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Red vs. Black Spirit Week: A Recap with ASB Seniors

February 19, 2019

Tuesday, Mar. 5 through Friday, Mar. 8, the students at CAHS divided into red and black teams in the Battle of the Caimans. But how seriously do ASB students take spirit days? ASB members and seniors Cassidy Nelson, Cody Cavalle and Nasser Jones have stories to tell from past and present spirit days. ...

Make a Change: The Loose Change Assembly

Katherine Mosack, Reporter

February 6, 2019

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It’s that time of the year. We rid our pockets of the jingling coins that make us feel like cats with bells on our collars and the phrase “keep the change” is foreign to us. Of course, that could just be me. The Loose Change Assembly on Jan. 25 gave ASB member and senior Lucas Brewer a chance t...

Executive Director Cameron Curry Discusses His Four-Month Leave of Absence

Brigid Ambuul, Content Editor

January 29, 2019

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As we move into a new semester at CAHS, business is shifting behind the managerial curtain. Mr. Cameron Curry, Executive Director of the Classical Academies, is just over a month into a four-month leave of absence (beginning on December 18, 2018, and ending on May 1, 2019). The sabbatical was approved by ...

JV and Varsity Academic League Defeats San Pasqual in the First Competition of the Season

Zoe Giammaria, Reporter

January 28, 2019

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5:30 The JV Academic League Team begins practicing at the tables. 6:02 The practice ends, but the Classical teams get together and continue to quiz each other while San Pasqual’s teams prepare. 6:23 The JV team gets called up to the tables and the respective coaches give the players pep talks. After, the moderator ...

Stanford Bound: senior Diego Preciado shares his experiences

Paige Townsend, Reporter

January 17, 2019

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It’s not easy being a high school senior, but you don’t have to tell senior Diego Preciado that. Preciado, wide receiver and defensive back on the CAHS varsity football team, was recently accepted into Stanford University with a promise that any other scholarship offered to him would be matched by the ...

Winter Choir Concert 2018

Sean Blythe, Reporter

January 8, 2019

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On Friday Dec. 7, Choir held their Winter Choir Concert. Some of the songs performed include “A Swingin’ Christmas”, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”, and even “Bohemian Rhapsody”. But the concert was not easier said than done. “There is quite of a lot of work that goes into thes...

Young Entrepreneurs Club? I’d Invest In That

Zoe Giammaria, Reporter

November 15, 2018

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From bringing in guest speakers every other week to playing stock market games, it’s no wonder so many students enjoy Young Entrepreneur’s Club. The club, newly established this year, is comprised of students interested in starting a business. “We have a lot of budding entrepreneurs ... We all come togeth...

Voting: A Unique Perspective on a Patriotic Tradition

Dylan Stuflick, Category Editor

November 7, 2018

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Every two years, citizens over the age of 18 are called to vote for the candidates they deem to best represent their political beliefs and values. For most of us, that only includes our parents, teachers and older siblings. There are a handful of seniors, though, that have surpassed that milestone o...

Tales of Homecoming 2018

Grace Brewer, Reporter

October 30, 2018

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Oct. 13 was Classical Academy High School’s annual Homecoming Dance. ASB decided that the theme would be based off the 2017 movie, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” Prior to the dance, freshmen Emma Hershey and Noah Rose spoke about their expectations for the annual extravagan...

Pro-life club leads ‘Day of Silent Solidarity’ on campus

Brigid Ambuul, Feature and Entertainment Editor

October 16, 2018

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11:02 am On Tuesday, members of 'Students For Life' set up tables at the front and back of the school to promote the National Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. The students handed out red duct-tape "life armbands" to those willing to participate. Participating students choose to remain silent outside...

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Alum Michelle Wong tells her Hurricane Florence story

Crystal Sung, Editor in Chief

September 25, 2018

Filed under Global, News, Showcase

The first hurricane of this season, Hurricane Florence, made landfall in the Carolinas. The fallout was unprecedented. With 39 dead, floods, and damage to homes, businesses and public infrastructure totaling $16 billion to $20 billion, Florence was the hardest hit on the East Coast in over 60 years. Fou...

Inside the heart of the new Creative Writing club

Emma Rydeen, Reporter

September 21, 2018

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Anybody can learn to write, but enjoying it may take a little more effort. To make the process of writing more enjoyable, sophomore Kenny Christianson established the Creative Writing Club to inspire others to write. To Christianson, the act of writing is similar to art and allows one to expres...