Getting a license is an important milestone for teenagers, but before being handed that small plastic rectangle of freedom teens have to engage in a mandatory driver’s education course.
Maryland law...
By Ben Fox, Sports Photography Editor
• October 2, 2012
CHS hosted its annual Club Night Sept. 20, an event designed to present the hundreds of extracurricular clubs students can join. With so many enthusiastic club leaders and colorful poster boards plastered...
Two books dangle from senior Chani Wereley’s ears. The image of a heavyset girl stares from the front cover, every strand of hair visible and each letter in the title legible—impressive, considering...
Brown paper bags, napkins, tin foil and plastic baggies are just some of the trash thrown away by students every day at lunch. Each person creates 67 pounds of waste by the end of the school year, according...
The C&O Canal provides a respite from suburbia’s relentless traffic and congestion. It is the perfect place to relax and appreciate the beauty of nature. But most people don’t realize how hard...
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...
