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Heading a New Hat Policy. Administrators should rethink the outdated hat policy.

Heading a New Hat Policy. Administrators should rethink the outdated hat policy.

perspectives February 19, 2016

Each day this winter, thousands of students pile into CHS in coats, gloves, scarves and hats—the latter of which they are immediately told to remove. According to the dress code in the CHS pathways,...

This picture shows a rehearsal for the winter production, Romeo & Juliet. The show was a play, catering to the theatre fans more than those who like musical theatre.  SARA

QUIZ: Are you more theatre or musical theatre?

blogs February 9, 2016

Sure, we theatre people don’t always say it or even realize it, but when it comes to the classic theatre versus musical theatre debate, we all have an opinion. Some view musical theatre as overly-simplified...

The cast and directors of Girls Like That pose with their first place trophy. The show competed against 11 other shows this weekend and won. MADELAINE WITHERS / SUBMITTED PHOTO

‘Girls Like That’ artistically portrays strong message

blogs January 27, 2016

This weekend, CHS’s fringe show, “Girls Like That,” competed at the Indiana State Thespian Conference and received an award for “Best Ensemble” along with the first place award. Competing against...

Stand with Planned Parenthood. Everyone should support Planned Parenthood no matter what their position on abortion is.

Stand with Planned Parenthood. Everyone should support Planned Parenthood no matter what their position on abortion is.

perspectives January 21, 2016

Following the Nov. 27 shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood center, the growing controversy over Planned Parenthood’s federal funding seemed to blow up into a massive social movement, known as the...

Senior Aaron Guevara and Sophomore Anja Reese rehearse for Romeo and Juliet. Guevara and Reese play the lead characters in this winter production. EMILY WORRELL / PHOTO

Senior Aaron Guevara to star in winter production

blogs January 14, 2016

The CHS theatre department will perform their winter production, “Romeo and Juliet,” Feb. 4, 5 and 6 in the Dale E. Graham auditorium. Below is a Q&A with Aaron Guevara, a senior who plays Romeo.   Q:...

The logo for Mary Poppins is shown here. The show runs until Jan. 2, and is definitely worth going to see. SUBMITTED PHOTO / CIVICTHEATRE.ORG

‘Mary Poppins’ at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is ‘Practically Perfect’

blogs December 16, 2015

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre opened their winter show, “Mary Poppins,” on Friday, Dec. 11. This show, directed and choreographed by Anne Nicole Beck, was an absolute triumph for the theatre. This...

Were just nervous. Teachers should accommodate students’ social anxiety in their participation policies.

We’re just nervous. Teachers should accommodate students’ social anxiety in their participation policies.

perspectives December 14, 2015

Ever since I was little, I have struggled with socialization. I have always been afraid of being judged based on what I say and to this day spend hours thinking on how the things I say make me appear to...

The logo for Hamilton the musical is shown here. Since opening on Aug. 6, the show has risen to the top of broadway.coms Popular Shows list.  SUBMITTED PHOTO / BROADWAY.COM

History has its eyes on ‘Hamilton’: Unique soundtrack soars above expectations

blogs December 2, 2015

This week, I decided to finally hop on the musical theatre bandwagon and talk about “Hamilton.” The buzz about this new musical has been crazy; in fact, within four months of opening, it has become...

The cast of “The 39 Steps” takes their places as inanimate objects for the first scene of the fall production during a rehearsal. Performances run from Nov. 12 to the 14 and tickets are available on ticketracker.com. PHOTO / NYSSA QIAO

‘The 39 Steps’ is hysterical, unique

blogs November 18, 2015

I must admit that I was very skeptical when I first heard the concept for “The 39 Steps.” The idea of nineteen actors switching off characters and playing set pieces just seemed like it would end in...

Civic Theatres poster design for The Games Afoot is shown here. More information about the show can be found at civictheatre.org or by calling 317-843-3800. SUBMITTED PHOTO / CIVICTHEATRE.ORG

‘The Game’s Afoot’ at Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre falls below expectations

blogs November 4, 2015

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is showing the play “The Game’s Afoot,” directed by Michael J. Lasley, from now until Nov. 7. Despite some parts of the show that were well done, the overall production...

The cast of The Addams Family performs When Youre An Addams. The show runs until Nov. 22.

‘The Addams Family’ at Beef & Boards is spooky, funny treat

blogs October 21, 2015

Going into "The Addams Family" at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, I didn’t know what to expect. I have gone to Beef & Boards shows many times in the past, and performances have ranged from phenomenal...

Students, teachers evaluate benefits of project-based learning over traditional systems

Students, teachers evaluate benefits of project-based learning over traditional systems

feature October 9, 2015

One of many other students,  junior Natalie Cotherman started taking AP Capstone this year. AP Capstone is a two-year program comprised of AP Seminar, which is taken junior year, and AP Research, which...

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