Clearly, it’s a bit unrealistic to expect all high school students not to drink on prom night. As everyone knows, many CHS students drink every weekend, and prom night won’t be an exception....
Although I have endeavored several times to keep a journal, even a weekly journal—many of these plans have become futile.
I can remember first starting a journal with my mom when I was in kindergarten....
It is a story that, given the flurry of international news in the past weeks, few have heard. On March 11, the same day that a catastrophic tsunami hit Japan and a day before the Arab League asked the...
I like dogs. I really do. But I must confess that I like smaller dogs better than bigger ones. I associate a dog's size with its aggressiveness and its ability to bite humans. The smaller the dog, the nicer it probably is.
In 2004, CHS students staged a walkout protesting the suggested termination of the Voluntary Student Transfer program. The students took a stand, embodying the passion and principles we are still taught...
When asked to give words of wisdom, people often say “Live life to the fullest†or “Each time you fall, just get back up†or “Hardships make us strong.†I never really...
Since September 2009, “Glee†has become one of the most popular television shows in America.
It has captured audiences nationwide with its exciting plot and fun, musical numbers that give...
Personal finance - the newest requirement to graduate from high school in the great state of Missouri – is a survey course on general consumer economics. It also is the 46 minutes that occupies...
How should Americans in the 21st Century live with the onus of the imperialistic sins of previous generations? I have been struggling to answer this question repeatedly this year, thinking of it more...
The issue of gun control has always been a hot topic in America. With the recent shooting in Tuscan, however, discussion of the issue has been revitalized and gun control has once again become fodder for political pundits of all sorts.
It’s about the only break from school I get during the week. Every day at 5 p.m., I turn on the TV. And it’s not to watch some dumb reality TV show or to see rich celebrities argue with each...
