As a member of the varsity soccer team these past few years, I have had the privilege of getting to use CHS’s world-class athletic facilities. I will be the first to tell you the money spent to build...

Imagine if a man visiting the zoo climbed the fence to the tiger enclosure and walked across the top. Imagine if he laid down on the fence and smiled. People would point and scream. Imagine if he spent...

The current buzz of the news seems to focus intensively on politics. That’s actually understandable due to the upcoming election season and the TV reports on the debates that come with it. However, while...

It’s almost here. The week of crazy outfits, playhouse building, trike races, deafening drums and the famous Green Day. As Assistant Principal Amy Skeens-Benton says on the announcements every year,...

Every student in every state is familiar with standardized testing because every student has had to take a standardized test. This is because of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy introduced by...

In nine months, we seniors will be done with CHS and moving in new directions. First, though, we must determine where exactly we would like to end up next year. Whether you feel you’ve worked hard...

The Gulfstream G650 is one of the biggest, fastest, most-expensive private jets on the market. For a whopping $65 million, you can experience speeds at more than 92 percent of the speed of sound, as well...

As I look around my lunch table, I notice that my friends, like me, are predominantly Asian. This is an effect of the “Asian bubble,” which refers to the racially homogenous social circle I share with...

As students, we’re often told it is important to be aware of what is happening around us. We’re encouraged to pay attention to the news and to be well-informed about our world. In light of the influx...

Nearly 80 years ago, at the age of 16, my grandfather, José, boarded a boat off the shore of Cuba and emigrated to the United States. In Havana, José lived a life of true poverty. He left a home where...

Without a doubt, we are not in post-racial America. Questions over police brutality toward African Americans have been brought to the forefront of public discussion as thousands riot in Baltimore and Ferguson...

Two years ago, at the end of my sophomore year, I became a columnist. It was a role I took on reluctantly: The perspectives editors of the time couldn’t find anybody willing to write the traditional...