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Coffeehouse hosts Jonathan Slovak and Marcos Guevara speaking to the crowd.

Students ‘expresso’ talents at Coffeehouse

Cailey Ruderman December 11, 2016

The Class of 2018 hosted the annual Coffeehouse, at which poetry and music of all kinds took center stage. Students of every grade were able to showcase their talents to their friends, family and peers...

NHS Inductees light their ceremonial candles at the Dec. 7 Induction.

NHS and NTHS host annual induction ceremony

Sarah McNey December 10, 2016

Fifty-five new members of both National Honor Society (NHS) and National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) were honored at the annual induction ceremony on Dec. 7. Both Principal James Gleason and MCVSD...

Seniors Connor Bruneau, left, of Wall and John Hennessy of Middletown filled in for physics teacher Steve Godkin on Senior Switch Day.

Senior Switch Day returns after year-long hiatus

Allie Beekman December 7, 2016

After a year without Senior Switch Day, the tradition returned to CHS on Nov. 24. Teachers sat back and listened as seniors took their roles to teach classes throughout the day. Senior class advisor...

Keynote speaker, Rachel Belli, talks to CHS students about life as a broadcast producer.

Annual Career Day brings wide range of jobs to CHS

Grace Badger December 4, 2016

An actor, a golfer, a politician, a lawyer, and a crowd of other professionals walk into a school. Three hours later, they leave having shared their work experiences with hundreds of ambitious students....

Dixson ‘shreds the gnar’ and serves the ‘guac’

Brigid Garrett December 3, 2016

Senior Kevin Dixson of Wall Township is recognized around CHS for his guacamole and competed at nationals for surfing last spring.

Senior Courtney Rademacher of Wall acted as Mrs. Clev for the day.

Senior Switch Day makes a comeback

Allie Beekman November 26, 2016

After a year without Senior Switch Day, the tradition returned to CHS on Nov. 24. Teachers sat back and listened as seniors took over their roles to teach classes throughout the day. Senior class adviser...

Senior Jessica Jo of Oceanport competed for the winning Jenga team.

Seniors break the tie and win Fall Spirit Week

Neil Estrada November 14, 2016

After an unprecedented 280-280 point tie between the Senior Class and the Freshman Class during spirit week the SGA decided to have a tiebreaker competition after midterms on Oct. 9. The school aired the...

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off on Nov.8, with Trump being elected President.

Students live tweet the U.S. election

Dylan Josephson November 9, 2016

CHS students tuned in to the 2016 US Election. In the end, the country voted Donald Trump to be the president of the United States. Below are tweets from CHS students while they were watching the election...

In a survey of CHS, students were asked what they felt the legal drinking age should be.

Drinking Age in US is highest in the world

Sawyer Barth November 9, 2016

While 162 countries across six continents have a drinking age of 20 or below, the United States is one of only 12 with a minimum drinking age of 21. This hasn’t always been the case. From the 1970s...

Justine Lane, math teacher, is one of the members of the CHS faculty that teach the same students year after year.

Student experiences with the same teachers for multiple years

Emma Hecht November 9, 2016

With 320 students and 31 faculty members, CHS students are bound to have the same teacher several years in a row. Senior Tony Moore of Howell said throughout his four years, he had multiple classes...

Shooting baskets is the main goal of Basketball, the sport Ferraro used to play.

Quitting Sports Can Be Helpful for Some

Some athletes say being a “quitter” isn’t always a bad thing when it comes to sports. Junior Victoria Ferraro of Manasquan, a former basketball player, said she made the right decision when she...

Junior Marcos Guevara of Cliffwood performed in the sketch The Eye Examiner at Comedy Night.

Drama Club holds first-ever Comedy Night

Sarah Lynch November 5, 2016

Drama Club broke the mold with its first Comedy Night on Nov. 4. The cast performed a series of sketches submitted by CHS students. Senior and Drama Club director Annie Ruoff of Monmouth Beach said...

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