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The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Smartphone or Flip Phone?

Back to the basics

Maggie O’Hara, Assistant Editor May 4, 2016

Smartphones have become a mandatory tool in today’s society. Their new technology allows for users to do anything, from checking email to playing Clash of Clans, proving useful at almost all times. But...

The album cover for Andrew Johnson's "Vice President."

Andrew Johnson speaks to a generation with new album Vice President

Andrew Carr, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

Hollis Brookline alum Andrew Johnson gives independent music a refreshingly new feel with his latest project: a newly released album entitled Vice President.   Johnson is commonly known for...

The Grilled Cheesy Burger at Red Arrow

The all-day, all-night eatery

Cam Chrystal, Staff Writer April 20, 2016

The Red Arrow Diner... need I say more? Not only can you get fantastic, inexpensive meals in record time, but they are open for service twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. With a retro diner appearance,...

A student auditions for choir director Matthew Barbosa

Auditions: scary or educational?

Andrew Carr, Staff Writer April 14, 2016

Auditions have always been a rather challenging and stressful endeavor for those taking their passion seriously. While there has never truly been a universal way to prepare for such a task, individual...

The band's new album is a success

Weezer (White Album) Review

Bret Belden, Copy Editor April 11, 2016

Weezer hits big with their fourth self-titled album   With the release of their tenth studio album last Friday, Weezer has proven themselves once more to an entire generation.   Their...

14 of the 23 Tri-M members (including the reporter behind the camera!)

From Broadway to Bach: Tri-M’s annual Chamber Recital a success

Nicole Poitras, A&E Editor April 5, 2016

On the evening of Tuesday, March 29, family and community members gathered in the gorgeous hall of the Hollis Congregational Church. There, Hollis Brookline’s chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society...

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...

Credit: Sarah MacEachen

A fairy tale musical

Emma Dougherty, News Editor March 31, 2016

Hollis Brookline High School’s Into the Woods  wrapped up its final showing this past weekend. Performances took place on March 18, 19, 25 and 26. Each show began at 7:30 pm, and continued for nearly...

Pikachu, the most popular Pokemon.

Wanna catch ’em all?

Tristan Machon, Staff Writer March 25, 2016

Pokemon … gotta catch ‘em all right? Well, things have changed since the days of Pokemon Red and Blue. Twenty years later, nobody would dare utter those words. Why?   Today, there are 570...

Donny Hoffpauir meets Walking Dead castmembers.

The Walking Dead hits the screen

Donny Hoffpauir, Staff Writer March 23, 2016

The season six finale of the smash-hit television series The Walking Dead premieres on April 3, 2016 on AMC. The show is an adaptation of the popular comics and was developed by horror director Frank Darabont,...

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