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As the holiday approaches, people are scrolling through all of their seasonal songs on their iPods and iPhones to get into the holiday spirit.

These are THE BEST Christmas songs

Scott VanCoughnett, Features Editor December 22, 2017

It’s December now, and you know what that means: it’s the holiday season! Here at CavChron, we’re ready to list off the best Christmas songs that you should be listening to this year. First,...

The “Blue Cast” of this year’s fall play performs a thrilling scene. Pictured are Patrick Grimes ‘18, Charlie Metcalf ‘20, Alex Meagher ‘19, Emma Latanision ‘21, Franklin Lee Pugh III ‘18, and Tatiana Madsen ‘20. This Friday night performance was one of the best seen at HB, and promises more great shows to come.

Fall Play Dazzles Audiences

Michael Friedman, News Editor December 15, 2017

Going into December, the theater department revved up for its annual fall play. On Thursday night, Nov. 30, the doors opened to a world of mystery and intrigue, where the antics of Sherlock Holmes drove...

Stranger Things 2, the continuation of the first season, is now streaming on Netflix. The Duffer brothers (creators of the show) went all out in a sequel that matched, and surpassed the first season. Plenty of answers and further character development for everyone’s favorite characters make the second season of this incredible show a must watch.

Shows you should watch this winter

Mark Labak, Assistant Sports Editor November 22, 2017

It’s almost the holiday season, and sometimes there’s no better antidote to the harsh weather than movies and television. Netflix offers thousands of movies and shows, but it’s not always everyone’s...

Students sing at the All New England Choral Festival on Thursday. The HB Honors Choir spent the day practicing and performing with other choirs from the area. Singers Jacqueline Hale ‘18 and Vivian Provost ‘18 enjoyed their time at the festival, saying that “it was cool to be around a bunch of people who just really enjoy singing” and “being able to hear that many voices from around New England was super rad.”

HB Honors Choir brings their voices to Plymouth State

Eleanor Quarles, Co-Editor in Chief November 18, 2017

On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Hollis Brookline Honors Choir attended the All New England Choral Festival at Plymouth State University. The event consisted of 350 voices from around New England, performing Karl...

The jazz band performs their pieces for the audience of this fall’s performance. This band usually plays songs from a number of styles, ranging from laid back swing to upbeat funk charts.

From groovy jams to big-band swing: Fall concert

Nick Franzini, Staff Writer November 17, 2017

On October the 26, the Hollis Brookline music department put on it’s annual fall show, featuring performances from the Concert, Jazz, and Honors Choirs, as well as from both the Concert, Jazz, and Honors...

Delfeayo provides a harmless grin as he takes a pic with a huge fan. Marsalis had been selling and signing his new CD out in the lobby after the show, and offering conversation and pictures for any students who want them. “I better keep an eye out for you man,” said Marsalis as he fared well to this student and the state as a whole.

Tromboning will save your life someday

Joseph Schunemann, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 7, 2017
...his encore performance of It’s a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong had the kind of tone that could swaddle up a baby in that kinda way that they’d never wanna be let go.
The stage will soon be set for the fall production of “The Game’s Afoot” this November. Much renovation and remodelling will have to be done to create the final set, and many hours of work will be put in to make it show ready.

What’s afoot?

Nick Franzini, Staff Writer October 19, 2017

The theater department at HBHS is working as hard as they can to prepare for one of their most ambitious shows yet. This November, in the theme of a murder mystery, the performance of “The Game’s Afoot”...

Ash Guthrie 19 poses with the dystopian thriller novel.

Student book review: Ashes

Ash Guthrie, Junior Web Editor June 1, 2017

(Note: contains spoilers) A combination of a scientific, survival, and apocalyptic fiction novel, Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick contains an intricate plot. The novel follows a seventeen-year-old girl named Alex,...

Nick Sheppard 18

HB wows with “best Guitar Night” yet

Anthony Tamposi, Staff Writer May 30, 2017

On Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, HBHS hosted their annual Guitar Night. Guitar Night, always themed, adopted a “glow party” ambiance this year: an idea that was the brainchild of Mr. Illingworth....

Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the famous ballroom scene, alongside their animated counterparts.

Tale as old as time

Leslie Comeau, Features Editor May 22, 2017

Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers In recent years, Disney has been releasing live action remakes of its most famous animated films. Its first movie makeover, Alice in Wonderland, released in...

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