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The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Update on Top-Secret Plan

Update on Top-Secret Plan

Name Redacted, Files Expunged April 1, 2015

Last year’s top-secret plan remains top-secret. No further information will be given.  

Senior Class: Illuminati Supreme

Senior Class: Illuminati Supreme

Wiggly Squid, Undersea Correspondent April 1, 2015

There are great forces at play. Underclassmen and faculty alike were minding their own business on Tuesday, in the wake of a recent power outage--until Period 5 was disrupted by a surprise fire drill. Students...

Mr. Fox cast as Dowager Countesss new love interest in Downton Abbey

Mr. Fox cast as Dowager Countess’s new love interest in Downton Abbey

Dowager Countess, Important April 1, 2015

Little did anyone know, since Christmas break, HB’s very own Mr. Fox participated in a very extensive audition process for the hit PBS television show “Downton Abbey.” To his delight, he was cast...

Administration takes the gowns off

Administration takes the gowns off

Groot, Is Groot April 1, 2015

Administration and students have finally reached an agreement to remove gowns from the graduation ceremony, and replace clothes with completely neutral togas. “We need to go back to our roots,”...

ISIS: Twenty-first century Nazis?

ISIS: Twenty-first century Nazis?

Emily Raymond, Staff Writer March 25, 2015

ISIS: Closer to Nazis than Muslims Here’s an idea about ISIS you may not know: ISIS is not actually founded on Islam. In fact, ISIS members really have more in common with Nazis than Muslims. When...

Members of 1073 huddle together during the competition.

First time at FIRST: HB Robotics team competes at Reading

Michaela Dinman, Staff Writer March 24, 2015

The Hollis-Brookline Robotics Team 1073 competed in the New England District Event at Reading High School in Reading, Massachusetts a few weeks ago, from March 6 through March 8. Hollis-Brookline's...

HB student and Chihuahua are 2015 Reflections victors

HB student and Chihuahua are 2015 Reflections victors

Michaela Dinman, Staff Writer March 19, 2015

What would make the world a better place? This year's Reflections art competition challenged its contestants to answer this question, and Hollis-Brookline student Caitlin McWha, '16, went above and...

A harsh winter has made for tough driving calls, for both administrators and students.

Staying Safe on Icy Mornings

Teresa Randlett, Assistant Entertainment Editor March 13, 2015

Should icy mornings excuse tardiness? Although spring is right around the corner, snow and ice still loom on the roads of Hollis and Brookline. The unpredictable weather this season makes it difficult...

New face in the Front Office: Mrs. Canavan

New face in the Front Office: Mrs. Canavan

Jeremy Anderson, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

Betsy Canavan is the new part-time substitute secretary in the main office at Hollis Brookline High School.  She will be substituting until the last day of school. Canavan decided to work here because...

Net Neutrality: Were not dead yet

Net Neutrality: We’re not dead yet

Evan Moloney and Heather Trono March 6, 2015

The Internet as we know it just escaped destruction. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 in favor of passing strong, Title-II Net Neutrality laws. But this is bigger than a...

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