BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE Halloween Horror Nights is the place to be for those who love the scary side of the spooky season. With detailed sets, talented actors and special effects makeup that is out of this world, there is usually little to complain about aside from the arm and leg... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is perhaps the simplest way of describing eco-friendly waste management, and over the years, efforts have been made both worldwide and in our own backyard to implement the popular phrase. CCHS Environmental Club has been promoting positive conservation tactics over the years through activities... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE Even amid all the noise of high school life, Cowboys can rest assured that there will always be someone who’s all ears when they need it.  According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five children ages 13-18 have or will have a serious mental... Read more

BY GENNA NORDLING For one night only, the CCHS Thespians ruled the stage in their production of “… And Others” by Dennis Bush. The 30-minute show told the story of a girl, Amanda, with dissociative identity disorder recounting the traumatic event that had caused her to begin dissociating from reality... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE How does one explain the talent that is Taylor Swift? It goes without saying that over the years, Swift has amassed a large following of loyal ‘Swifties’ and a seemingly endless list of achievements. The pop icon has succeeded yet again, managing to create another batch of... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE New students stood in lines that long passed the breezeway entrance in order to check into CCHS’s inaugural Cowboy Corral. The first event of its kind at CCHS, Cowboy Corral was organized by staff members Dwayne Dixon and Stephen Franzone with hopes that it would relieve the... Read more

BY ABBIE TUSCHMAN A grade normally plagued with apathy created a surprising turnout at the latest Class of 2020 meeting. On Monday, April 15, the Class of 2020 officers hosted a meeting in Student Government Association (SGA) sponsor Natalie Flaten’s classroom. While Class of 2020 events are notorious for their... Read more

BY GENNA NORDLING April is one of the most hectic months of the year for CCHS students. Among all of the field trips and out-of-school events that occurred, one specific trip stood out to the publications of CCHS– the Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) State Convention. From April 11-13, CCHS’s... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE Saying sorry should be an admission of wrongdoing, a sincere acknowledgment of something that one is at fault for. But what should only be practiced to admit mistakes has become overused and almost meaningless in its application. Apologies are too often used as a way to end... Read more

Astrology is not all bad BY KAREN SUROS Think back to when human beings existed mainly as hunters and gatherers. No television, internet or even books to entertain them. Back then, looking up at the night sky and all its stars was about as amusing as it got. As people... Read more