
Charlie Balestra, Editor In Chief

Aiden Kim, Reporter

Charlie Balestra, Sports Editor

Haowen Liu, Logistics & Training Managing Editor

Charlie Cheatham, Reporter

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![“I was an English teacher when I got my first job, [and] they said, ‘We have a yearbook position that's open. Do you know anything about Yearbook? ‘I went, No, not at all.’ ‘Well, if you would like the position, would you go get certified in that field?’ And I was like, ‘I would like a job, so I would like to go do that.’ So it was not my first thing, but I was an English teacher who also did Yearbook. Then I found that I really liked it.There was an opening here, but not for an English teacher, but for journalism. They said, ‘Would you like to do broadcasts?’ I was like, ‘I would love to learn a new thing.’ So I think, my love of life is to keep pushing myself and doing something new which has just kept feeding, the next new thing. So it never feels stale, because I'm always doing something new.”
- Scott Kreher, CTE Journalism teacher](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_6802-1200x1193.jpg)
Olivia Luckey, Reporter
![“[I am passionate about] running and being part of a new community. Running is hard, but there’s so many things you can do to make it a lot more enjoyable. Everyone [on the team] is really nice and supportive. If you are feeling down they always lift you up and you can talk to them about anything. I always look forward to the end of the day and it gives me something fun to do with my people. My dad always tells me how pain is always temporary, and I always remember that while I'm running. [I apply this] not only to running, but also if I’m sad, it's not going to last forever and I'll get through it. I feel like I’m really dedicated to the things I do, and I feel good about where I’m at with extracurriculars. Mr. Holmes always tells me to make sure I’m managing my time well, and I feel like that is something I need to work on.”
-Izzy Cuddihee, 10](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image1-8-e1762116214299-1200x736.jpg)
Elsie Rygiol, Reporter

![“I've been spending a lot of time with [Nick’s] family. It's good to not act like it didn't happen [and] to talk about it. I talk about him a lot with my friends, his family, and my family sometimes. It makes it a lot easier because when you feel like you can discuss it without it being weird, rather than focus on it through a sad lens, which, of course, is important. You can also focus on how amazing it is that this incredible person was able to lead an incredible life.”
- Sam Thompson, 12](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.45.07-AM-960x1200.png)
Luciano Perman, Reporter

Luke Jeans, Photo of the Week Manager
!["The best piece of advice I have been given is to never give up. If you have your heart set on something, don't let anyone tell you not to follow it. Taste your dreams. During my tennis career, there's been moments that I've wanted to give up on matches if I'm down 1-5 and I persevere. I win the set somehow. [It] shows you never give up, even if people tell you that you're gonna lose."
-Ryan Deaver, 9](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image2-4-e1757531299145-1200x950.jpg)
Siyona Chanda, Reporter

Chakchuen Yu, Reporter

Lucas Ruan, Reporter



Owen Maddock, Podcaster

John Craig, Podcaster

Charlie Balestra, Editor In Chief

Aiden Kim, Reporter
![“I was an English teacher when I got my first job, [and] they said, ‘We have a yearbook position that's open. Do you know anything about Yearbook? ‘I went, No, not at all.’ ‘Well, if you would like the position, would you go get certified in that field?’ And I was like, ‘I would like a job, so I would like to go do that.’ So it was not my first thing, but I was an English teacher who also did Yearbook. Then I found that I really liked it.There was an opening here, but not for an English teacher, but for journalism. They said, ‘Would you like to do broadcasts?’ I was like, ‘I would love to learn a new thing.’ So I think, my love of life is to keep pushing myself and doing something new which has just kept feeding, the next new thing. So it never feels stale, because I'm always doing something new.”
- Scott Kreher, CTE Journalism teacher](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_6802-1200x1193.jpg)
![“[I am passionate about] running and being part of a new community. Running is hard, but there’s so many things you can do to make it a lot more enjoyable. Everyone [on the team] is really nice and supportive. If you are feeling down they always lift you up and you can talk to them about anything. I always look forward to the end of the day and it gives me something fun to do with my people. My dad always tells me how pain is always temporary, and I always remember that while I'm running. [I apply this] not only to running, but also if I’m sad, it's not going to last forever and I'll get through it. I feel like I’m really dedicated to the things I do, and I feel good about where I’m at with extracurriculars. Mr. Holmes always tells me to make sure I’m managing my time well, and I feel like that is something I need to work on.”
-Izzy Cuddihee, 10](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image1-8-e1762116214299-1200x736.jpg)
![“I've been spending a lot of time with [Nick’s] family. It's good to not act like it didn't happen [and] to talk about it. I talk about him a lot with my friends, his family, and my family sometimes. It makes it a lot easier because when you feel like you can discuss it without it being weird, rather than focus on it through a sad lens, which, of course, is important. You can also focus on how amazing it is that this incredible person was able to lead an incredible life.”
- Sam Thompson, 12](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.45.07-AM-960x1200.png)
!["The best piece of advice I have been given is to never give up. If you have your heart set on something, don't let anyone tell you not to follow it. Taste your dreams. During my tennis career, there's been moments that I've wanted to give up on matches if I'm down 1-5 and I persevere. I win the set somehow. [It] shows you never give up, even if people tell you that you're gonna lose."
-Ryan Deaver, 9](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image2-4-e1757531299145-1200x950.jpg)

![“[For dealing with academic stress,] I think just I figured [it] out myself, because I feel like everyone has a different way of dealing with their stress, so this is just the way that worked for me.” -June Wiens, 9](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image2-2-1200x900.jpg)
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![The All-In Coalition marches in the 2022 Homecoming Parade. The students spent the morning decorating the car and threw out frisbees and candy in the parade. ¨[I wanted to] go to the parade [to] get to know everyone better and find common interests besides wanting to combat teen substance abuse,¨ freshman Olivia Lin (pictured left holding the banner) said.](https://www.chsglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image6-1-300x225.jpg)






