Sick days, emergencies, car breakdowns. These are some of the most prevalent reasons that teachers miss school. However, there is another conflict hitting CHS students and staff hard: jury duty.
Jury...
By Laura Sneller, Opinions Editor
• January 10, 2018
The internet is an integral part of our society and imperative to our daily lives. It provides a place to share ideas, learn new things and communicate with others. In America, the internet has traditionally...
With the seemingly never-ending stream of sexual harassment allegations emerging throughout Hollywood and politics, now is a more crucial time than ever for CHS students to understand the gravity of sexual...
By Julia Lescht, Online Opinions Editor
• January 10, 2018
There’s a well known saying: If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. To accommodate the digital age, this should be changed to, “If you can’t say it to someone’s...
“I don't wanna be alive, I don't wanna be alive, I just wanna die today, I just wanna die.”
These words, written by Grammy-nominated rapper and MCPS native Logic, have tragically proven to ring...
By Laura Sneller, Opinions Editor
• December 20, 2017
The new Star Wars movie brings an influx of worldwide excitement as people come to watch the next installment of their favorite movie series. With new characters, beautiful scenery and awesome lightsaber...
During the last National Football League (NFL) season, then San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem. His actions sparked numerous protests by athletes across the...
A senior walks out of the bathroom, leaving a cloud of smoke in his midst. He checks to make sure no teachers are nearby, and walks back to class. What he was puffing was neither a cigarette nor marijuana,...
Once again, the MCPS school board is altering the school year schedule. For the 2018-19 year, election day and Jewish holidays cut into the schedule. In response, there were five schedule proposals created....
By Laura Sneller, Opinions Editor
• November 7, 2017
After sexual assault and harassment allegations toward movie mogul Harvey Weinstein have surfaced, women around the world are taking to social media to share their own stories in regards to rape and sexual...
With the arrival of yet another homecoming for CHS students also comes the time to once again vote for homecoming court. This high school tradition, paired along with spirit days and pep rallies, dates...
By Dani Miller, Opinions Editor
• October 24, 2017
In Sept. 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, dismayed by the constant injustice plaguing society, took a stand for his brothers and sisters by doing the exact opposite-- kneeling.
In...
