Media Madness: The guide to 2024’s award season
BY LONDON DERNIS When the New Year’s ball dropped, some people were yelling cheers over loud music at a party, some were eating grapes under a table, but others opened up their laptops and started making their predictions for the 2024 award season. The start of 2024 is an... Read more
24k magic in the air: CCHS 23-24 prom theme reveal
BY ALIA SALIM Senior year, the final chapter of the high school experience. It is truly a special year with so many events to attend and memories to make. Each event holds its own light, but one event that stands out and is eagerly anticipated by most seniors is... Read more
Ready for Lift-Off: new program provides opportunities for juniors
BY SOFIA PARKER  Junior year is arguably the most important year in one’s high school career. Between preparing for the SAT, trying to succeed in classes and participating in extracurricular activities, it can be easy to forget the true objective of doing all of these things: the real world. ... Read more
Teacher of the Year and Staff of the Year: recognizing excellence
BY TAYLOR JIMENEZ In the world of education, the importance of a school lies in the dedication and passion of its educators. Each year, the titles of teacher of the year and staff of the year are awarded to individuals who exemplify excellence, by going above and beyond their... Read more
Florida Civics State Testing: Senior civics testing saves seniors from taking course in college
BY ASHLYN COHEN To help give students the opportunity to relieve stress in college from having to take an extra civics course, Florida mandates that students are given a standardized exam that could potentially exempt them from this course. If students are able to pass, public Florida universities will... Read more
New Ways to Fundraise: Exciting club sales happening at CCHS
BY ABBY GOLDBERG Many students have fallen victim to spending a few too many dollars on the annual band chocolate bar sale, but a person can only have so much chocolate. To avoid this rabbit hole of sugar, the 2023-24 school year has brought some creative new fundraisers for... Read more
Saying Goodbye to Jansports: New county policy mandates clear backpacks
BY LONDON DERNIS Broward County Public School (BCPS) mandated clear bags, backpacks and lunchboxes for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. This will go into effect for CCHS students starting Monday, August 21. Visitors, volunteers, faculty and staff are exempt from this policy. “The purpose of this requirement is to... Read more
The Obvious Answer: Should Superintendent Runcie have offered his resignation?
BY NICOLE NADLER Robert Runcie, the current Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent since 2011, has recently come under fire after being arrested for impending charges for perjury in front of a statewide jury. Though pleading not guilty, he still decided that it was best to resign from his... Read more
New School Year, New School Board: DeSantis’ school board suspensions raising suspicions 
BY OLIVIA GIL Garnering applause and causing concern across the country, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially appointed four new Broward County school board members to fill the spaces left by their suspended predecessors. This decision was made following the results of an investigative case on school safety in... Read more
She Said, He Didn’t Say: Broward County sheriff faces termination after lying about fatal shooting
BY OLIVIA GIL Broward County sheriff Gregory Tony, is facing termination after the Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause to believe that he “misused his public position” when working for the Coral Springs police department and the Broward County sheriff’s office. As a recently concluded investigation found that... Read more