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A Unique Promposal: CHS administration should work with students to enhance the prom experience

A Unique Promposal: CHS administration should work with students to enhance the prom experience

HiLite Staff April 20, 2018

Prom remains an integral part of the high school experience for the sake of aesthetic photos and adorable “promposals.” However, according to Cristen Cassler, prom coordinator and English teacher,...

No Harm, No Foul: Students should amend harsh criticism of administration’s response to dramatic events at CHS

No Harm, No Foul: Students should amend harsh criticism of administration’s response to dramatic events at CHS

HiLite Staff March 23, 2018

A string of several troubling events during the week of Feb. 12 caused students at this school to question the administration’s response. For example, Principal Tom Harmas released several different...

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Aditi Kumar March 23, 2018

Rethinking Late Start: CHS administrators should reconsider length, frequency of late start

Rethinking Late Start: CHS administrators should reconsider length, frequency of late start

HiLite staff February 23, 2018

This school has used the same late start strategy for years. Students have utilized this time to catch up on assignments while staff members have professional development time which is a time when...

Determining Delays: CHS Administration should be more consistent,  clear regarding the explanations of delays, cancellations

Determining Delays: CHS Administration should be more consistent, clear regarding the explanations of delays, cancellations

HiLite Staff January 25, 2018

The doldrums of winter bring with them little satisfaction for students. The days are short, the weather is bleak and the third quarter of the school year has the fewest days off. However, retribution...

Giving Back. Donating to others is important all year round, not just during holiday season.

Giving Back. Donating to others is important all year round, not just during holiday season.

HiLite staff December 14, 2017

Care to Share, the annual holiday fundraiser sponsored by the student senate, starts in November and ends right before finals week. Senate assigns the SRTs a goal value of money raised and collect funds...

Controversy Caution. Think about gratitude instead of current controversies this Thanksgiving season.

Controversy Caution. Think about gratitude instead of current controversies this Thanksgiving season.

HiLite staff November 17, 2017

Feeling tense on the Internet? it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the current political climate in our society, with controversies constantly bringing tension to people all across the country. While...

Care for Veterans. As Veterans Day approaches, recognition, honor of veterans is more important than ever.

Care for Veterans. As Veterans Day approaches, recognition, honor of veterans is more important than ever.

HiLite staff October 26, 2017

In just a few hundred years, our nation has fought through conflicts from the Revolutionary War, which began the country itself, to both World Wars, to the Korean and Vietnam Wars and now to Afghanistan...

Take a Stand: CHS should transition to less sedentary, more active classrooms.

Take a Stand: CHS should transition to less sedentary, more active classrooms.

HiLite Staff, Staff September 21, 2017

As the new school year is in full swing, teachers and students are hard at work. While most students keep up with a moderately active lifestyle during the summer months, transitioning back into a school...

Repair, Then Renovate: CHS should consider adding to the maintenance budget rather than taking on costly renovations.

Repair, Then Renovate: CHS should consider adding to the maintenance budget rather than taking on costly renovations.

HiLite Staff, Staff August 15, 2017

Step inside one of the many bathrooms of CHS, and it’s not unlikely that one will find stalls with broken locks, malfunctioning toilets with various marks and scratches and small puddles covering...

A Prince Among Principals: The commendable precedent set by Principal  John Williams should be followed by his successor.

A Prince Among Principals: The commendable precedent set by Principal John Williams should be followed by his successor.

HiLite Staff, Staff May 18, 2017

Over the course of Principal John Williams’ 14 years at CHS, he has put in the time and effort to make this school a remarkable place. He has been an incredible leader, one who deserves recognition for...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: CHS administrators should increase Earth-friendly habits around the school.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: CHS administrators should increase Earth-friendly habits around the school.

HiLite Staff, Staff April 20, 2017

This Saturday will mark the 40th celebration of Earth Day, a worldwide holiday dedicated to environmental protection, and one of the key activities any citizen can do to protect the environment is to...

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