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Tag Archives: January
So far this season the varsity Greyhound basketball team has made a major improvement compared to recent years. One of the main contributors to this is junior guard and forward Christian Thomas, who has the highest average on the team at 21.8 points per game and also cleans the boards for the fairly undersized Hounds, [...]
The recent below freezing temperatures created quite a mess for CHS custodians and the math department. On Saturday Jan. 9, a water pipe broke in the CHS math wing, flooding the math office and three classrooms. The break was discovered early in the morning on Saturday, and repair work quickly ensued. “I walked in at [...]
Jan
27
2010
Local Clayton teacher awarded national honor
One of Clayton’s own teachers recently had the honor of receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Earlier in January, Susan Carter, a kindergarten teacher at Glenridge Elementary, was selected as one of the top 100 teachers in the nation and traveled to Washington, D.C., to receive the esteemed award. In [...]
Jan
27
2010
Despite doubt, Integrated Math prevails
For the estimated 70 percent of the CHS student body, math class is not honors—leaving the choice between Core Plus Integrated Math, more commonly known as simply Integrated, or a more traditional route. However, though the former is being touted as the new, “better” way to learn math, some questions, concerns, and anxieties surround its [...]
Jan
27
2010
Raising Awareness for the disappearing honeybee
For the past few years, a seemingly common but vital insect has been unexpectedly disappearing: the honeybee. This rare phenomenon is known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and it has been observed by beekeepers since 2006. The specific cause of this phenomenon has not been fully determined. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s [...]
Jan
27
2010
Nationwide airport security tightens
Since the attacks of September 11, flying has become increasingly difficult. Security has been heightened exponentially, as has the time it takes to get from the parking lot to your gate. On December 25, passenger Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab lit an explosive on fire aboard a trans-Atlantic Northwest Airlines flight, but it failed to detonate. The [...]
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and left immense destruction and tragedy in its wake has prompted numerous relief efforts around the world. The World Food Programme (WFP), the largest humanitarian organization worldwide, has already delivered 86 tons of food to Haiti, and hopes to acquire and deliver fourteen million ready-to-eat [...]
Despite the eccentricity and challenge of the upcoming CHS musical, this performance will showcase the talents of the many actors. Although the musical “Sweeney Todd” is going to be performed Feb. 17-21, 2010, those involved are already preparing for the challenge of this unique musical. This horror musical is renowned for its bloody yet comical [...]
Jan
27
2010
Cafeteria serves unfulfilling food
The trash is always full to the brim with food. Lots of food is wasted every single day in the School District of Clayton. It’s lunchtime. Many student drivers at CHS choose to go off campus with friends for lunch. Some of the students who stay in school during lunch bring prepared meals from home, [...]
Jan
27
2010
Math proves to be applicable
“A musician wakes from a terrible nightmare.” So begins the remarkable commentary entitled “A Mathematician’s Lament”. The piece opens with said musician’s dreamworld, in which music has become a mandatory school course. Educators are seen force-feeding unfortunate children with hollow lessons packed with musical notation and theory, where the direction of stems is vital for [...]
