The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Come hang with the climbing club

Come hang with the climbing club

Skyler Anderson, Contributor October 30, 2013

Once a week on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 at Vertical Dreams located in Nashua, New Hampshire, a fairly new club about climbing has formed and gathered many students. Climbing Club, created and directed...

The Herstory Club aims to educate about  the history of females

Time for Her story: Engaged students start new history colloquium

Allison Andreola, Features Editor October 30, 2013

Hollis Brookline High School offers a plethora of history classes, but they all share one thing in common: for the most part, they focus on the accomplishments of men. Tired of seeing women being forgotten...

Pre-Game huddles prepare the team for the game.

Boys soccer on a roll

Tom E. Johnson, Contributor October 30, 2013

With the cold weather coming through, and the leaves on the trees changing from green to brown, fall sports get into their respective playoff seasons. While not all HBHS sports teams are playoff-bound,...

Common App Catastrophe

Common App Catastrophe

Matt Claire, Sports Editor October 30, 2013

The government isn’t the only thing shutting down in recent weeks. College-seeking students around the globe have been getting increasingly irritated with the glitchiness of the Common Application, a...

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Shining light on The Shining

Erin Hattamer, Contributor October 30, 2013

It's October. We all know what that means, horror movies. The new “scary” and “terrifying” movies come flooding out the cinemas' doors. Instead of barely getting goosebumps off the generic, modern...

HBs 2013 HB Crew. Missing from picture:  Nathan Buckley, Carly Mack, and Michael Mosca

Row, row, row your boat

Sara Swabowicz, Co-Editor in Chief October 30, 2013

In the beginning of 2012, the HB Crew Club was founded by Nick Sengstaken, ‘16. Sengstaken said, "I decided to bring Crew to HB because I wanted to show the students how fun and challenging crew is....

Lead guitarist, Jeff Mattson at a recent Dark Star Orchestra show
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Vinny Magnano

What’s a Dead Head to do? Follow the Dark Star

Maddie Goodwin, Contributor October 30, 2013

Ever since the Grateful Dead tribute band, The Dark Star Orchestra, hit the music industry in 1997, it has been Dead fan’s favorite. The band is made up of seven people, one being a woman. Every show...

A summary of the state and federal laws regarding child pornography and statutory rape.

Sex: Running the risks and knowing the rules

Julie Christie, Assistant Editor October 24, 2013

Most high school students are taught the same things about sex: the basic biology, safe sex, and STDs. These are important things to know because, if not handled properly, they can lead to some serious...

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Hollis Brookline football puts up their first “W” of the season

Austin Bumpus, Co-Editor in Chief October 23, 2013

After a rough start to the season for Hollis Brookline and first-year coach Rich Bergskaug, the Cavaliers broke into the “W” column last Saturday with a 35-0 win over Kearsarge. The team, who had been...

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Sports impact on student athletes

Austin Bumpus, Co-Editor in Chief October 23, 2013

    Sports are an important part of a good portion of student’s lives at any high school, and can have both a positive and negative impact on these individual’s academic and athletic careers. Student...

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