CHS students step up to the plate for Seal of Biliteracy exam
Yaritza Reyes Contrera and Thomas Tilton
January 29, 2024
As the end of the first semester approaches, terms like “subjunctive,” “past participle” and “adjectival clause” are beginning to resurface in the Communications High School (CHS) hallways. The...
Double-Trouble: twins take over Communications
January 29, 2024
Out of the 298 students at Communications High School (CHS), there is an abundance of twins in the halls. There’s currently a pair of twins in each grade, following a pattern that has been continuing...
Students pen their own independent publications
January 29, 2024
Students of Communications High School are taking their passions and expertise in journalism and media beyond the school’s own award winning newspaper, The Inkblot, and literary magazine by utilizing...
The conquest towards productivity is a hard-spent one, with students and creatives alike familiar with caffeine-filled nights spent slumped over projects. It brings up the question of how healthy this...
CEOs often receive praise for their companies’ achievements, but recent failures in the tech and finance fields caused by these executives have shown that their personal glorification is often unwarranted....
“Are you guys tired? Yeah. But do you need that caffeine? No,” CHS Fitness and Health teacher Jennifer Baldaccini said. Earlier this year, a vending machine was installed in the cafeteria that sold...
Celebrity impersonators take the stage by storm
Isabella San Filippo and Rebecca Mclean
November 23, 2023 • No Comments
“Taylor! Taylor! Taylor!” a crowd cheers. Except that’s not Taylor Swift–that’s Taylor Sheesh. Celebrity impersonators gain fame by recreating what’s already been done. By dressing up and...
Fans in dispute over Disney classics duplicates
November 23, 2023 • No Comments
Nostalgia, comfort, delight—these words may come to mind when a Disney princess movie is mentioned. With the live action recreations of these classics, fanatics are gifted the thrill of experiencing...
Caitlin Covington: More than just pumpkin spice
November 23, 2023 • No Comments
In recent years, social media has played a pivotal role in shaping fashion trends, lifestyle aesthetics and even seasonal habits. Chief among these trends is “Christian Girl Autumn,” a seasonal meme...
Communications High School (CHS), as its name suggests, tends to academically focus on liberal arts—while employing many women with backgrounds in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)....
“Free Palestine.” “Bring them home now.” If you have a phone and social media, there is no doubt that you have seen videos, infographics and celebrities talking about the Israel-Hamas War. From...
In recent years, hate crimes have been rising at an alarming rate. Many nations, including the U.S., have been grappling with an escalation in attacks targeting individuals based on race, ethnicity, sexual...
In the bustling world of culinary arts, flavors dance on plates and creativity has no bounds. Brandon Bridges, a previously incarcerated...
It’s jambalaya night and Taurian Black is ready to turn his life around. Working around the kitchen, the cook supplies his colleagues with...
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...
When Janice Cato Varlack arrived at George Wingate High School in Brooklyn, NY, only weeks after stepping off the plane from Jamaica, she expected...
March 22, 2024
After a nail-biting game of Balloon Pop on the fourth day of Spirit Week, Communications High School (CHS) students of all grades spared no effort in trying...
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
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
March 31, 2023
Everyone has, at one point, been asked the dreaded question: “What do you want to be when you grow...
In the bustling world of culinary arts, flavors dance on plates and creativity has no bounds. Brandon Bridges, a previously incarcerated...
It’s jambalaya night and Taurian Black is ready to turn his life around. Working around the kitchen, the cook supplies his colleagues with...
