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

The Hollis Brookline Honors Choir sings it away on live TV

The Hollis Brookline Honors Choir sings it away on live TV

Scott Kroeger, Staff Writer February 17, 2016

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on live TV and sing in front of your entire state? Imagine the amount of excitement, albeit the intense nervousness you would be holding within, as you...

Now watch me whip...how about no?

Trends that should be left in 2015

Paige Gionet, Staff Writer February 5, 2016

All right HB, it’s time to whip you guys back into shape...starting with just that: no more whipping (or nae-naeing for that matter.) A lot of unfortunate new trends appeared in 2015, and it’s easy...

The ingredients for buffalo chicken dip, a popular snack on game day.

Chow down with the best game day snacks

Shannon Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer February 5, 2016

Each year around this time, many families gather by the TV to watch one very special event: the Superbowl. Although New England fans still mourn the Patriots’ loss to the Denver Broncos, many people...

In with the new (SATs, that is)

Nicole Poitras, A&E Editor, Blogger January 26, 2016

With spring standardized testing fast approaching, students and teachers alike are bracing themselves for the changes that are coming to the SAT. Well, some are. A big issue is that most people only have...

The stage sits waiting to be filled with a magical set and talented students.

A Look Into The Woods

Maggie O'Hara, Assistant Editor January 21, 2016

The Hollis Brookline Theatre Department is at it again: learning lines, lyrics, and choreography that will make their upcoming production of Into the Woods come alive onstage March 18, 19, 25, and 26. After...

Poster for The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Break Records

Bret Belden, Staff Writer December 17, 2015

Come December 18th, flocks of crazed individuals will yield plastic lightsabers while trampling and stomping their way to the movie theatre. Scalped tickets riddle the market, becoming a most desired commodity....

Black Mass Movie Review

Black Mass Movie Review

Will Kingsley, Staff Writer December 15, 2015

Black Mass, an eerie tale of the ruthless and driven criminal known as “Whitey” Bulger, brings to light the violent and impoverished nature of South Boston in the 1960’s. The film is directed by...

Host Mark Illingworth loves to shred on his guitar

Get Funky! Blues & Funk Night Friday, 12/11, @ 7:30

Evan Sutton, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, but the annual fall music event, where both teacher and student musicians choose a specific genre of music to fill the auditorium with for a night. This...

Undertale Review

Curtis Newton, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

Every few years, the gaming community gets an RPG game (a “role-playing game” in which your character becomes part of a vast world of characters and cultures) that becomes wildly popular. The RPG trend...

A group of the improv students perform a game onstage.

Incredible Improvisation

Nicole Poitras, A&E Editor, Blogger December 10, 2015

On the evening of December 3, the Hollis Brookline improv classes held their first public performance of the year in the HBHS auditorium. As the small audience hushed, the troop’s director and teacher...

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