BY JULIA SAFRIN Every year, seemingly oblivious eighth-graders, who are still trying to figure out who they are and who they want to be, walk into freshman orientation. They are like fish out of water about to be bombarded with information not only about grades, classes and graduation requirements,... Read more
BY ARIELLE KRAUS Every year, the CCHS Best Buddies chapter hosts a match party for their members. This event allows members to get to know each other through various activities and bonding experiences. Best Buddies is an international organization designed to promote inclusion. The CCHS chapter matches students who... Read more
Broward County public school population is dying: Enrollment rates continue to drop
NewsOff-campus September 20, 2019
BY ELENA VALDEZ Although classrooms still look overcrowded and car lines run all the way into the street, this may not be the case for long. As of the 2019-2020 school year, there has been a significant drop in South Florida’s public school enrollment, and the numbers continue to... Read more
BY RYAN MERARD On September 1, Hurricane Dorian made its catastrophic mark on the Bahamas. With winds reaching up to 180 mph at one point and the storm traveling at just 1 mph, Dorian stalled over the Bahamian islands and pummeled them for hours, causing major destruction of homes... Read more
BY RYAN MERARD In an era where there are more mass shootings in this nation than days passed this year, the nationwide phrase, “If you see something, say something” has more value than ever. It encourages students to speak up whenever they notice anything that seems suspicious and to... Read more
Broward County school board chooses to go back to its original approach with absences
NewsOff-campus August 29, 2019
BY RYAN MERARD When a student misses school, a parent must call the school to notify them of this absence, so it is excused. However, many parents work during the day and are preoccupied with other things and forget to call their child out sick. With the new absence... Read more
BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE New students stood in lines that long passed the breezeway entrance in order to check into CCHS’s inaugural Cowboy Corral. The first event of its kind at CCHS, Cowboy Corral was organized by staff members Dwayne Dixon and Stephen Franzone with hopes that it would relieve... Read more
BY CHRIS GOMES The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has infamously become one of the primary gatekeepers in college admissions, often determining whether a student is admitted into a university. Although the uses of the SAT have changed since its debut in 1926, its “gatekeeper” status remains today. However, it... Read more
BY VICTORIA MARTIN It has been nearly two years since Hurricane Maria left behind pure destruction on the island of Puerto Rico. The US territory was not in the best shape to withstand the impact of this category 4 hurricane, as Hurricane Irma had left one million people on... Read more
BY SASHEEN JOSEPH Students looking to pursue a rigorous academic path at CCHS will have some new options next year. In addition to the established Advanced Placement (AP) program, students will be able to take a new set of challenging classes. The Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)... Read more
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