From autos to the arts: faculty recalls CHS’s history
March 9, 2020
Before the back hallway of CHS decorated its cinder block walls with detailed murals, it was the single hallway of Wall Township’s Vocational High School. The rooms now used for mass media, art and print production once housed automobile body, electricity and automobile painting shops for students in ...
Teachers and students are worried sick over in-school illness
March 9, 2020
It’s an iconic scene from the hit 1986 movie, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:” a teacher taking attendance monotonously repeats “Bueller” to no avail, for the aforementioned high school student is faking sick and playing hooky for the day. Flash forward to the present, where rather than feigning illness...
Seniors get schooled through dual enrollment
Michael Rau and Timothy Wilburn
March 9, 2020
After taking AP Calculus at CHS last year, senior Mary Eknoian of Wall decided to take Calculus 2 at Brookdale this past fall. CHS upperclassmen have the option of taking weekly dual enrollment classes through Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. According to Brookdale's website, each three-cred...
Teens face parental pressure when choosing to apply to or attend CHS
Ryan Lemberger and Aaron Diament
March 9, 2020
Junior Steve Ostrom of Lincroft’s final decision to attend CHS reflected his own eagerness to attend the school, more so “than other people who were pressured by their parents.” “My mom wanted me to apply to an MCVSD in general, but she didn’t really have an influence on which one I pick...
1 in 300: Williams tunes into passion
March 9, 2020
Junior Madeline Williams of Wall began playing the cello when she was just nine years old. Although it may be an unusual choice for a fourth grade pastime, she was inspired by her mother. “My mom played the cello, so she really wanted me to play it too,” Williams said. However, she quickly devel...
CHS raises concerns about mental health resources
January 17, 2020
New Jersey is one of only nine states that require mental health education by law. In August of 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that “required public school health education to include mental health,” according to NBC. This bill will take effect during the 2020-2021 school yea...
Rising EpiPen prices put lives at risk
January 17, 2020
Roughly 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, according to the American College of Allergies, Asthma, and Immunology. For those at risk of anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction, the EpiPen can be a life-saving medication. Yet, with prices on the rise, accessibility to t...
Overprescribing opens doors to addiction
January 17, 2020
Senior Erin Palmer of Tinton Falls may no longer have wisdom teeth, but she has almost an entire bottle of Vicodin, an opioid narcotic medication, lurking in her medicine cabinet. Palmer is responsibly awaiting the opportunity to properly dispose of her unneeded medicine at a pharmacy’s take-back pro...
Abbreviations spell out confusion for older texters
Beatrice Karron and Will McHale
January 17, 2020
As technology evolves, the ways people communicate with one another follow suit. Over the last few years, as phone conversations began to replace face-to-face communication, texting has become its own “language” as new slang develops and new emojis emerge. Perhaps the most commonly used abbreviation,...
Public and private middle schools both shape long-term learning
January 17, 2020
Thirty years ago, CHS’s school nurse Dorothy Condon attended St. Rose Parish Schools. For 13 years, Condon dressed in a school uniform every morning and walked alongside nuns in the hallways. While she said that she received a very good academic education, the most prominent skill she gained from her years...
CHS teenagers work hard, play hard, sleep never
January 17, 2020
Pressing cold Powerade to your face to stay awake during World History. Napping during bus rides. Sleeping through fire alarms. These are just some instances of how CHS students deal with the toll of sleep deprivation. According to the National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need about 8 to 10 hours o...
Students go the extra mile to attend CHS, despite distance
Michael Rau and Timothy Wilburn
January 17, 2020
Junior Ava Turner of Middletown wakes up to a 5:30 a.m. alarm each day in order to get ready for her bus, which picks her up at 6:20 a.m. She does not return home after school until after 3:30 p.m., forcing her to make a few compromises due to her long bus ride. "Sometimes, it's annoying because I could be...