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Students paving or paying their way to elite colleges?
Marmut finds her rhythm abroad
Student government fails to reflect school demographics
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CHS students discuss the annoyance of additional school work on top of their summer schedules.
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Beaches or books: Students debate summer homework
Skye Huang September 12, 2024

School’s out! Students flood out of the building, eagerly jumping into the long-awaited embrace of a summer-long break. Just as relief is settling in and relaxation can finally begin, a letter slips...

Survey of 46 students from Sept. 1 to Sept. 6.
Jersey Shore or Jersey poor?
Maxine Zahler September 12, 2024

Summers spent living on the Jersey Shore should be a relaxing experience. Paying a $13 daily fee to access the beach across one’s house is not relaxing. A strong motivator in moving to the costly...

Survey of 77 students from May 30 to June 3.
Lack of music education strikes a chord with students
Toby Gui June 18, 2024

To all Communications High School (CHS) students, the question as to why they applied to their school is a familiar one, and the answer usually has arts at the center of it. However, the arts curriculum...

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Charli XCX’s new album heats up summer trends
Fans come in waves to hear their favorite artists
Art market sales face a gallery of obstacles
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91.1% of students feel they forget what they learn over Summer break.
Summer slide: knowledge slips students’ minds
Anna Claps and Kyla Kidorf September 12, 2024

When one thinks of a “summer slide”, a multicolored slip n’ slide or twisting waterpark attraction might come to mind, yet the reality for high school students is much less enjoyable. The term “summer...

Students adjust to the change in work loads when entering a new grade.
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Students voice expections and apprehension
Anna Claps September 12, 2024

There are many hints that mark the transition from summer to autumn—the ground becomes dotted with red and orange leaves, the temperature drops and stores fill with cinnamon-scented candles and Halloween...

“45% of students said they had a
hard time concentrating on school
work. Many reported feeling less
motivated.”
Burnout persists over summer vacation for overwhelmed and overworked CHS students
Kyla Kidorf September 12, 2024

For Communications High School (CHS) students who endure heavy course loads, play sports and engage in extracurricular activities, it is near-impossible to discuss the school year without recognizing its...

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Second chance student Brandon Bridges prepares a dish during his stay at the program.
From prison bars to becoming a star: Designer sets sights on new ventures
Emma Makin April 19, 2024

In the bustling world of culinary arts, flavors dance on plates and creativity has no bounds.  Brandon Bridges, a previously incarcerated...

Second Chance student Shermeira Harris works the line at the MCVSD Culinary Education Center during a Second Chance Class.
Formerly incarcerated students get a second chance to stir up success
Lily Howard April 10, 2024

It’s jambalaya night and Taurian Black is ready to turn his life around. Working around the kitchen, the cook supplies his colleagues with...

COVID-19: A look back at nurses' battle to slow the unstoppable
Riley Forrester June 2, 2021

A young man was admitted to a Philadelphia hospital in the early spring of 2020, one of the many patients infected with a new airborne virus...

Byron and Janice: Victory in the fight for educational opportunity
Vivianna Varlack June 2, 2021

When Janice Cato Varlack arrived at George Wingate High School in Brooklyn, NY, only weeks after stepping off the plane from Jamaica, she expected...

Principal pulls rug out from under CHS students
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Popularity over platform in leadership positions

Popularity over platform in leadership positions

June 16, 2023

Leadership roles are a battle in a school as competitive as Communications High School, with the most...

SGA Elections for the 2023-2024 School Year

SGA Elections for the 2023-2024 School Year

May 17, 2023

Early on the morning of Monday, May 15 CHS students gathered in the cafeteria for one of the many end...

NTHS and SkillsUSA host annual Career Day

NTHS and SkillsUSA host annual Career Day

March 31, 2023

Everyone has, at one point, been asked the dreaded question: “What do you want to be when you grow...

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Second chance student Brandon Bridges prepares a dish during his stay at the program.
From prison bars to becoming a star: Designer sets sights on new ventures
Emma Makin April 19, 2024

In the bustling world of culinary arts, flavors dance on plates and creativity has no bounds.  Brandon Bridges, a previously incarcerated...

Second Chance student Shermeira Harris works the line at the MCVSD Culinary Education Center during a Second Chance Class.
Formerly incarcerated students get a second chance to stir up success
Lily Howard April 10, 2024

It’s jambalaya night and Taurian Black is ready to turn his life around. Working around the kitchen, the cook supplies his colleagues with...

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