[28 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]
Connections from the Past to the Present

In his dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a society where “the past was dead and the future was unimaginable.” Everything was controlled by one central government, or in other words “Big Brother,” even your own thoughts and emotions. In a centrally controlled economy, if you exposed yourself to anything that did not go along with the ideologies of the government you were automatically doomed for life. You were living in constant fear and worry. Although some people courageously rebelled against all that society stood for knowing that the truth had …

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[7 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Winter has now ended and spring is in the air. To be honest… I cant stand spring. It’s honestly the worst season of the year, I wish spring didnt exist; that winter just went straight to summer. Spring rhymes with thing for a reason, because it’s the absolute worst thing ever.
You might be wondering by now why I hate spring so much. Well the reason’s simple, it’s crazy. There’s just way too much going on at once. Every single flower decides to bloom at the exact same time, attracting not only …

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[28 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Just a few weeks ago the fish in Mr. Huber’s room were in for a bit of a surprise. An anonymous student, during one of Mr. Baker’s classes dumped an entire container of fish food into the fish tank. As one might know, too much fish food in a tank is really bad for the fish, as it suffocates them. Especially for Mr. Baker’s fish, which aren’t your every day gold fish.
The fish in Mr. Huber’s room need to be in an environment with constantly filtered water because the fish need that much more oxygen. …

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[28 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Being a senior with four or five study halls everyday isn’t amusing. Honestly sleeping would be a lot easier than sitting through all of them. In the beginning of the day, I either have two or three study halls, depending on the day. First period is the most depressing place in the world. There is nobody to talk to, the computers are slower than a snail, and a quiet room where all you can hear are drama in whisper form. I daydream, I sleep, I stare, and the list goes …

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[14 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Jenna Blamowski
What’s the more 21st century way for a store to sell their merchandise? An online version of the store, of course! That’s what our school is going to do with our bookstore.  Actually, the process is almost complete.
When hearing about a CCHS online bookstore, you might wonder what in the world they could be selling. “It will be where students and parents can go to buy things that you could find at our in-school bookstore” said Ms. Clark, the book store advisor. The site will be offering review books …

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[7 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

By Brian Johnson
For this week’s edition of The Athletic spotlight, I posed questions to Brad Vargo.  Brad is a senior Track runner and he seemed to be  very set on his daily goals.
“I try to work very hard, and set a good example as a senior captain.  Hard work is the key to improvement,” stated Vargo.
Vargo Has a good deal of experience as a track runner.  He and his team are getting into the thick of their season, which is his fourth consecutive year running track.
Junior teammate Mike “Morgy” Morganstern …

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