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Students, teacher reflect on changing perception of Black Friday

Students, teacher reflect on changing perception of Black Friday

Allison Washburn November 29, 2024

Black Friday, falling the day after Thanksgiving, garners less enthusiasm from shoppers than it has in previous years. Research conducted by Statista reveals that in 2023, about 50% of people surveyed...

As Thanksgiving, Black Friday approaches, consider negative impacts of commercialism, true meaning of holidays

As Thanksgiving, Black Friday approaches, consider negative impacts of commercialism, true meaning of holidays

Mady Kiser November 18, 2024

Despite the complex and rather dark history behind the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving remains, at its core, a holiday meant for family, friends and gratitude. As cheesy as it sounds, the true...

As Black Friday approaches, consumers to shop locally, eliminate fast fashion

As Black Friday approaches, consumers to shop locally, eliminate fast fashion

Safiya Ilmudeen November 16, 2023

H&M, SHEIN, and Amazon—with the increase in online shopping, many have turned to such shops for its convenience and low prices. What happened to the original shopping tactic?  Malls will always...

Q+A with Junior Parisa Shirani

Q+A with Junior Parisa Shirani

Jillian Moore and Chenyao Liu November 23, 2021

What traditions do you and your family usually practice for Black Friday? On Black Friday, we finish Thanksgiving up at around nine, or around eight, and then me and my mom, we always drive to Castleton...

As supply chain issues arise before Black Friday, students’ resale, online businesses increase in popularity

As supply chain issues arise before Black Friday, students’ resale, online businesses increase in popularity

Saahas Kandru November 12, 2021

In recent months, there have been numerous supply chain issues. The pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of the national supply chain including manufacturing, and transportation. As consumers are...

In 2016, freshman Ava Beckman and her father, David Beckman, collect food from the kitchen counter on Thanksgiving. Beckman said her family normally celebrates Thanksgiving with many family members, but this year, due to the coronavirus, will most likely only celebrate Thanksgiving with immediate family. Beckman said, “I would say just go ahead and make those changes to be safe. It’s better to be safe than sorry. I’d say you would rather have a smaller Thanksgiving celebration and not have anybody get sick, instead of having a big celebration and then half those people have COVID and it’s a very dangerous virus, somebody could be in the hospital, somebody could pass away.”

Students find new ways to celebrate Thanksgiving, Black Friday due to COVID-19

Tsion Daniel November 26, 2020

For senior Logan Tullai, as for many students at this school, Thanksgiving is an annual family tradition. For Tullai, Thanksgiving serves as a time of reflection. “It’s a good time to reflect on...

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Senior Natalie Crispin sets up a clothing display at Francesca’s. Crispin said working on Black Friday was hard because she couldn’t take her time helping customers.

Retail workers share their opinions, experiences on Black Friday

Thea Bertolini November 15, 2019

Many students at CHS participate in Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when stores have hefty sales on many of their products. Although it can be stressful to try and find the best sale, it’s often...

From the Heart: In face of excessive consumerism, students should consider making handmade gifts during holiday season

From the Heart: In face of excessive consumerism, students should consider making handmade gifts during holiday season

December 13, 2018

As a 16-year-old girl, one might assume I spend countless hours on end shopping and going to the mall, as many of my peers do. To be fair, I was once in a similar place to those people, sleeping overnight...

Shopping or Shipping: With holiday shopping season coming up,  students consider pros, cons of online shopping

Shopping or Shipping: With holiday shopping season coming up, students consider pros, cons of online shopping

Kassi Darnell, Anjali Natarajan, and Gray Martens November 16, 2018

Junior Sofia Rashid looks through online stores every day. She likes to browse and put things in her cart but she doesn’t actually buy anything until she has saved up enough money to make a large purchase....

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