Virtual elections bring entirely female leadership to CHS clubs
June 12, 2020
This past year 52% of leadership positions for the SGA, JSA, NHS, and CCC were held by male students, but the most recent elections resulted in completely female leadership for the upcoming year. As the majority of the population of CHS is female, it should not be surprising that many leadership pos...
Class of 2022 elects their sophomore council
June 3, 2019
On May 31, the Class of 2022 held elections in room 105 for their sophomore class council, set to serve for the 2019-2020 school year. After 11 candidates were chosen in primaries, students gave speeches to their class in hopes of filling the five council positions. The sophomore council will consist of Presid...
Class councils work hard, live up to campaign promises
March 2, 2018
Every fall and spring, the freshman hallway highlights the competitiveness of class elections at CHS. Posters fill every possible open space of those walls until they overlap. Students have the willpower to put forth great and capable councils to raise class funds and run events. Ability is all a...
Celebrities in Washington: Stay in Hollywood or get political experience
March 2, 2018
As 2020 nears, more and more articles like Politico’s “The Serious Case for Oprah 2020” arise. Donald Trump’s approval ratings are at an all-time low, leading some to suggest replacements for the current president in the 2020 election. People have pushed celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West...
Class of 2021 elects their first council
October 5, 2017
The freshman Class of 2021 held their student council election on Oct. 3 in the cafeteria. Five students were elected from a pool of ten candidates who made it through primaries from a larger group of 18. Fitness teacher Ginny Clevenger is the adviser of the freshman class this year. This is not ...
Class council elections and Drama Club picks new assistants
Samara Ghali
June 7, 2017
The rising sophomore, junior and senior classes held elections today to decide the new class councils for the 2017-2018 school year. Candidates were narrowed down in a primary in May, and those remaining gave speeches to their prospective classmates. Election results were announced at the end of the...
Club elections for CCC, NHS, NAHS and SkillsUSA
May 21, 2017
Throughout the week, four clubs elected new club officers for the 2017-2018 school year. The clubs included the Cultural Communications Club (CCC) and National Honor Society (NHS) on Tuesday, National Art Honor Society (NAHS) on Wednesday and SkillsUSA/National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on Thursday. On...
NAHS elects junior representative
October 20, 2016
The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) held its first official meeting with all new members from the junior class. Candidates for the club's junior representative position spoke briefly during the meeting about their qualifications and intentions when elected for the position. Junior Christina Alfano...
Madeira elected freshman class president
Mary Kate Cashman
October 4, 2016
Students of the class of 2020 elected freshman Emily Madeira as their class president in the class elections on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Colin Martin of Middletown was elected Vice President. “I am really excited, and just really grateful to everybody that put the faith in me to elect me,” Madeira said. ...
2015 Student Council Election Results
June 24, 2015
By MARK DISPIGNA - After they recited two-minute long speeches, candidates anxiously waited to hear their names called over the loudspeaker on June 4. At the end of the day, members of the rising sophomore, junior and senior class councils were announced. Overall, seven new representatives were elected...
SGA Election week comes to a close; 4 new council members elected
Kate Ridoux and Izzy Cavazzoni
May 22, 2015
Just before dismissal on May 21, the winners of the Student Government Association election for the 2015-2016 school year were announced on the loudspeaker. The new SGA council members include sophomores Julia Pardee, Mark DiSpigna and Rebecca Madeira. Juniors Shane Nolan and Lauryn Masciana were elected...
Inkblot asks candidates “Why do you want to run for SGA?”
May 20, 2015
Leading up to SGA elections, Thursday May 20, the Inkblot asked the SGA candidates one question: Why do you want to run for the SGA? This one telling question is meant to give the voters an inside look into the motives and mind of each of the candidates. The three executive candidates are listed first,...