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Feb 2010

NCA accreditation team to visit CHS

The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA) will send a visiting team to CHS on March 2 and 3. The team will evaluate the school based on the organization’s seven standards and present a report of their findings. CHS has been accredited by the NCA since 1914. The school chooses to [...]

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Feb 2010

MSHSAA changes eligibility rules regarding zero-hours

Sports and extracurricular activities are continually offered at CHS as a chance for students to have fun, work with a team, and engage in spirited competition.  But this year, the Missouri State High School Athletic Association (MSHSAA) has put in place a new rule which may bar some students from participating in these activities. (Dee [...]

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Feb 2010

Public figures wrong in placing fault on Haitians for tragic earthquake

The human capacity for love is simply astounding. It continually amazes and inspires us. Somehow, the world is able to put aside their differences, for however brief a time, and simply contribute. Man reaches out to fellow man, and both are lifted into a new level of understanding and, above all, love. So, it comes [...]

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Feb 2010

Collaborative school offers alternative for students

While some CHS students stay up into the wee hours of the night studying for AP courses hoping to earn credit for required classes as well as college credit, other students take a different approach to completing credits. These students attend an alternative form of schooling called Collaborative School. Collaborative school is a school for [...]

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Feb 2010

Sight of violin sparks memories of early childhood experiences

Looking around in the orchestra room, you spot an old violin coated with sticky residue from rosin. Play it and you’ll find yourself enjoying one scratchy tune. Look out world, it’s Violet. Violet and I have been together since 5th grade. I started violin in fourth grade and my mom got me a rental. Though [...]

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