On October 11, the Boy Scouts of America overturned a century-old policy with the announcement that the Boy Scouting program will begin accepting girls into its formerly all-male troops and packs. This...
On Oct. 10, students at Hollis Brookline High School gathered to listen to James Orrigo, founder and CEO of “Lad in a Battle”, during sixth period in the community auditorium. The motivational presentation...
![James Orrigo presents an emotionally moving video of “Katherine the Brave,” a girl who passed away from an incurable form of brain cancer on June 6, 2016. Orrigo dedicates himself to creating lasting legacies for suffering pediatric cancer patients by producing music videos co-written by those same children right from their hospital beds. “I think [Lad in a Battle] really had a positive effect on the student body, because it gave a powerful message of turning overly negative energy into positive actions,” says Max Porter ‘18.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WEBREADY_Lad-in-a-Battle-visits-HBHS_Patrick-Bloniasz_News-900x600.jpg)
![Steven Crooks grades a lab from his AP Physics 1 class. He is a new teacher, but already helping his students succeed with his grading philosophies and policies. “I want to see the thought process [in their work],” said Crooks.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Grading-Philosophies-300x225.jpg)
