Sultan’s Kitchen: If you’re ever in downtown Boston and feel like eating something besides subway or pizza, Sultan’s Kitchen (116 State Street, Boston MA) is a great choice. They serve wonderful Turkish food with a varied menu including many items ranging from delicous kebabs to meze. A must-try, especially for fans of spicy...
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The Chinese classes have been slaving away on this year’s newsletter, to be released Tuesday, May 28. Organized, designed, and compiled by Chinese 5, the bulk of the content comes from Chinese 3 and 4. A tradition begun last year, the Chinese classes work together to produce a pamphlet covering U.S., World, and China...
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A week before April break, CC made history at MICCA, a prestigious music festival. Our Concert and Repertory band, as well as various choral groups, represented our school with pride by earning a collection of awards. MICCA, the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association, is designed to be a competition where each group is...
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If you happened to be sitting in an H building classroom trying to take notes off the ActivBoard, you may have noticed your vision getting blurry and the board shaking violently. Don’t worry, it’s not an earthquake. You’re not alone. The construction for the new building is also impacting a lot of students and...
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If you are trying to survive the strange environment of high school academics, you have to be able to write an essay. The essay is generally a multi-paragraph writing assignment that teachers assign to allow students to explore their literary horizons through edits, revisions, critical thinking, sweat, and blood. In order to write an...
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Thursday, March 7th at 2:30 in the Little Theater, Dr. Nurenberg, an English teacher at CCHS, presented a Reuttgers Seminar on the secret history of the SATs. The title was “Will this be on the Test? The secret history of the SATS” or as he wanted to name it, “How a bunch of White guys from...
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On February 25, CCHS welcomed the Chinese exchange students from the Chang He School in Hangzhou, China with a welcome breakfast in the Learning Commons. CCHS’s Chinese teacher, Jean Lee, introduced the three Chinese exchange teachers first, and then proceeded to introduce our principal. Interestingly enough, according to Lee, there is no Chinese word...
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US President Barack Obama hit several high points in his hour-long State of the Union speech, rallying the crowd to drive his points home, and he seemed more focused now than four years ago. It’s time, as his promises seem to indicate, to roll up his sleeves and get down to work. With only...
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Welcome, Mrs. Tracie Dunn! This may be a little delayed, but one reason why our new art teacher, Mrs. Dunn, has not been in the spotlight is because she actually is one of the teachers in Rivers and Revolutions. She is also not exactly new to Concord; she went here for high school! Tracie...
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In December CC lost a beloved member of its community, Tom Hart, who died after a four-year battle with cancer. In 1985, Hart began teaching at CC, where he served many years as Chair of the English Department. Peter Atlas, a current math teacher, and Hart were department chairs at the same time. Hart...
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