Student Art Projects to be Displayed around the County
By Arielle Gordon, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2016
Youth Art for Healing Members of the CHS Art National Honor Society created eight “Under the Sea” themed paintings for the pediatric triage and hospital rooms at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. The artists will be honored at a ceremony at the convention center in Silver Spr...
CHS Performing Arts Puts on Quality Shows
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
February 25, 2016
‘You Can’t Take It With You’ The winter play You Can’t Take it With You was performed Feb. 19 and 20 and will continue this weekend, Feb 26. and 27. Despite facing many challenges including six snow days and scheduling rehearsals to accommodate students who are in the play and Blast, the s...
Community art updates
By Arielle Gordon and Emily Wang
December 23, 2015
Consenses Art History and Ceramics teacher Paul Dermont’s Consenses project is well underway and right on schedule for completion in February or early March, in time for the spring arts festival. Consenses is essentially the artist version of the game telephone. There are “chains” of artists, all ...
Must-see upcoming theater productions take the stage
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
December 23, 2015
The winter play You Can’t Take it With You will be performed Feb 19, 20, 26 and 27. You Can’t Take it With You is a comedy about two families whose son and daughter get engaged and all of the crazy events that ensue. The play will feature Areya Campbell-Rosen as Penny, Remington Steele as...
Local Museums’ Holiday Exhibits Worth a Visit
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
November 30, 2015
The holidays are a time to be spent with family, and CHS students’ close proximity to Washington, D.C. allows them to spend time with family while also enjoying some of our nation’s tourist destinations and their special holiday exhibits. U.S. Botanic Garden: If you’re looking for a place to w...
Katniss’ Final Games
By Arielle Gordon and Emily Wang
November 24, 2015
The final movie installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay: Part 2, premiered Nov. 20. Students were excited to see the conclusion of the Hunger Games and curious about how the actors and director would handle portraying their favorite characters in the conclusion of the popular Hunger Games...
The 33, a tale of survival
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
November 20, 2015
The 33, a movie based on the true story of the 33 Chilean miners who survived underground for 69 days, premiered Nov 13. The movie covers the unbelievable, but true story of the 33 Chilean miners who survived 2,000 feet underground for 69 days after the gold mine they were working in collapsed above...
CHS artists to display works
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
October 29, 2015
Youth Art for Healing The National Arts Society at CHS has teamed up with Youth Art for Healing, an organization that works to place art created by students in healthcare centers to create a comforting and positive environment for patients. The project will begin this month and is expected to last...
Door Decorating Contest Raises School Spirit During Homecoming Week
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
October 9, 2015
As an addition to the homecoming week festivities this year, teachers engaged in a competition to see who could create the best decorations on their classroom door. There was a competition for best individual door and best department as a whole. Winners were announced at the pep rally. English...
Take a break from your boring, morning meal
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
September 29, 2015
The scent of a good, hot breakfast might be the only thing that “egg”cites you to get out of bed every morning. For many, a typical breakfast consists of eggs, toast or cereal, but for some CHS students, breakfast is made up of less traditional foods. “For breakfast, I will sometimes have...
CRAVE will make your tastebuds go wild
By Arielle Gordon, Arts Editor
May 26, 2015
CRAVE Bethesda: American Kitchen & Sushi Bar is the latest restaurant to be garnering attention from the CHS community. CRAVE is a full-service lunch and dinner restaurant that offers a wide variety of dishes, from classic American comfort food to exotic sushi. It is the first location on the East...
Tennis starts strong
By Ariell Gordon, Contest Manager
September 29, 2014
Returning from defending its girls doubles and mixed doubles state championship victories last season, the CHS girls tennis team is ready to be back on the court. The players are excited to compete in matches, bond as a team and dress up on game days. Throughout the season, the girls become every...