By Lara Paglinawan For seventeen years, Mrs. Ruffner has helped students sharpen their thinking and find meaning in the pages of the stories they read. As an Honors English 9 and 10…
Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s about time for Thanksgiving: a holiday of rest, family, gratitude, and of course, a massive amount of delicious food. I know we’ve all got our traditions, but for people who want…
The 5 Things You Have To Know Before Completing College Applications, From a Current Senior
From the months of June to November of this year, I spent hours upon hours pouring every bit of information about myself into a well-known website: The Common Application. This universal college…
Why R.F. Kuang Should Be Your Next Must-Read Author
If you’re in a reading slump right now, I have the perfect solution for you. Looking for a new author to read who won’t bore you? If you want to read books…
How to Make the Most out of your Snow Days
By Matty Dimarco As the calendar turns to December, it marks one of the colder months of the year for New Jersey. While no one likes the cold weather, it does create…
The Psychology Behind Black Friday
Everyone knows what Black Friday is; it basically marks the end of Thanksgiving and the start of the Holiday season. It is also the one day of the year where every single…
A Tight-Knit Community: CHS’s Production of Pride and Prejudice
For the students in the production of “Pride and Prejudice,” a reenactment of the novel by Jane Austen, they dedicated months of their time and efforts to engaging both their fellow peers…
The Illusion of Thanksgiving
Who doesn’t love being with family, laughter echoing through the dining room, and the promise of a feast just moments away? The golden turkey glistens – the proud centerpiece of the table…
CHS Winter Choir & Band Concerts
By Genevieve Conneely Winter is rapidly approaching, and with it comes CHS concert season! Every winter and spring, the CHS Music Department offers choir, band, and orchestra concerts in which the music…
Mirth to Machismo: The Harsh Reality of 6-7
Everyone has witnessed it—those… gestures. The aggressive flipping of one’s palms up and down while howling out the words, “six seven.” But beneath those movements and the over-enunciation of each syllable lies…