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

Opening a new chapter in the library

Erin Hattamer, Video Editor September 30, 2014
Three teachers are taking the advancement of Hollis Brookline's multimedia programs to the next step.
Web wiping can be a problem as well as a saving grace to teens.

Is web wiping wonderful?

Kai Holmes, Contributor September 23, 2014

What’s posted on the internet actually can be taken back. For years, the generation of Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and Instagram have been taught that information is never truly deleted from the internet. In...

The new classroom, which used to be the location of First Robotics Team 1073.
Photo Credit: Evan Moloney

Robotics Removed

Evan Moloney, News Editor September 21, 2014

While Administration's push toward accreditation has prompted a number of significant changes within the school, one of the most striking has been that regarding Room 374, formerly known to the school...

Citizens of Hollis cast their almost unanimous vote against the pipeline. Photo Credit: Julie Christie

Town of Hollis votes ‘NO’ to pipeline

Julie Christie, Editor-in-Chief September 21, 2014

"We're here to get arrows to fill our quiver of arguments," proclaimed Mark LeDoux, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to the crowd of more than 400 citizens that filled the gymnasium of Hollis Brookline...

Hannah Balfour 17 eats lunch at one of the new tables in the cafeteria.

Cafeteria table conundrum

Heather Trono, Design Editor September 19, 2014

To upperclassmen, the cafeteria is obviously different. Seniors have the Mini-Caf instead of their traditional spot in the third-floor lobby, and rectangular tables have replaced the round ones in order...

Fall for the autumn bucket list

Molly McAndrews, Contributor September 16, 2014

Do you ever get stumped when trying to think of unique activities to take part in at any given time, let alone finding activities to do during a specific season? With the seasons coming and going in...

Without Net Neutrality, Internet Service Providers could charge individuals to pay for things, such as social media platforms.

Why the Internet needs us

Evan Moloney, News Editor September 15, 2014

The Internet is in danger. Big danger. Net Neutrality has been one of the inherent laws of the Internet since its creation, and has become a defining element to our society, though we don’t necessarily...

Great breadth or deep depth?

Great breadth or deep depth?

Teresa Randlett, Assistant Entertainment Editor September 15, 2014

  Let’s be honest--as a freshman, you signed up for every single club there was. But is it wiser to stay with all those clubs throughout high school, or should you drop a few here and there to...

An illustration imagining a possible change in the library, with a shelf removed, Heaton says that the space can be filled with comfortable seating for students.
Photo Credit: Julie Christie

Library undergoing renovations

Julie Christie, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2014

A librarian throwing out books? Taking away shelves permanently? Members of Hollis Brookline High School first raised their eyebrows at the strange happenings in the school’s library, until Teacher-Librarian...

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