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Banning TikTok will cause drawbacks in economy, disrupt small business success

Banning TikTok will cause drawbacks in economy, disrupt small business success

Avery Carlisle March 28, 2024

On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill seeking to force the Chinese company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, to let go of the popular app due to security concerns with foreign-owned apps....

Investing in stock market has become mainstream trend despite its current volatility; people should take stocks seriously again

Investing in stock market has become mainstream trend despite its current volatility; people should take stocks seriously again

Raghav Sriram March 18, 2021

Last month’s buzz associated with GameStop and AMC and their stocks has died down for now, but for a moment it felt like everyone was glued to their phones tracking these two stocks. Of these people,...

Cinema Crisis

Cinema Crisis

Gray Martens January 19, 2021

A woman holds her phone, taking a photo of a protest on June 1. The protest was led by sophomore Klay Gabriel, she said it was the first event she ever organized.

Nurses, economists, student workers, activists, family members review 2020, pandemic effects

Cady Armstrong and Christian Ledbetter December 17, 2020

    Editor’s Note: This issue’s Cover Story is a compilation of follow-ups on previous stories related to the COVID-19 pandemic that were published by the HiLite staff in 2020. Scan the...

Administration, staff prepares for decrease in funding

Administration, staff prepares for decrease in funding

Ally Horwitz October 23, 2020

For the 2021-22 school year, the CCS district anticipates operating on a 5% decrease due to a lowering of state sales and income taxes. This decrease is due to COVID-19 causing a decrease in sales tax...

CHS students and teachers show greater interest in cooking at home

CHS students and teachers show greater interest in cooking at home

feature April 23, 2015

She bought the brownie mix. She measured the rest of the ingredients. She made the batter and placed the pan into the oven. All that was left for her to do was watch the cooking magic of the transformation...

(Left to right) Junior Jessica Tao, sophomore Michael Wang, business teacher Paul Clayton, sophomore Brendan Yap, senior Kevin Mi and junior Joe Philleo (not pictured) will participate in the 2015 Fed Challenge. Participating teams of three to five students will offer 15-minute presentations. DARA LEVY / PHOTO

Economics Club members to participate in Fed Challenge

News March 20, 2015

On April 22, five students will compete in the High School Fed Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, according to Paul Clayton, Fed team sponsor and business teacher. Clayton said the competition...

Bargain luxuries may be an economic indicator

Bargain luxuries may be an economic indicator

feature March 22, 2013

Senior Nicole Ridge said she buys nail polish once, maybe twice, a week. She used to go to the nail salon to get her nails done, but now she paints them herself, changing up the colors and patterns...

Holiday hiring rate expected to increase this year

News October 23, 2012

A recent survey conducted by the Hay Group revealed that 36 percent of retailers plan to hire more holiday workers than they did last year. Business foundations teacher Pete Smith said, “I think that’s...

Citizens must understand America’s potential to retain economic dominance due to diversity

Citizens must understand America’s potential to retain economic dominance due to diversity

perspectives October 23, 2012

“For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the ‘Age of America’ will end. China’s economy will surpass that of America in 2016.” These words, written...

Despite an uncreative curriculum, students and teachers try to foster innovation

Despite an uncreative curriculum, students and teachers try to foster innovation

News May 18, 2012

"Mildly creative” is how junior George Armstrong describes himself, somewhat surprisingly for a student in IB Visual Arts, on track to receive an IB diploma when he graduates. Inherently, he might not...

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