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

Spanish and French Four teachers Johansson, left, and Sheehan, right

Spanish 4 and French 4–what happened to Honors?

Skyler Anderson, Contributor November 13, 2013

Before the new 2013 school year if students wanted to move from the third level of a language to a fourth level of a language they had no option but to take an honors course because HBHS didn’t offer...

Although HB students dont travel all around the world for high school classes, they have definitely traveled far places for their education.

Traveling students

Hannah Walsh, Contributor November 13, 2013

A traveling student or area student is someone who travels to a different school to take a vocational program. The vocational programs include automotive, cosmetology, computer programing, carpentry and...

Common App Catastrophe

Common App Catastrophe

Matt Claire, Sports Editor October 30, 2013

The government isn’t the only thing shutting down in recent weeks. College-seeking students around the globe have been getting increasingly irritated with the glitchiness of the Common Application, a...

BEAT who exactly?

BEAT who exactly?

Mackenzie Riel, Contributor October 23, 2013

From the Cavalier, to the Spartan, to the Saber, these schools are sure that they are the best. Hollis Brookline has always had high pride and strong school spirit, but who are we really crossing our fingers...

Lucas Cummings, co-creator of the public speaking club

Public speaking club makes a loud entrance

Julie Christie, Assistant Editor October 23, 2013

Everyone gets those butterflies right before a big presentation, a speech, or asking the breathtakingly attractive person just three lockers down out to the next dance. That’s where Lucas Cummings and...

Andrew Butler, 15, buys food from the culinary club stand after school.

Culinary club coming back

Lian Tumas, Contributor October 23, 2013

  The Culinary Club has started back up after the club came to a halt in 2011. Mrs. Hancock, the Foods and Nutritions teacher, decided to start the club again. Every Tuesday, the club holds their...

Fall Concert

Fall Concert

Mackenzie Riel, Contributor October 17, 2013

On Thursday, October 17, 2013, be prepared for a night of orchestra and the magical vocal stylings of the Hollis Brookline bands and choirs in their Fall Concert.     The concert will take place in...

Savannah Werne makes a big hit at a home game this season.

Hometown Hero of Hollis Brookline

Lian Tumas, Contributor October 16, 2013

Recently named Hometown Hero, Savanah Werne, '14, has been a starter on varsity volleyball since sophomore year. WMUR reported at the game last week and interviewed Werne. She was named captain by her...

How the shutdown occurred and the effects

Chaos at the Capitol: Stalemate leads to shutdown as GOP tries to compromise

Hannah St. George, Copy Editor October 16, 2013

As of Oct. 1 this month, the U.S. government has had its first shutdown in seventeen years, highlighting a stalemate between both political parties over the spending in the nation’s budget. Since the...

NHS inducts new members

Sara Swabowicz, Co Editor-in Chief October 16, 2013

This fall, fifty-four new members were admitted to Hollis-Brookline's National Honor Society. With all members being upperclassmen, these students are already role models in the school, but for these students,...

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