Since the 2010-2011 school year, CHS students have not been offered the opportunity to take a Latin course. Although Latin is by definition a “dead language” and no longer spoken, it is time for it...
Over 31 million people from around the nation tuned in Jan. 20 to watch President Barack Obama deliver his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of Congress. Last year, the combined...
By Yash Nigam, Online Opinions Editor
• February 25, 2015
It is undeniable that academic motivation, especially at CHS, stems from students’ desire to achieve high grades. However, MCPS’ long-standing semester grading policy inflates lower grades and deflates...
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie may be a children’s story, but despite its nature, it captures the problems with some of the greatest national policy issues today. This past December, President Barack Obama...
By Fiona Asbury, Opinions Editor
• February 24, 2015
Dear Dr. Benz,
My child has been dealing with high levels of stress and anxiety brought about by this time of year. He has worked long and hard this past semester, copying his classmates’ homework,...
During first period on Wednesday morning, students, refreshed from a relaxing snow day and two-hour delay were jarred awake by a shocking announcement. Principal Joan Benz promised that the disruption...
By Katie Gauch, Editor-in-Chief
• December 23, 2014
When I first read about the recent creation of the “Normal Barbie,” I was confused. What was wrong with old barbies that their appearance had to be changed? What did my childhood collection of 246...
By Pablo Roa, Production Editor
• December 23, 2014
For hundreds of years, immigrants from around the world have come to the United States in search of a better life and to live the “American Dream.”
In recent years, however, strict deportation laws...
Since I was 4 years old, my parents have been teaching me not to talk to strangers. Don’t interact with anyone you don’t know. Don’t let someone take you somewhere without us. Don’t accept anything...
CHS is an extremely diverse school. Starting in Kindergarten, students are taught to understand and respect other cultures, until acceptance becomes second nature. However, the obsession with being “politically...
By Fiona Ashury, Opinions Editor
• December 23, 2014
The typical school day includes going to class, listening to lectures and taking notes. But what if that giant backpack full of papers and notes disappeared and was replaced with one computer?
This is...
Hey, anybody know when Easter is this year? No? Oh, you do? Well, unless you’re the pope you probably just had to check Google to find out. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if we just had a fixed...
