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

HB the Change members contributing to the community.

Changing HB: HB the Change update

Stephanie Buchanan, Staff Writer May 17, 2016

HB the Change is a newer club at HBHS and has only been around for a few years. The club's purpose is to brighten peoples days, just for the sake of doing so. Lisa Danis and Ann Melim, English teachers...

HB the Change students offering helping hands at the Nashua Soup Kitchen.

Changing the community one soup at a time

Sophia Bruzik, StuCo Correspondent May 12, 2016

While some HBHS students were visiting France, London and Montreal, others from HB the Change were doing what they could to help at the Nashua Soup Kitchen. Chris Aulbach ‘17, Caroline Kroeger ‘17,...

Ms. Evans supporting the Day of Silence.

‘DOS’ for the GSA

Stephanie Buchanan, Staff Writer May 1, 2016

The Day of Silence happens every year; this year it fell on Friday, April 15. The Day of Silence is an annual event that is sponsored by Gay Straight Alliances (GSA) all across the country. Participants...

Local employment

Local employment

Curtis Newton and Rachel Marquis April 19, 2016

At Hollis Brookline High School, lots of juniors and seniors hold part-time jobs. Kristi Fox ‘17, Sarah Cramton ‘16, and Rhys Gaudet ‘16 are featured to tell the CavChron about their experiences...

StuCo update: April

Sophia Bruzik, StuCo Correspondent April 19, 2016

On April 14th, the student council discussed many of the upcoming events that will soon  be taking place at HBHS. All seniors who plan on attending the Senior Trips will need to pick up a packet from...

Teghan Kelly and Alex coming to HB to share a special story.

Alex’s story

Niki Maragos and Tyler O'Brien April 13, 2016

Alex has shared his story with many schools, but at Hollis Brookline High School, the students seemed caught by the story’s meaning. The past two Mondays, April 4 and April 10, freshman through seniors...

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Boston Red Sox hope to wave off Ortiz with a winning season

Bret Belden, Copy Editor April 6, 2016

The Baltimore Orioles are set to face off against the Red Sox in their home opener at Fenway Park on Monday, April 11th. Among the Red Sox roster is twenty-four year veteran and thirteen-year Sox player...

Are we all two-faced on Snapchat?

Are we all “two-faced” on Snapchat?

Anthony Tamposi, Staff Writer April 1, 2016

Every week, the makers of Snapchat come out with new filters for users of the app. An extremely popular filter is face swap. The concept is pretty self explanatory: it takes two people and swaps their...

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What is the ideal age?

Ben Lombardi, Staff Writer March 31, 2016

If you could live at any age in perfect health, what would it be? Everyone seems to have their own opinion, considering every poll seems to yield different results. Most pool results range from age...

Emily Babcock 16, Nicola Chomiak 16, and history teacher Trevor Duval.

Issue heard ’round the world

Sophia Bruzik, StuCo Correspondent March 30, 2016

On Tuesday March 22, at 7a.m. in Belgium (3a.m. in the U.S.), twin blasts hit Zaventem airport, where eleven people were killed. Around an hour later, another bomb exploded in Maelbeek metro station, leaving...

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