Seven CAHS Seniors Honored by National Hispanic Recognition Program Discuss Testing and the Future
Crystal Sung, Anastasia Reimann, Alyssa Cloward, Lauren Brazele, Averie Sargent, Sierra Lagge, Paige Townsend, and Adelae Norwood
November 14, 2017
Offered by the College Board, the National Hispanic Recognition Program serves to recognize academically outstanding high school students of at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino origin. Students of this origin are eligible if their score makes or exceeds the cutoff for the PSAT/NMSQT in their regions...
Gold Standard: Junior Amanda Goldstein Overcomes Medical Issues to Take Second at Ice Skating Nationals
Brigid Ambuul, Reporter
November 1, 2017
Sept. 6. Colorado’s Broadmoor World Arena is full of spectators peering from the bleachers onto an ice-covered stage. They are watching as hundreds of competitors vie for the attention of judges at the U.S. Figure Skating National Dance Finals. In just a few short moments, junior Amanda Goldstein...
Redefining the Caiman Way: Female Football Players Defy Stereotypes
Paige Townsend, Reporter
October 24, 2017
Beneath sweaty layers of football jerseys and padding, it’s virtually impossible to tell the gender of the person wearing that helmet. If you spotted someone sprinting down the field to score the winning touchdown, you wouldn’t pause between cheers to question if they were a boy or a girl. So wh...
Plan B-minus: New Teacher Elizabeth Marymee Talks Shifting Gears from Biology to English
Alison Whitley, Reporter
October 5, 2017
With every new school year comes new students, but some school years, new teachers arrive on campus, as well. Mrs. Elizabeth Marymee, who teaches English I and II, is one of these new teachers this academic year. Throughout her high school years, Marymee always thought she was going to be a veteri...
Be Here or Be Squared: New Teacher Jacqueline Rosenfeld Discusses Her Journey to Teaching Math
Maddi Tseng, Reporter
September 29, 2017
“Some … teachers will just be [at school] because it’s work … [and] that’s the only school that they can teach at … so they don’t feel like as if it’s like a privilege to be there. … Teachers at this school … know where we’re at, and we’re happy to be there,” math teacher Ja...
Unparalleled: Student-Run Parallel Pictures Talks Filming and Personal Growth
Paige Townsend, Reporter
September 27, 2017
What does it take to run a professional photography and video editing business? Seniors Evan France, Andrew Klein, David Ardill and Trevor Blount know from firsthand experience that it’s not easy. Parallel Pictures is a student-run media group that professionally edits a wide variety of videos and pho...
Redefining Royalty: Three Homecoming Princesses on Tradition and Popularity
Brigid Ambuul, Reporter
September 21, 2017
When it comes to the homecoming court, Hollywood tends to paint a glamorously unrealistic picture of the typical candidates for princess — bubblegum-smacking, one-dimensional queen bees who fight tooth and nail for the title of Homecoming Queen. This year’s winners are proof that these stereotypi...
Dealing with Different: Sophomore Emily Cowell Shares her Experiences with Mental Disorders
Emily Farren, Reporter
June 6, 2017
One of the things we often don’t really consider when talking to people is whether that person has a mental disorder. Sometimes it might come as a shock to learn someone you’ve spoken to or know has one. However the people afflicted with these disorders live a slightly different life than most of...
Senior Skylar Todd Goes to Stanford: What It Takes to Stan(for)d Out
Lindsey Keith, Reporter
May 8, 2017
Senior Skylar Todd was granted a full ride academic scholarship to attend Stanford University in Northern California this fall. The application process, which started in August was a positive experience for Todd. Although the Stanford application is longer than the typical college application due to ex...
Computing His Future: Senior David Zhou Talks College and Beyond
Skylar Todd, Reporter
May 4, 2017
With the closing of the May 1 college commitment deadline, many CAHS seniors have already made a final decision. Among this senior class is David Zhou, who will be majoring in computer engineering with a minor in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Zhou chose to major in comp...
A Sneak ‘Peek’: Senior Elizabeth Peek Talks College Admissions and Beyond
Skylar Todd, Reporter
April 19, 2017
While most high school students throw parties to kick off spring break or to celebrate their friend’s birthday, academically-driven senior Elizabeth Peek attended that “party last fall [where she and her friends] ate food and worked on [their] college essays.” Although Peek recalls working diligently dur...
Baking Club: the New Club on the Block
Amy Fulton, Reporter
March 21, 2017
You may not know, but there is a club on campus dedicated to eating and talking about baked goods. Every Wednesday during lunch, food enthusiasts meet in Mr. Derek Montgomery’s room to exchange recipes and eat treats based on that week’s theme. Baking Club is relatively new on campus. Junior Emma Da...
Brigid Ambuul, Content Editor
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