often hard to find a place to relax. The THRIVE club, whose main goal is to make CHS a more positive environment, decided to hold a lunchtime meditation Apr. 20. The meditation was led by guidance counselor Makeyda Soriano, who me...
Meditation Mediates School Misbehavior
By Sai Sreenivasan, Observations Editor
January 11, 2017
To the general public, mediation is sometimes considered an odd practice of introspection. There are misconceptions of meditation as a practice wherein one sits cross-legged repeating “ommm” in order to clear the mind. However, with some elementary schoolers, meditation has become an effective...