BY ELENA VALDEZ A listening ear is sometimes exactly what’s needed – an unbiased person that genuinely hears what is being said. Hoping to provide this support, CCHS’s HOPE Club is hosting a special sidewalk talk for students, teachers or any passerby to vent, tell their story, reflect, work through something... Read more

BY ABBIE TUSCHMAN Fourth quarter has yet to begin, but students are already picking out their classes for the 2018-2019 school year. Course selection cards were passed out to freshmen, sophomores and juniors last week. Along with being anxious about planning for the next school year, many students were surprised... Read more

BY ANNABELLE ROSA National Honor Society (NHS) is an organization which seeks to cultivate leadership skills within the youth of the community. The NHS program at CCHS, sponsored by teacher Dwayne Dixon, has always sought to do the same. This past week on January 16 and 17, NHS hosted its... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Broward County Public Schools and the newly-established Brinker Education Initiative partnered up to bring a Hispanic and Latino STEM empowerment exposition to CCHS on Saturday morning. Set up in the large gym, the exposition featured multiple exhibitors, colleges and independent businesses looking to attract Hispanic potential science,... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Students part of CCHS’ Early Childcare program took their exams to earn their Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) throughout the school week of November 27 at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Davie. A little under 200 students from all levels of the childcare program took the field... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR The CCHS Sound of Pride marching band traveled up to Hillsborough County on Friday to participate in the state Florida Marching Band Championships (FMBC) competition over the weekend at Gaither High School. Coming in eighth out of fifteen other high school bands, the Sound of Pride took... Read more

BY KYLE NELSON Out of all the possible marketing strategies a college can use, ten seconds in a sports arena can impact their student enrollment by thousands. In the 2016 Orange Bowl Game, Florida State’s quarterback Deondre Francois launched a 92 yard touchdown pass directly into the hands of receiver... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Cooper City made national headlines on Saturday, October 21 as Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four U.S. Army soldiers killed during an ambush in Niger, was laid to rest at Christ the Rock Community Church on Stirling Road. With hands on their hearts and American flags... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR With application deadlines impending, colleges and universities across the country have embraced a new wave of admission changes with the intent of making applying to higher education schools even more difficult, resulting in hundreds of protests throughout the nation. “Right now, we feel as though the application... Read more

BY SABRINE BRISMEUR Through double doors adorned with ghost decorations and spider webs was Best Buddies’ annual Halloween party, an event that drew in students and parents from across the county. “Our Halloween party is the largest event of the year, and we open admission to all the neighboring schools... Read more