Coronavirus causes concerns for clubs
October 9, 2020
COVID-19 has taken a toll on society, leaving people trying to find a way to assert a new normal in a world that is anything but that. With the start of September, CHS and schools all around the world have been trying to discern what will be best for their students and staff this school year. Through...
Clubs and class councils deal with fundraising issues
Kristen Gallagher and Zaina Saif
May 8, 2020
MCVSD students were notified that schools would be closed through Mar. 27 due to the novel coronavirus. Then, they got the news that it would be extended through April 10. They did not know when schools would re-open in this time of uncertainty. Students have still not returned. School closure has...
Advisers showcase their outside interests through clubs
November 15, 2019
Math doesn’t have anything to do with religion, and debate doesn’t have anything to do with physics, but to CHS’s club advisers, that doesn’t matter. While many advisers teach material very different from the clubs they advise, some teachers find it very easy to draw similarities. “It...
CHS Students and Staff Advocate for Change
Aidan Cole
November 15, 2019
With the effects of global warming growing more potent, the world has been scrambling for solutions. Communications High School has a few of their own. Teachers have found ways to help protect the environment, including radio teacher Bill Bengle. “We used to print the news for the morning n...
Students attend annual Club Fair
September 21, 2019
At the annual Club Fair on Friday, Sept. 13, students were given the opportunity to sign up for the clubs offered at CHS in the cafeteria during lunch. Every year, this event allows individuals to choose to get involved in the organizations that interest them. There was a widespread of clubs exhibited...
CHS classes, activities evolve throughout the years
March 15, 2019
Only 82 students and eight faculty members walked the halls of CHS in 2000, according to history teacher Sharyn O’Keefe, who has been a teacher at CHS since its opening in 2000. 19 years later, the school currently has 311 students and 28 faculty members. But, this change in student and faculty size is ...
PSFA helps students, clubs succeed
January 25, 2019
Last year, Junior States of America (JSA) struggled to keep convention opportunities open to all members due to budget cuts. This year, hoping to get back on its feet, junior and JSA council member Dane Tedder of Ocean attended a Parent Student Faculty Association (PSFA) meeting and received a full gra...
Clubs raise money at Mingle & Jingle
December 16, 2018
Clubs played holiday music, sold shirts and sang carols at the annual Mingle & Jingle event on Friday, Dec. 7. Hosted by the Parent Student Faculty Association (PSFA), the event provides clubs with a fundraising opportunity while getting students and their families into the holiday spirit. Clu...
NHS elects new council
May 24, 2018
National Honor Society (NHS) elections for the 2018-2019 council took place in Room 142 on Tuesday, May 22. Junior NHS members showed their qualifications for the council positions through speeches they presented to fellow classmates. The elected members of this year’s council are President Jules...
Meet the Presidents of CHS
Brigid Garrett and Jack Mannion
September 29, 2016
The Presidents of CHS's official clubs and class councils discuss their club, role as president and themselves as a person.
Photo Club fought for funding; administration listened
Julia Pardee and Sarah Lynch
September 16, 2016
At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, Photo Club was a newly unofficial and Advanced Yearbook was no longer a course. But after pushback from Photo Club council, Principal James Gleason found a solution: adding an Advanced Yearbook class second semester fourth period. Photo Club was initially...
SkillsUSA plans for Halloween dance
Ebenezer Shim
September 14, 2016
SkillsUSA held an unofficial meeting to briefly discuss roles for the Halloween Dance scheduled for Oct. 28. A theme idea was selected and committee heads for the event were picked from club members, with a council member to assist each committee head. Finishing touches were also discussed for the Clu...