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Author Archives: Justin Elliot
Feb
24
2010
Staff Editorial: Though all men ‘equal’ in theory, homosexuals still lack the same rights as others
Equality: an idea that is indoctrinated into the head of every Clayton student from almost the first day of Kindergarten. Regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or any other defining characteristic, students are told that we are all “equal.” This school district teaches students that they are free to show the world who [...]
This year’s graduating class will be the first to be required to take a course in personal finance. “The purpose of the class is to instill good money habits early on in students,” teacher Marci Boland said. “Students will learn about an array of topics ranging from what consumer rights are to why freecreditreport.com isn’t [...]
Many CHS students participate in countless hours of community service each school year. From playing bingo at a nursing home, cleaning up a local highway or planning the annual Arts Fair, the opportunities to get involved are endless for CHS students. Sadly, despite the ample options for CHS students to start volunteering, not enough students [...]
After six months and over 1,200 views CHS globe online is up and fully functioning. CHSglobe.com is updated almost daily and offers wider coverage than the print edition of the Globe. “We wanted to be able to expand our coverage so we could publish stories that we were not able to in the past,” Globe [...]
Nov
18
2009
Drug policy strives to protect students
Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll: the essential ingredients for an American high school experience. Well maybe not rock n’ roll, but at least the other two. It doesn’t take too hard of a search here at CHS to see, or smell rather, that drug use is prevalent among CHS students. “We know students are [...]
Nov
10
2009
Jeff Smith
CHS students are often found guilty of forgetting to put their name on their homework and thus receiving the dreaded zero for an assignment. Even though the impact of a zero is immense, in the world of politics failing to place your name on something can ruin a political career. During his run for the [...]
Oct
16
2009
Michael Moore fails to find solution
A pair of blinding white NewBalance shoes, a megaphone, several rolls of yellow crime scene tape, and an armored truck spell one thing; Michael Moore is back again. Moore’s newest movie “Capitalism: A Love Story” is a brutal attack on the economic system that sustains our nation. While the movie’s sporadic plot, poor attempt at [...]
Sep
27
2009
CHS Model UN club begins year
This past Wednesday the Member’s of the CHS Model UN club went to their first conference. “This last conference was fun. We had a lot of newcomers to the organization,” said Janet Curry, the Model UN sponsor. According to Curry, Model UN is an opportunity for students to compete with area schools to practice some [...]
Aug
14
2009
Working in Congress creates insight
Although it was not in the description, my job this summer was composed largely of walking through metal detectors, avoiding sex scandals, sneaking into high security meetings and maneuvering the basement of terrorists’ most desired target. For one month this summer I was given the honor and privilege to be a Page for the House [...]
