As we get older and older, we stop participating  in many activities we did when we were younger. An example is trick-or-treating, something high school students rarely participate in anymore. Why is...

For the past six months the most pressing, dramatic and significant news broadcasted by all major news outlets has been concerned with the impending presidential election. As Election Day rolls around...

The definition of cheating is not under debate. Rather it is the way students chose to interpret the definition of cheating and define their behavior. As students become accustomed to sweeping what can...

Homecoming is truly an exciting week, a week that features a tangible energy throughout the school. However, every year after Homecoming, I end up frustrated with many of our long-standing Homecoming traditions,...

When I was a child, if you ever wanted to know where I was, there was a 95 percent chance you would find me with my face buried in a new book. The other 5 percent of the time comprised of me going...

Change is in the air this year. After a lengthy investigative process, CHS teachers are now using Canvas, the new learning management system. However, many staff and students alike seem to resent this...

Nothing hurts my opinion of a person more than when they use “retarded” as a synonym for stupid. It’s a personal preference of mine—my sister is on the Autism spectrum, and the word has always...

There is a specific difference between insulting someone intentionally and using phrases that may, in some cases, be insulting to a group of people for a non-justified reason.  Political correctness...

We’re reminded of it again and again, from the moment we enter high school to the time we leave: join extracurriculars not for the sake of college applications, but for enjoyment. Yet,  even from freshman...

CHS is the largest public high school in the state with over 5,000 students enrolled. It offers 20 sports and has won the most Indiana state championships. There are 45 different courses a student can...

While the CHS Senior Transition to College Program provides seniors from this year onward a large range of opportunities as well as liberty from the standard, rigid high school schedule, its benefits aren’t...

This year will see the introduction of the CHS Senior Transition to College Program (senior schedule). This program requires seniors to take a minimum of four full-weight year-long courses in their schedules. At...