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... Read more

BY NUHA ISLAM Late autumn is a stressful time for high school debaters across Florida. It kicks off competition season into high gear, with a tournament every weekend, two of which are national level. Diving head first into the new year of competition, CCHS’ Speech and Debate team has... Read more

BY CASEY CHAPTER With music and microphones, Best Buddies hosted a social event in the cafeteria that gave their members much to sing about. The first event of its kind, the Karaoke and Ice Cream Social gave the buddies an opportunity to come together and introduce themselves to their... Read more

BY ABBIE TUSCHMAN “One kind word can change someone’s entire day.” This is the powerful message that assistant principals Vera Perkovic and Carla Hozebin plan to spread as they host the Kind Cowboys campaign at CCHS as a part of World Kindness Week – and CCHS did not miss... Read more

BY NOAH CASTAGNA Once the stressful college application process is finished, it is time to stop putting it off. Yes, that, the massive list of scholarships BRACE advisor Christine Siwek helps to keep every senior updated on. Every year, new classes of seniors vastly underestimate the power of the... Read more

BY KYLE NELSON “Hate has no home here.” On November 6, 2017, the courtyard at CCHS was filled with love. While planning the annual peace pole ceremony, Multicultural Club co-presidents Sarah Molina and Ayan Fitzgerald decided to make the ceremony a little more memorable. With the addition of trained... Read more

BY CASEY CHAPTER Students, faculty and staff fled to the baseball field last Thursday for the recommencement of the annual CCHS Stampede. “I think it is a great experience to get out of period… and just to have fun,” junior Mark Fontana said. Featuring obstacle courses, games, raffles... Read more

BY KENDYL COUNTS This year, the Fashion Design Team is out to prove that showstopping looks are not exclusive to the red carpet – but they cannot do it alone. With the fashion show’s date set for February 23, 2018, CCHS’ fashion designers are looking for models to sport... Read more

BY ALEXANDRA SANSONE During their fourth period class, eager students piled into the gym as booming music played in search of a seat in the already overflowing bleachers to CCHS’ annual homecoming pep rally. As administrators packed straying students into the stands, their classmates roamed the gym floor snapping... Read more