You’ve just come down with the flu, it’s a rainy day and you just had a fight with your parents. It’s one of those days. You usually wouldn’t think twice about reaching for a can of some yummy,...
By Jane Zankman, Production Editor
• October 1, 2012
After a tragic event like the shooting in Aurora, CO when 12 innocent victims lost their lives and dozens were seriously injured, peoples’ minds are often riddled with many questions.
One frequently...
A group of CHS students are gathered underneath a pavilion beside the Anacostia River, eyes wide and smiles broad as they hang onto every word spoken by the young man in front of them.
David Banks,...
April showers bring May chocolate chips and strawberries. Every May, people across the country grow excited for two reasons: National Chocolate Chip Day (May 15) and National Strawberry Month.
In order...
While the thought of life without ice cream, hamburgers and pizza may seem horrific, vegans adopt this diet as their preferred lifestyle.
According to Ruby Roth, author of Vegan is Love, a book that encourages...
One of the most common complaints from teenagers is their lack of a voice. Many teens cannot vote, have little sway in national affairs, and believe that the opinions they attempt to share are downplayed...
A psychological addiction such as cutting or burning can be just as powerful and dangerous as a physical one like smoking cigarettes. An addiction to self-harm overpowers the brain and takes control of...
As students walk the halls at CHS, they may wonder why students are wearing shirts or patches that sport the letters "IDH."
"IDH" stands for "illdownhill" a skate company started by junior Evan Cook to...
Sophomore Jamie Bonan lives in constant fear of a simple object: a balloon. Instead of being able to turn her head away at the sight of this inflatable item, she begins to panic and loses her composure....
Falling grades, fitful sleep and irritability are often dismissed as symptoms of being a teenager. But sometimes they are symptoms of a more serious disease: depression.
According to Mental Health America,...
"Alright kids, before we get started I just want to remind you to use a no. 2 pencil and bubble in your answers completely."
CHS students have come to expect both multiple choice testing and the specific...
Michael Fusco is an outdoorsman, to say the least. The senior has backpacked 50 miles through the mountains of New Mexico, sailed through the Florida Keys and canoed 100 miles through lakes along the Canadian...
