Author Archives: Lauren Friedman

May 2012

The Five Year Engagement

“The Five-Year Engagement” is a light-hearted yet meaningful romantic comedy and one of the few in its genre to relate to the struggles of real life relationships. Starring Jason Segel and rising starlet Emily Blunt, the film tracks the struggles and pitfalls that Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt) encounter on their long journey [...]

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Apr 2012

Cardinals Spring Training: A Look Into the Season

One attending Cardinal’s spring training games would say that the players are so close you can hear them smack their gum. The Cardinal’s quest to repeat as world champions began with this year’s spring training, in which they prepared themselves for the upcoming 2012 season. Cardinals spring training is held in Jupiter, Florida. Every year, [...]

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Mar 2012

Stand and Deliver: Mr. Dunsker’s Weekly Vocabulary Quizzes

Define “benevolent.” What is its root word? Can you use it in a sentence? To anyone that has taken one of Mr. Dunsker’s English classes, this procedure probably sounds familiar. Mr. Dunsker, an English teacher at CHS, incorporates vocabulary into the curriculum of each of his classes in order to expand students’ knowledge with what [...]

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Feb 2012

Project 365

While many people use Facebook as a way to communicate with others, some people are beginning to use the social network as a way to document their daily lives. Throughout 2011, senior Sara Garfinkel participated in a Facebook challenge called “Project 365,” during which she accepted the difficult task of posting a status summarizing her [...]

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Dec 2011

Blues New Coach: Ken Hitchcock

The St. Louis Blues changed coaches on Nov. 6 after playing only 13 games. Replacing Davis Payne is Ken Hitchcock, a veteran coach who has won the Stanley Cup and had more than 1,000 games of coaching experience. Hitchcock believes that the Blues have the potential to become a play-off team and declared that he [...]

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Oct 2011

Halloween Traditions

As the bright October leaves begin to fall, CHS students start to think about Halloween — the day of the year when it is acceptable to ring strangers’ doorbells and devour bags full of candy. While some students celebrate Halloween in a different way every year, others have formed traditions with family or friends that [...]

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Sep 2011

When to Apply

Globe writer Lauren Friedman breaks down the college decision process.

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May 2011

Senior Showcase

As the 2010-2011 school year winds down, several talented seniors prepare for the Senior Showcase on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 7 pm, a performance held every year by members of the senior class who share the love for performing. The showcase, which will be filled with short plays and music, will [...]

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May 2011

Senior Showcase

As the 2010-2011 school year winds down, several talented seniors prepare for the Senior Showcase on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14 at 7 pm, a performance held every year by members of the senior class who share the love for performing. The showcase, which will be filled with short plays and music, will [...]

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Mar 2011

Fair showcases youth volunteer opportunities

Along with all of the activities that CHS students are involved with outside of academics, volunteering has become prominent among students as a way for them to reach out and contribute the community in a number of different ways. As a way to expose students to all of the volunteer opportunities around St. Louis, an [...]

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