BCPS announces new hurricane make up days
BY SOPHIA WENGIER On Tuesday, September 26, two Hurricane Irma makeup days were proposed for Broward County Public Schools. The school district has decided to change two early release days – October 19 and December 22 –  into full class days. Due to students missing a full seven days... Read more
An island without a crutch: Puerto Rico in the wake of destruction
BY ANNABELLE ROSA The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico recently suffered a tough break. On the eve of September 6, Hurricane Irma scraped past Puerto Rico, resulting in the loss of power for a million of the island’s residents. Category 4 Hurricane Maria brought on the next assault on... Read more
CCHS kicks off new school year with an open house
BY KYLE NELSON With the sound of the bell, footsteps quickly filled the hallways. This time, the footsteps belonged to parents instead of students. On September 26, CCHS hosted its annual open house. The event gave teachers the opportunity to showcase their plans for the year to the parents... Read more
New Horizon pumpkin patch has opened up
BY GENNA NORDLING AND ALEXANDRA SANSONE South Floridians don’t get to experience fall too often, so when volunteers unloaded the first of four tractor trailers full of pumpkins at the New Horizon United Methodist Church pumpkin patch on September 30, they knew that fall had begun. The day also... Read more
NEHS hosts college essay feedback sessions
BY SOPHIA WENGIER On October 12 and 25, the National English Honor Society (NEHS) is holding college essay review sessions at 2:45 in room 4111 to give seniors one on one help with their college personal statements. If students wish to attend, they can sign up for either date... Read more
Class assemblies go over school expectations
BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Having returned from an unexpected eleven-day break from school due to Hurricane Irma (weekends included), administrators at CCHS didn’t seem to skip a beat getting back into routine. Tuesday began with a junior assembly first period, followed by a senior assembly second period. On Wednesday, freshman... Read more
Broward County Public Schools makes changes after Hurricane Irma
BY NOAH CASTAGNA In light of Hurricane Irma and its accompanying damage, outages and extended period of time off school, many important school and district schedule changes have been put in place.   Open House has been moved to Tuesday, September 26 at 6:45 p.m. Parents are encouraged to... Read more
Atlantic atmospheric conditions cause an increase of hurricanes this season
BY GENNA NORDLING There has been a noticeable increase of hurricanes and named tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico this hurricane season because of the warmer water. These warmer conditions also cause more category three, four and five hurricanes to occur. The 2017 hurricane... Read more
Hurricane Harvey hit hard as Hurricane Irma looms in the Atlantic
BY NOAH CASTAGNA Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the mainland United States on Friday, August 25, bringing with it a wave of flooding and destruction that rocked the nation to its core. As of the writing of this article, there are 50 confirmed deaths and a projected economic... Read more
Broward County Public Schools launches SSO and Canvas
BY SOPHIA WENGIER This school year, CCHS is changing the way students access information by introducing single sign on and adopting Canvas, a learning management system, for all teacher websites in order to give students a uniform experience throughout their classes. Single sign on (SSO), is used by many... Read more