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One Hundred Plus One Day: Disney’s ‘Christopher Robin’ Spinoff Hits Home

Paige Townsend, Category Editor • August 29, 2018

The reimagination of a classic children’s story— and even classic movies— is no easy feat. For the first time in quite a while, Disney truly wowed me with one of its older stories remade as live...

Book Recommendations from the Jerds 2018

Averie Sargent, Adelae Norwood, Crystal Sung, Anastasia Reimann, Saryn Mandak, Hope Stengler, Zoe Giammaria, Aubrey Gehman, Amber Bacardi, Erin Marquez, Kenedie Hesseling, Cara Brinkman, and Julia Clark • June 2, 2018

Averie Sargent - "A Song for Somme" “You know as well as I do that survivors do not take no for an answer.” Written by Jennifer Malech, “A Song for Somme” tells the story of classical pianist...

Drama on Campus: A review of the ‘HR805’ pilot episode filmed at CAHS

Crystal Sung and Anastasia Reimann • April 18, 2018

Not every high school has had a TV show filmed on their campus. In the summer of 2017, the cast and crew of “HR805” filmed their pilot episode on the CAHS campus. “All of us on the producing...

‘Black Panther’: The Album

Kenedie Hesseling, Reporter • April 11, 2018

I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent and popular movie “Black Panther.” While it may seem based on the title that this album is merely of the movie’s score, it’s not; this album is a soundtrack...

Code Name Verity: A Review

Adelae Norwood, News Editor • April 6, 2018

“Kiss me, Hardy.” How can words — nothing more than stains of ink on a page — drive pain into someone so deeply and so easily, like a knife into butter? People hide behind the words, and...

The Best Things Come in Small Stores: Everything To Love About EscoGelato

Lauren Rowe, Reporter • April 3, 2018

Just 0.2 miles away from CAHS, EscoGelato is a popular place for students to convene before and after school. Located just off of Grand Ave, EscoGelato offers not only fresh gelato, but also coffee,...

Selling You to a New Band: A Review on SALES

Savannah Benton, Reporter • March 19, 2018

Finding brand new music from a never-before-heard band is like striking gold, even though I’ve never been gold-mining, and I’m splurging on all of their music. I was first hit by this feeling while...

Maze Runner: The Death Cure, though overdone, hits a home run

Crystal Sung, Editor in Chief • February 1, 2018

Tagging far behind the long-gone trend of YA dystopian movies, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” boded a forced ending. However, director Wes Ball saves it from an ignominious conclusion with stunning...

M A N I A: Song by Song

Rachel Howard, Reporter • January 29, 2018

It’s been a long nine months for Fall Out Boy fans since the band first announced their seventh studio album back in April of 2017. The band pushed back the full release, originally slated for last September,...

‘The Post’ Piles on the Drama But Fails to Deliver Impact

Crystal Sung and Anastasia Reimann • January 25, 2018

The Post has been hailed as a political drama full of conflicted characters and relevant to the times. While I do see the drama part about how “democracy dies in darkness,” I felt no love lost on any...

‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ invites us into a blend of old and new elements

Amber Bacardi, Reporter • January 23, 2018

Over 20 years after the original movie was released in 1995, the time has finally come for a stand-alone sequel in the Jumanji franchise. Directed by Jake Kasdan and released on Dec. 22, “Jumanji:...

Hamilton: An American Review

Brigid Ambuul, Reporter • January 18, 2018

Full disclosure: I am a biased source. While I’m no Eminem, I pride myself on my ability to rap nearly every word to the groundbreaking hip-hop musical "Hamilton." I’ve spent two years memorizing...