Pro: Elimination of class rank affects students’ attitudes about learning
September 24, 2010
By Julia Kim Staff Writer To sleep or not to sleep. In a neck and neck race, I choose the latter. I can’t quite speak for everyone though—not everyone is as slow a worker as me. Not everyone stares, dazed, at the clock reading 3 a.m. Not everyone glares at their transcript, frustrated by the...
The Curse of GPA
May 19, 2010
By Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor For some reason, I am in AP Physics. Anyone who knows me knows that, when it comes to math, I kind of crash and burn on a regular basis. So anyone who knows me must also ask, “Why in the heck are you enrolled in one of the most difficult, math-intensive courses...
Naviance eases college prep stress
January 23, 2010
by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer As Juniors find senior year approaching, Naviance Family Connection serves as a great all-purpose tool for anything and everything related to college. Earlier this year, students should have set up a Naviance account with their counselors and teacher -the usernam...
Senior bid first semester goodbye, look ahead to second
December 4, 2009
Maddie Walters Staff Writer For 713 of CHS students, Winter break has never looked so promising. Not only has 'senioritis' officially kicked in, but with the close of the first semester comes the knowledge that there is only 36 school weeks separating them from their glorious (parental free) higher...
