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Tungfen Lee’s Chinese 2 class celebrates Chinese New Year in 2020. Lee's class made "Year of Rat" paper cuttings with Chinese lettering on them. Lee’s class won’t participate in the same way in 2021 due to COVID-19 and CDC guidelines.

Due to COVID-19, students, staff adapt to their change in Chinese New Year celebrations, traditions

Karolena Zhou, Reporter February 12, 2021

Today, Chinese New Year is celebrated all around the world, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families have to change the way they celebrate the holiday. For example, while junior Aleen Zhao said...

In preparation for Christmas, their family’s celebration around the time of the winter solstice, sophomore Catherine Byrne and her mother set up their Christmas tree. “For us, the focus is not all about the decorations and the presents and more about our religion. And we always talk about how much we care for each other and how grateful we are for each other. It’s a very sentimental 
time for us,” 
Byrne said.

CHS students celebrate winter solstice in different ways, describe cultural significance

Raghav Sriram December 21, 2020

While it might seem unusual to celebrate the winter solstice, the shortest day and darkest time of the year, many students at this school look forward to holidays around this time and have already begun...

Abby Ingersoll, freshman

Abby Ingersoll, freshman

Taylor Carroll, Humans of CHS Reporter December 10, 2020

“This year will be different than previous years because my family cannot attend a Christmas concert together due to COVID-19 restrictions"

Jeanette James, instructional assistant

Jeanette James, instructional assistant

Lauryn Weninger, Student Section Reporter December 7, 2020

"My favorite memory from my childhood (during Thanksgiving) was at my Grandma’s house with my family and Aunts, Uncles and cousins.   After we had eaten our dinner and the kitchen was cleaned up, the...

Mallorey Cheslock, freshman

Mallorey Cheslock, freshman

Jasmine Zhang, Student Section Reporter December 7, 2020

"Normally we would have my grandparents over for a couple days around thanksgiving and there’s usually an annual hockey tournament, but it got canceled this year, that one of my brothers would be playing...

Anna Pescio, senior

Anna Pescio, senior

Emily Sandy, Student Section Editor December 7, 2020

"My dad said basically, “hey, let’s try this recipe!” We all loved (cranberry salad) so we have made it every year since. We chop up cranberries, let them sit in sugar usually overnight, and then...

Jacob Young, senior

Jacob Young, senior

Emily Sandy, Student Section Editor December 7, 2020

"One thanksgiving tradition in my family is what we call unthanksgiving. Since I have a big family every year we wouldn’t be able to see each other on thanksgiving because everyone was going all different...

Sarah Warf, junior

Sarah Warf, junior

Emily Sandy, Student Section Editor December 7, 2020

"I usually go to my grandma’s house, but I can't this year. We are doing a Zoom thanksgiving. We love going to hockey games on thanksgiving. My aunt is actually the manager of the Fort Wayne Comets,...

Kitchen Traditions

Kitchen Traditions

Lin-Lin Mo and Lilly St. Angelo December 12, 2016

HiLite Baking Contest Winner Sophomore Sydney Jones said she has been making and eating lemon bars during the holidays since childhood. Her family received the recipe when they traded their recipe for...

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