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Senior Noah Lipton of Ocean plays in the first ever Battle of the Bands at CHS.

Students utilize musical talents in various bands

Allie Kuo May 14, 2017

Walking through the halls of CHS, there is a high probability that the notes of a ukulele, guitar, piano or even a melodica have graced your ears. Many students play an instrument or can at least dabble...

Many students take days off from school to relax as mental health days.

CHS students take off from class

Emme Leong May 11, 2017

Playing hooky is an invitation to have some fun, away from any and all responsibilities. Despite that, it’s not all fun and games when your quality of education is in jeopardy. According to a study...

Technology teacher Maryanne Rodriguezs jobs outside of school are all education related.

Outside of their daily teaching, CHS faculty have part-time jobs

Jacqueline Geller May 9, 2017

When the bell rings at 2:19 p.m., some CHS teachers will walk out the school’s doors and head to their part-time job. Spanish teacher Karen Britto used to be employed in restaurants and worked as...

InDesign (logo pictured above) and Illustrator are two programs students use to create the CHS yearbook.

Yearbook class show talents in CHS yearbooks

Dylan Josephson May 8, 2017

The distribution of yearbooks marks the end of another school year at CHS, but it also represents the culmination of the efforts of the yearbook elective offered to juniors and senior. Junior Grace...

Sophomore Summer Ward of West Long Branch wears the CHS Beast in pride

CHS Beast proves to be unique mascot

Jacqueline Geller May 8, 2017

Marlboro High School has the Mustangs. Wall High School has the Knights. And Communications High School has the Beast. Fitness teacher Ginny Clevenger established the mascot in 2004 when a student...

SGA President and senior Mark DiSpignia of Lincroft helped run the lunchtime events during Fall Spirit Week this year.

SGA introduces new events to Spring Spirit Week

Caroline Monaghan April 23, 2017

The 2017 Spring Spirit Week is this week, but the Student Government Association (SGA) discussed ways to improve it since November. Changes include different procedures, point values and events. Senior...

Photo obtained through Creative Commons.

Students show their true colors

Kaitlyn Hammond April 23, 2017

Sophomore Amanda Lavery walks into school with blue hair after having pink hair the day before. It’s just a normal day at Communications High School. For some students like Lavery of Marlboro, having...

The Inkblot celebrates fifteen years of journalism

The Inkblot celebrates fifteen years of journalism

Sarah Lynch April 20, 2017

“The News of Communications High School” has not taken a break since 2002. With 87 issues, The Inkblot has reached thousands of readers, triumphed in state and national competitions and enabled...

Photo by Cameron Destefano.

Ruoff dazzles on the stage and on the court

Courtney Kushnir April 20, 2017

All the world's a stage for senior Annie Ruoff of Monmouth Beach. Ruoff has performed  in plays and musicals since she was in the third grade and has been a part of 18 productions from her local community...

Blot graphic by Kylie Lamb.

Students discuss the merit and rigidity of CHS dress code

Sarah Lynch April 20, 2017

As spring weather and sunshine evade winter cold, shorts and dresses become the seasonal wardrobe for CHS students. While spring attire may be conducive to warmer weather, it may also violate school dress...

Twitter is one of the most popular social media sites among news organizations.

News outlets and readers ditch TV, use social media

Phoebe Drummond April 20, 2017

Twitter — the multi-billion dollar social media site — has quite a simple mission statement: “to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers.”...

In recent years, social media is commonly used by both citizens and politicians.

Citizens and politicians interacting via social media can be beneficial or futile

Linda Badaracco April 20, 2017

With political posts frequently making headlines for better or for worse, politicians’ social media communication is front and center in the public eye. As of 2014, 16 percent of registered voters...

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