By Fiona Asbury, Opinions Editor
• September 26, 2014
CHS is beginning to introduce a new age of technology and student learning. While these changes will inevitably come with a multitude of challenges and problems, as any technological introduction does,...
Every hour a child is diagnosed with cancer. Every six and a half hours a child’s life is lost to cancer, according to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
September is national Childhood Cancer Awareness...
Imagine someone going out, knowing very well he will be drinking. He gets drunk, drives home, and hits another car, killing someone. Now imagine a teenager driving who hears his phone buzz and sees “Mom”...
According to the U.S. News Best High Schools list, 95 percent of CHS students scored at the proficient level in English, 97 percent of students scored proficient in Algebra and CHS received a...
Everything I need to know, I learned in Room 243.
I have been a part of this paper ever since I was a freshman and, let me tell you, I can’t think of a single force in my life that has been as influential...
Fifty years ago on July 2, the iconic Civil Rights Act was passed. This act was the first and most well-known attempt at creating equality among people of different races. However, three years before that,...
I bought a ticket. I waited passively for three months. I threw on something comfortable and acceptable to wear in public, nothing too fancy. I waited in line. I found a spot. I enjoyed good music.
This...
As we get closer to graduation, we seniors have to think about how to spend our time. We have to say goodbye to most of our friends as we are all attending different colleges and leaving some friends at...
Few people are as overjoyed about the arrival of spring as Potomac residents, and east coasters in general. So wouldn’t it make sense to let the natural processes of this beautiful time take place uninterrupted?
Little...
By the age of 18, a person could be drafted to fight for his/her country, enter a legally binding contract, or be called for jury duty to decide the fate of another human. Yet, while the federal government...
Three letters, one test. The SAT. For lucky test takers, this dreaded test that is imperative for college admissions is completing transforming in spring 2016.
In early March, College Board announced...
A group project has been assigned, and you’ve been paired with the three kids who don’t do anything. What do you do? The answer seems obvious: take charge, delegate jobs, get the task done. But then...
