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New guidelines may bring back some normalcy for fall

Liam Umbs July 9, 2020

After finishing the last months of the 2019-2020 school year virtually, an uncertainty over if students will return to schools in the fall has developed. Yet as the severity of the pandemic alleviates...

Some colleges are not requiring testing amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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Colleges waive testing requirements

Zoe Conner-Bennett June 12, 2020

Students across the country were still recovering from the shock of school closures in early March when, just days before its set date, the College Board cancelled the March 2020 SAT exam. Not long after,...

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MVC closure delays teen road tests

Julia Homza June 12, 2020

For those turning seventeen in the past months, a huge milestone is on hold. With the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) closed for months, many teens, including many CHS juniors, weren’t able...

A survey of 58 students from May 19 to May 29.

Students face COVID-19 restrictions in the workplace

Lillian Chen June 12, 2020

A classic coming of age moment for many high schoolers is getting a job. It’s a sign of independence and maturity, as well as a chance to make money on your own. But now, as many things have been, this...

A survey of 58 students from May 19 to May 29.

Interpersonal relationships become a virtual reality

Brigid McCarthy June 12, 2020

The closure of schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year brought a clarifying mixture of sadness and finality to high schoolers in the confusion that clouds the COVID-19 pandemic. For many...

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Drive-in movie theaters make a comeback in New Jersey because of social distancing

Sam Skolnick June 12, 2020

Due to social distancing guidelines, movie theaters all across New Jersey are closed. Despite the low number of drive-in theatres left, they may be the perfect answer to being able to enjoy films while...

Senior Ryan Swanson of Manasquan performs at Battle of the Bands
2019. Due to the school closure and government restrictions, this event
will not happen this year.

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...

Principal James Gleason began worrying about the continuation of school and hosting large events following the Cultural Communications festival on March 6. Starting the next Fri. with the annual Fashion Show, CHS events that generally bring in large numbers of people from both in and outside the school began to get cancelled. Virtual learning began March 16 and will now continue through the last day of school, June 18.

Coronavirus closes schools, cancels culminating events

Madison Beekman May 8, 2020

The hallways of CHS buzzed on Wed., March 11 after students received an email that the upcoming Friday would follow an early dismissal schedule so that the staff could prepare for the possibility of a...

Last years Battle of the Bands was held on March 15, 2019. This year the event is in jeopardy due to COVID-19-caused school closures.

Clubs, student governments work to salvage events as Coronavirus closure hits one-month milestone

Madison Beekman and Zoe Conner-Bennett April 14, 2020

The hallways of CHS buzzed on Wednesday, March 11, after students and staff received an email that the upcoming Friday would follow an early dismissal schedule in order for the staff to prepare for the...

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Coronavirus Update: MCVSD now closed for two weeks

Katherine Lombardi March 13, 2020

As the Coronavirus becomes a growing concern across Monmouth County and the MCVSD, the Inkblot will provide ongoing web coverage, following our original print story published on Mar. 9, in order to keep...

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Coronavirus Update: No school, in-person or online, for students on Friday

Katherine Lombardi March 12, 2020

As the Coronavirus becomes a growing concern across Monmouth County and the MCVSD, the Inkblot will provide ongoing web coverage, following our original print story published on Mar. 9, in order to keep...

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Coronavirus Update: CHS to dismiss early on Friday, among more cancellations

Katherine Lombardi March 11, 2020

As the Coronavirus becomes a growing concern across Monmouth County and the MCVSD, the Inkblot will provide ongoing web coverage, following our original print story published on Mar. 9, in order to keep...

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