In the past, our school has performed several controversial winter musicals, such as The Producers and A Little Night Music. We have displayed sex scenes, cross-dressing, and even swastikas to entertain the audience. Compared to past years, this winter’s musical A Chorus Line is tame. But this year, as a preventative measure to avoid conflict...
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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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March is approaching, a time not only known for its lack of school holidays, but also of class scheduling for the coming year. Recently the Virtual High School courses have become more relevant in the class scheduling process. VHS is a company that has an online program that “provides the opportunity to take courses...
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Tags: course selection, online classes, online courses, online high school, VHS, virtual high school
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The French Advanced Placement (AP) course has a completely new worldwide program and curriculum. The new program includes guest speakers, French pen pals and a variety of projects and films. It focuses more on interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication, both verbal and written, and also on French culture. This program still helps students prepare...
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Tags: AP, AP classes, AP French, French, smith
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On Thursday, February 7th, a troupe of CCHS students traveled by plane to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., to attend the Junior State of America Winter Congress conference over the weekend. The ten students, myself included, are members of the Junior State of America club. The club, which is the largest student-run high school...
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Tags: amendments, bills, DC, Debate, democracy, JSA, Junior State of America, laws, Smithsonian, Supreme Court, Washington
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And just for fun - Here’s Ellen Degeneres:
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Tags: Awards, dresses, ellen degeneres, grammys, jlo, mariah carey, outfits, red carpet, rihanna, singers
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Ever wonder why you feel sluggish after lunch or dinner? One reason is because you are incorrectly combining foods. One of the toughest habits for many people to break is eating the wrong foods together. Here is what is not okay: Eating a carb and protein together. The common belief is that one must...
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Tags: balance, food, health, healthy, healthy foods, meat, protein
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Part of being a freshmen is going through midyear exams; a prospect that made many current freshmen very nervous. Their fears can be narrowed down to two main issues. The first was studying. One student said, “I kept wondering if I had studied enough and if I had studied the right material.” A lot...
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Did you know that the CCHS cheerleaders cheer for the girls’ basketball team as well as the boy’s basketball team in the winter season? Victoria Fadden ’14 comments that it was “awkward initially, but it gets better throughout the game.” The cheer team practices every day after school for three hours to prepare their...
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Tags: Basketball, boys basketball, cheer team, cheerleader, cheerleading, girls basketball, routine, Sports, team, win, winter
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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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