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SGA advisor and guidance counselor Melanie Sambataro plays a game with the Class of 2027 during a revamped freshman orientation.

Class of 2027 trades park for patio at freshman orientation

Kaitlyn Gallagher September 21, 2023

The formative CHS tradition of holding freshman orientation at Thompson Park in Lincroft was broken by the Class of 2027 on Friday, Sept. 8. Instead, the freshman class participated in icebreaker activities...

Both freshman and seniors reflect on their first few days of the new school year.
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Class of 2025 reignites Thompson Park tradition

Kristen Gallagher and Ella Lukowiak September 17, 2021

“A-wam sam sam, a-googly googly googly!” This chant has been sung by 21 classes of CHS freshman annually at Thompson Park and is one of many ways CHS upperclassmen and staff welcome new students. While...

Teachers are ready to be back in school after a year where they did not see some students in-person.
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Teachers evolving post-remote learning

Jacqueline Litowinsky September 17, 2021

In March of 2020, teachers around the world were forced to completely alter how they taught their students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. They needed to figure out how to properly translate in-person...

Club fair is back at CHS and the students are eager to participate in clubs again.

Clubs and extracurriculars adapt in the new school year

Zaina Saif and Jacqueline Litowinsky September 17, 2021

Though remote learning disrupted much of the school environment, the impact of COVID-19 was hardly limited to the classroom. Many non-academic school activities, such as clubs and extracurriculars, were...

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Cohort collapse

Emma Makin June 17, 2021

On May 25, 2021, the MCVSD school district returned to five day a week, in-person learning and brought the cohorts together.  The cohorts decreased the number of students in the classroom in an effort...

The annual back to school dance was ‘80s themed, and the cafeteria was lined with bright colors, cassette tapes and other classic 80s paraphernalia.

Students rock out at 80s themed back to school dance

Meredith Prud'homme September 26, 2019

Scrunchies and neon attire filled the dance floor as the Class of 2020 hosted the first dance of the school year on Friday, Sept. 13. The annual back to school dance was ‘80s themed, and the cafeteria...

To get their child through the school year, some parents are forced to rely on donations from classmates and teachers.

School supply charities fill backpacks for children in need

Kaitlyn Delaney September 13, 2019

Each year, as back-to-school season approaches, teachers release lists of supplies for the upcoming year, sending parents on a hunt for these essentials. By the end of their child’s academic career,...

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