Going Ivy: Junior Sabrina Rapoport attends the annual Harvard debate tournament
NewsOff-campus February 20, 2020
BY EMMA HUERTA Many students can only dream of attending the competitive—and, arguably, most iconic—college, Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this Ivy League school is currently ranked as the number one best global university. However, some lucky high schoolers are able to experience this elite institution hands-on at... Read more
BY JAELYN YEAMPIERRE AND SASHEEN JOSEPH In light of the two-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) High School shooting, Broward County Public Schools made February 14, 2020 an early release day and a non-academic Day of Service and Love to remember the victims. All teachers were instructed... Read more
BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE Internet usage has been a game-changer for students today by allowing for nearly instantaneous access to millions of sources. But CCHS students have been finding that this “instantaneous access” has been increasingly limited by the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) internet regulations. It is standard for... Read more
BY ALYSSA KHAN For students at CCHS, there’s a limited amount of classes available that teach real life skills. To help prepare students for life after high school, CCHS has introduced a two-part class: Adulting 101 and Financial Literacy/Money Matters. Each part of the course can be taken in... Read more
State of the Union: CCHS student Emily Kaufman makes an appearance on Capitol Hill
NewsOff-campus February 10, 2020
BY KAYLA GATES Political events such as the State of the Union Address are what most students can only learn about through their history classes. But for 15-year-old Emily Kaufman, a sophomore at Cooper City High School, this lesson became a reality as she accepted an invitation to Capitol... Read more
Gun violence hits home: Shots fired in Cooper City neighborhood during Super Bowl Sunday
NewsOff-campus February 7, 2020
BY ISABELLA MARCON Nearly two years after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gun violence disturbed the peace and safety of the Cooper City community. This time, the shooting occurred during a Super Bowl party on February 2 that was being held near... Read more
BY SASHEEN JOSEPH Attempting to meet with as many high schools as possible, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent Robert Runcie met with a select group of CCHS students in the media center on Tuesday, January 30 in order to determine the main concerns in BCPS schools. Commencing the... Read more
BY ABBIE TUSCHMAN Though Nazi Germany and the genocide of 6 million Jews are often mentioned during high school history classes, it’s not every day that students have the opportunity to listen to a Holocaust survivor. On Friday, January 31, Multicultural Club invited Irene Zisblatt to CCHS to speak... Read more
BY ARIELLE KRAUS As course selection cards were distributed mid-January, students noticed the addition of many new courses. Seven of these classes came from the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Program, which was a new addition to CCHS last year. AICE classes are designed to promote independent... Read more
BY EMMA HUERTA At around 8 a.m. on January 16, the CCHS cafeteria was full of excited murmurs as the entire senior class shuffled in. Vibrant decorations, including “2020” shaped balloons and table adornments, lit up the space. This was the senior breakfast, the first of multiple activities that... Read more
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