Riley Alderman, club founder and sophomore What inspired you to create Jenny’s Journey? My mom was Jenny, and I was just very inspired by her strength, kindness and how she supported the organization...

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....

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)...

“I have cancer” are three words senior Tara Corra never expected to hear from her mother. Tara said the first sign of cancer appeared when she was at her grandfather’s home.  She said, “My...

Senior Samuel Chen has a passion not uncommon for others his age: cooking. However, what separates him from those who similarly share his hobby is his necessity to cook for his family every day. Three...

On Sunday, Feb. 4, World Cancer Day will take place. It is a day which has a special place in my heart. Cancer has touched my family and I, as it has all of us. My grandfather died of lung cancer when...

For most CHS students, Feb. 16, 2016 was just another normal day, but for Matt Cooper, student athlete and senior, it was a day that would change the rest of his life. On that day, Cooper was diagnosed...

Over the course of my life I’ve lost an uncle, great uncle, great aunt and  grandma all due to chronic illnesses. They somehow seem to come out of nowhere. It’s just an average week, and then when...