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

Red Cross Club members teach CSDA students how to stay safe in the event of emergencies. One of the Red Cross Club’s purposes is to teach students how to stay safe during different scenarios. “...the Red Cross club is helpful because the club helps people after disasters and in the school club we do a lot of volunteering and blood drives for the community,” said Tiner.

CSDA Safety Fair

Leila Caplan, Staff Writer March 29, 2018

On Tuesday, March 6, the Hollis Brookline High School Red Cross Club traveled to C.S.D.A., a Brookline elementary school, in order to host one of their annual safety fairs for the students. The young students...

Sophomores dressed as minions play a rousing game of duck-duck-goose. Student council members were both apprehensive and excited about the theme of Despicable Me. “I think Despicable Me is a fun theme that represents our class very well,” said Coady, “though the minion sounds can get a little bit annoying.”

The disorganization of Despicable Me

Rowan Gingras, Op-Ed Co-Editor March 27, 2018

For months, the sophomore Student Council brainstormed spirit week ideas with a goal of figuring out several prospective themes. After all ideas were cast, there was only one thing left to do: take a popular...

Despite a small team, the tennis team plays with heart every match. They have high expectations and look to welcome the upcoming freshmen. “I look forward to seeing how the new freshmen will mix into our team dynamic and make our team even stronger,” says Randlett ‘19.

Tennis, a sport on the rise

Kyle Simpson, Staff Writer March 22, 2018

The school's tennis team is coming into this spring following a successful 2017 season, where the boys quietly went 12-2, and the girls team went 9-5. Still, even with solid individual runs in both singles...

Justin Verlander throws a pitch during his time in Detroit. Justin Verlander is currently on the Houston Astros and shares his opinion on the new mound visit rule change. “If youre going to make adjustments I personally dont think limiting mound visits between a catcher & pitcher is the way to go. If theres a cross-up in signs those guys [catchers] can get hurt said Verlander.

MLB rule change

Sofia Barassi, Assistant Sports Editor March 21, 2018

Do you enjoy watching professional baseball on television? If you're not a huge fan of it, there's a change being made for the start of the 2018 Major League Baseball season that may catch your interest. ...

One of the HBHS Honors Jazz Band’s two outstanding performance awards from the Clark Terry UNH Jazz Festival.

Honors Jazz Takes on UNH Jazz Fest Again

Nick Shepard, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

One of the first things one might notice when walking into the Hollis Brookline High School Band Room are the many trophies, awards and plaques lining the walls and shelves. Every trophy on display has...

Sherwood is declared champion in a finals match this year. The presence of the white uniform, rather than HB’s typical navy blue, signifies that this match was a final, and would decide first and second place. “Seeing Clem go out and earn it, is a reinforcement to the fact that, you have to work for it,” said St. Pierre.

Clement Sherwood, 2018 State Champion

Emmie White, News Editor March 20, 2018

Following four fantastic seasons on the HBHS varsity wrestling team, Clement Sherwood ‘18 closed his high school career with a big win at the state meet on Feb. 17. Hollis Brookline joined 12 other...

Abi Blasi looks through the final Olympic results as she sits in class. She found the medal count not to be a surprise. “...I could tell Norway would do well from the start,” said Blasi.

USA’s Shocking Results

Kaleigh Whalen, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

With the commencement of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, the United States did not do as well as they intended to. Although many athletes did fulfill their Olympic dreams, it was not quite enough for the...

Coach Bob Murphy and the bench celebrating during the game. The girls took home Hollis Brooklines first girls basketball title on Friday night.

Girls Basketball wins Championship

Eleanor Quarles, Editor in Chief March 16, 2018

On Friday night, the Hollis Brookline Girls Basketball team beat John Stark 54-43 to take home the state title for the first time in HB history. Coming off a loss in the championship game last year,...

NBA mid-season recap

NBA mid-season recap

Mitch Dreyer, Staff Writer March 15, 2018

The first half of the 2017-2018 NBA season has been one for the books. In the Eastern Conference, the favorites going into the season were the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is  because they have the best...

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy begins its ascent into space on February 6th, 2018.

Musk Continues to Dazzle World, HB Students

Joe Caswell, Features Editor March 15, 2018

On Tuesday Feb. 6, the SpaceX team, through the help of NASA’s famous Cape Canaveral launch pad, successfully launched their Falcon Heavy rocket along with a personal item of Elon Musk’s into outer...

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