Social workers

Teacher, oncology social workers share stories, struggles with cancer at young age

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal • February 4, 2023

When the world around her was heading out to college, math teacher Megan Cogswell, then 18 years old, was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. Cogswell said, “I had just graduated high school....

Student, parent, oncology social worker encourage those who are genetically prone to some cancers to take additional precautionary measures

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal • February 3, 2023

When sophomore Grace Barnes was 5 years old, her mom, Stephanie Barnes, who is a teacher at Creekside Middle School, was diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. “She had melanoma and (with)...

Students discuss everyday habits, minor social media addiction

Ayaan Nadeem • October 22, 2022

Social media has now become a consistent factor in a student’s life. According to a Pew Research Center study from August, 54% of U.S teenagers say it would be hard to give up social media. Sophomore...

Socially Underrated: CHS students, staff evaluate the role social workers, student mediators play

Christina Yang, Feature reporter • February 23, 2017

March is national social Workers’ Month, a period of time set aside to educate society about the invaluable contributions of individuals such as CHS social worker Abby Cartwright-Brattain. For the...

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Teacher, oncology social workers share stories, struggles with cancer at young age

Student, parent, oncology social worker encourage those who are genetically prone to some cancers to take additional precautionary measures

Students discuss everyday habits, minor social media addiction

Socially Underrated: CHS students, staff evaluate the role social workers, student mediators play

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