By Dana Harris, Online Features Editor
• October 1, 2013
Within the past few years, reports of school shootings have flooded the national media. Too many innocent lives have been cut short by ill individuals. These incidents may have turned out very differently...
Where there are guns, violence often follows. Do not bring that potential violence into our school by putting a gun here. CHS was recently issued an armed police officer. It should not have happened.
Guns...
By Fiona Asbury, Advertising Manager
• September 25, 2013
Dress codes are meant to ensure that clothing does not create a distracting or uncomfortable learning environment for students. However, at CHS, the dress code is starting to add unnecessary stress and...
By Gil Jacobson, Production Editor
• September 24, 2013
"Nobody likes you," "Why would you wear that?" and "You’re so gay," are just a few of the phrases heard throughout the CHS hallways every day. While some of these are said in a joking or even sarcastic...
By Greer Smith, Opinions Editor
• September 24, 2013
The Pledge of Allegiance was originally written Sept. 8, 1892 with several additions made over the years. The version used today, with the words "under God" and the act of standing in salute to the flag...
The fear that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19, instilled during the Boston Marathon bombing has led many to question whether stricter gun regulation will put an end to the acts of violence...
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regards to your recent article “What we learned from the Boston Bombing” which was published in the school newspaper on May 22nd, 2013. I have some concerns and reservations...
With school days dwindling down to single digits, it seems like almost every teenager is talking about heading to the beach to get a nice summer glow.
However, for every way that tanning may seem to benefit...
For its latest effort in a relentless campaign against smoking, New York City began hearings May 2 on a proposal to raise the city’s legal sale age of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old.
NYC Mayor...
In a world dominated by smartphones, I remain stuck in the past. My phone does not have Internet capabilities, cannot send out Snapchats and cannot upload photos to Instagram. The extent of my cellular...
Because of the departure of notable teachers in the arts department, rumors are swirling about the future of CHS performing arts. Students are worried that the programs may change for the worse, but instead...
Every year come March, every student who is enrolled in an AP class is expected to write an $89 check for each course and register to take the AP exam in May. While AP tests present a great opportunity...
