The long-awaited new Communications High School website has finally launched. Since the website’s initial release, students, staff and parents have been appreciating the creativity and usability of the redesigned page.
For years, the website has been a challenge for users alike. Many felt the previous CHS webpage was bland and complicated to navigate. On arrival, viewers first encountered a jarring white and difficult-to-read homepage, as the school’s logo blended in with the background. Current students viewed the mission statement, presented in default arial font, as a potential deterrent for new students.
During SGA elections, many candidates brought up the website in their speeches which caught Principal James Gleason’s attention, who sought to oversee the improvement of the website before his retirement in January.
“Last year, it became an SGA topic,” Gleason said. “The council started to think of ways to improve it and a couple of students started to work on creating a new CHS website.”
Students feel the website now fully encapsulates the spirit of CHS. Junior Isabella Remolina of Shrewsbury noticed the platform was much more interactive and easier to navigate. There have been a lot of changes to the website, including a welcome video on the main page.
“It is more artsy than what it was, so it was a much better representation,” Remolina said. “The video also gives more of an inside look that previously wasn’t there.”
Students felt the initial website failed to showcase the many creative aspects of Communications High School. Now, however, they believe the new site gives a perfect overview of what the school has to offer for current and future students.
