Author Archives: Jack Holds

Dec 2011

Caleb Grady Athlete Spotlight

As the winter sports season warms up and many student athletes at CHS prepare for the coming meets, matches and games ahead, one student stands out from the crowd. Senior Caleb Grady. Grady is a three sport athlete who leads by example. Not only does he exude commitment and focus, but his attendance at practices [...]

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Oct 2011

Girls Tennis Cassity and Greenberg Clinch Third at State

In a thrilling final week of the Girls Varsity Tennis season, Carly Cassity and Caroline Greenberg won districts, sectionals and placed third at State in electrifying fashion. After finishing first in districts over the Clayton two seed doubles, Isabella Jacobs and Carly’s younger sister, Connor Cassity, Carly Cassity and Caroline Greenberg continued to defeat a [...]

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Oct 2011

Physics Club Doing Work

After it’s inception two years ago, the Physics Club is now in full swing for the 2011-2012 school year. They’re gaining momentum. And really accelerating in a positive direction. Yes, the cheesy science jokes are reaching maximum velocity. This year, however, will be slightly different from the past two years. No, Physics Club devotees, don’t [...]

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Oct 2011

Rekindling Clayton Ultimate Frisbee

An unlikely group of CHS Frisbee diehards is beginning to rekindle their disc-throwing spirits, invigorating a sport that has recently fallen by the wayside at Clayton.

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Oct 2011

A Homerun Hat Trick for El Hombre

Albert Pujols wields not only a mighty bat at the plate, but a mighty pen as well. On Saturday, October 22, 2011, Pujols made three marks in the books of baseball history that will forever last with the great names of antiquity.

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Oct 2011

Jack Sock: Future American Tennis Icon?

Jack Sock has gotten a lot of attention lately. And deservingly so. The young Nebraska native made a big splash at the 2011 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) US Open, which came to a close a mere few weeks ago.

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May 2011

Refreshed lineup breathes new life, energy into ultimate frisbee team

The CHS ultimate frisbee team got a much-needed lift this year thanks to a new name and a great mix of players, both of which carried the team to success. This season, the CHS Swag Surfers – coined by senior Simon Warchol – had a stunning record of 5-1 thanks to the combined efforts of [...]

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Apr 2011

Fantasy baseball sparks interest in baseball statistics, games

I never used to be a fantasy baseball kind of kid. But this year, after joining a fantasy baseball league for the first time, I’ve finally seen the light, so-to-speak, of spending countless hours in front of the computer screen scrutinizing over stats and lamenting the early season injuries of my star players.

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Apr 2011

Fans rev their engines for 2011 Formula One racing Season

For car and motor sport enthusiasts, Formula 1, or F1 for short, is the pinnacle of mankind’s land racing achievements, the bridging of man and machine in perfect harmony. Streamlined super-machines designed to pump out a mandated 750 brake horsepower at 18,000 rpm whip around a track, pushing the drivers’ limits with g-forces fit for [...]

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Mar 2011

Lupe Fiasco’s new album frustrates fans

For a man who once believed that “hip-hop saved his life,” Lupe Fiasco is now realizing that hip-hop might also be the end to his life as he knows it. After great struggle with Atlantic Records, as well as an internal struggle, Lupe Fiasco has finally managed to produce a haphazardly assembled and more-or-less inconsistent [...]

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