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English teacher Katie Overbeck reads The Little Prince before class begins; according to Overbeck, her International Baccalaureate (IB) classes are currently reading the book in class.

Loving Literature: CHS students, staff consider how reading can impact their school life, future

Angela Qian December 14, 2017

It all began around fifth grade for sophomore Madalyn Sailors when reading history textbooks changed the way she read for the worse. According to Sailors, reading used to be really fun, but now it’s...

Aiza Syed, Academic Super Bowl Social Studies team captain and junior, checks a references page on the Academic Super Bowl tab on Canvas. Syed said, Im excited for this year because I want to work with my team and get a new perspective on history and the World Wars.

Academic Super Bowl captains to plan future practices

Heidi Peng November 20, 2017

According to James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, the club is beginning to hand leadership over to the team captains and allowing them to schedule individual team practices...

English teacher Danielle Jansen works with senior Noah Huber during SRT. According to Jansen, IB Creativity Activity Service students are working to help raise funds for hurricane disaster relief from Hurricane Harvey.

Hands of Hope: With natural disasters becoming increasingly common, CHS students, staff think about how to plan for the future

Avery Thorpe October 26, 2017

One hundred thirty two mile per hour winds, nine days of rainfall and $190 billion worth of destruction. This is the impact Hurricane Harvey had on southeast Texas, where the tropical storm hit the hardest....

James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, checks the Academic Super Bowl Canvas page. Ziegler said this year the club had many strong candidates for the captain positions.

Academic Super Bowl to announce team captains

Heidi Peng October 24, 2017

According to James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, the club plans to hold a mandatory team meeting on Oct. 25 to announce team captains. “At our meeting on Wednesday,...

 James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, looks over two captain forms recently submitted to him. He said, (After we complete interviews), we will empower the captains to start taking over scheduling meetings to try to get their team members prepared.

Academic Super Bowl to prepare for upcoming captain interviews

Heidi Peng, Reporter October 3, 2017

With their call-out meeting completed, James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, said the club plans to move forward by deciding captain positions for the team. Ziegler...

Senior Nickolas “Nick” Gemelas completes a lab during his B4 Physics C class. Gemelas, on the subject of age gaps in classes, said he believed having a wide range of ages in a class could prove beneficial to students.

The Upper(Class) Hand: CHS students evaluate the validity of the claim: “older students perform better than younger students in class”

Angela Li, Feature Reporter September 21, 2017

Senior Nick Gemelas is taking five AP classes this year as part of the senior schedule, which, for him, includes AP Physics 1. Gemelas said he is taking physics this year as it is one of the remaining...

Sophomore Reagan Smiley practices depth of field photography during her G4 photography class. Smiley said shes loved photos since she was young.

Through the Lens: With photos becoming progressively more prevalent in everyday life, CHS students and staff reflect on their purpose

Raphael Li, Feature Reporter September 21, 2017

For sophomore Reagan Smiley, she said she has been in love with photography for her whole life. “I’ve been doing a photography for a pretty long time. I think I had my first camera when I was eight,”...

James Ziegler, Academic Super Bowl co-sponsor and social studies teacher, looks at the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) website for any updates on how Academic Super Bowl will proceed this year. According to Ziegler, this years topic will be World War I.

Academic Super Bowl to hold call-out meeting after Homecoming

Heidi Peng, Feature Editor September 11, 2017

With students beginning to get settled into their usual school routines, many clubs have begun to host their first callouts. While Academic Super Bowl has yet to set an exact date for their call-out meeting,...

Junior Addi Milton wakes up for morning swim practice; she said she has to wake up at 4 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “I think the reason that (school) should be started later is so that people can get more sleep and not be as tired,” Milton said.

Waking Up is Hard to Do: While recent studies support later high school start times, what do CHS students, staff think?

Heidi Peng, Feature Editor August 15, 2017

In recent years, more and more researchers have published studies supporting the stance that high schools should indeed start later. The focal point of these studies is the idea that teenagers just aren’t...

The protesters gather at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument before the protest. Ma said this experience ultimately helped him realize the importance of standing up for his heritage.

The Model Minority: During Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, CHS reevaluates the role of Asians in politics

Alanna Wu, Feature Reporter May 18, 2017

Last year, thousands of Asian-Americans across the country gathered to voice their dissatisfaction over the conviction of N.Y.P.D. officer Peter Liang. Among them were Asian-American and sophomore Eric...

Raising Awareness

Raising Awareness

Heidi Peng, Feature Reporter April 20, 2017

As someone whose family has had an elaborate history of cancer, April, National Cancer Control Month, holds great significance to me. My grandma and great aunt are both breast cancer survivors. My mother...

STUDENTS UNITED:
Gordon Copee, AP U.S. History teacher, runs through a powerpoint presentation during his B3 class. They were discussing the events that unfolded throughout the course of World War II.

Proud to be… American? Recent surveys show some Americans see language as a key part of our culture. What do CHS students and staff think?

Alina Yu, Feature Reporter March 17, 2017

After moving halfway across the world from China to the United States in the summer before her sophomore year, Qitao “Rachel” Du, former English as a New Language (ENL) student and junior, took a test...

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