Horseback riding has been a significant part of my life for almost six years now. I’ve gotten very familiar with a wheelbarrow and shovel; I’m practically a pro at stuffing my hair into a hairnet and...
Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Herb. Bud. Nug. Whatever name you know marijuana by, laws regarding its use in the state of Maryland may be changing soon.
The Maryland House of Representatives and Senate are currently...
Many students dabble in writing throughout their years in school, whether it be through English class, writing for the literary magazine or the school newspaper. Sarah Pekkannen, an author living in Bethesda,...
CHS staff and administration are working to improve financial processes and procedures after receiving a subpar 2012 internal audit from MCPS.
Some of the audit’s criticisms included incorrectly classified...
Who has curly blond hair, plays the guitar and badmouths ex-boyfriends for a living?
(If you guessed Dolly Parton, you’re wrong.)
Over 1.2 million copies of country darling Taylor Swift’s fourth...
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all, the old proverb goes. For Terps fans come 2014, a bizarrely warped version of this wisdom will have to apply as the University of Maryland...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Disney bought Lucasfilm and ruined the Star Wars franchise forever.
According to an Oct. 30 Associated Press article, Disney will buy Lucasfilm and the...
Glee. High School Musical. Raise Your Voice. Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly stomach another TV show or movie about singing, the witty and hilarious Pitch Perfect hit theaters Oct. 5 and...
Of CHS’ 2011 graduates, 82.8 percent scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam, making CHS the school with the highest scores in MCPS and Maryland.
MCPS high schools as a whole ranked first in Maryland...
Superintendent Joshua Starr held his third book club meeting April 24 to advocate his desire to encourage MCPS teachers to focus on critical thinking and communication skills instead of simply improving...
For most students, standardized testing is not the ideal way to spend a weekend morning. Nearly anything is better than sitting in a small classroom taking a four-hour exam on reading, math and writing....
Racism has always been a serious issue. People have fought wars and filed lawsuits over equal rights and civil liberties, and today, there is a greater ongoing effort to be politically correct. But add...
