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The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Miranda Bergeron '25 stands with fellow euphonium players at the New Hampshire All-State Music Festival. | Courtesy Bergeron

Lost in the Music: Miranda Bergeron and the Euphonium

Mason Marshall, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 15, 2024

Lost in the sweet sound, soothing the mind with a blanket of safety and serenity. Suddenly, surprisingly, interrupted: a sneeze. A head hitting the mouthpiece, the musician scrambling to get back on track....

Album cover features Gray in a yellow and black jacket, with a colorful painted face. | Republic Records

Conan Gray Finds New Sound with ‘Found Heaven’

Mason Marshall, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 8, 2024

It’s April 5, 2024, but Conan Gray whimsically whisks the world back to the 1980s with the release of his third album, Found Heaven. Featuring 13 songs, Gray experiments with new sounds and themes, carefully...

Seen is Greta Van Fleet performing the popular song Light My Love, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on September 15, 2023. “This was probably my favorite song of the concert,” said Hannah Welts ‘25.

Greta Van Fleet: Lighting Up the Rock Stage

Zoё Welts, Staff Writer April 3, 2024

Following the release of their 2023 album, Starcatcher, the up and coming rock band Greta Van Fleet is currently on their first world tour. Formed in 2012 the band consists of four members: lead vocalist...

 A traditional smoothie bowl made with acai berry and topped with granola and berries similar to those at the new Balanced Cafe in Amherst, NH.

Balanced Café: Worth the price?

Claire Ballou, Sports Editor May 2, 2023

A new cafe in Amherst on 101A opened recently, focusing on smoothies, wraps, salads, and acai bowls. Found in the same building that A&E coffee formerly was in, Balanced Cafe is situated in the plaza...

The 2022 Baseball team after winning the state championship 7 - 2 against St. Thomas Aquinas.

Will The Baseball Team Match The Success of Last Season?

Megan White and Claire Ballou April 12, 2023

In an exciting end to the season, the boys' baseball team won the state championship last spring. Several students cheered the team on in the final against St. Thomas Aquinas, in which they pulled off...

"I feel like I applied to more reach schools than I would’ve if I had had to turn in my SAT scores. I was also more able to focus on my school work than trying to get the best SAT score possible. I don’t really feel like my score is a good measure of my intelligence and capabilities, so I was definitely much more confident not having to submit them." -Annabelle Jesse

Test-Optional Applications have Increased Competitiveness in College Admissions

Ashton Foltz and Owen Goodchild April 11, 2023

I sat down ready to be smacked in the face with the cold, hard reality of my SAT score. My friends around me had already rushed toward the same goal and cheered about the beautiful future they would have...

Austyn Kump, winner of the first-ever NH individual girls state wrestling tournament.

Making History: Meet Austyn Kump, Girls Wrestling State Champion

Aiden C. Barker April 10, 2023

Austyn Kump, a senior at Hollis Brookline High School (HBHS), had never wrestled in her life. Sure, she had watched others wrestle for her own school and the occasional boxing scene in a Hollywood film,...

Savannah Duquette finishes her softball game in the 2022 season.

Senior Advice to Juniors

Zarina Nicholas, Staff Writer April 8, 2023

Seniors have almost finished the final year of their high school careers. College applications are being sent in, gap years are being planned out, and others are ready to go right to work after school....

There are about 150 million monthly active TikTok users in the US.

Would a TikTok Ban be all that Bad?

Trevor Coleman, Staff Writer April 7, 2023

I’ve never caught onto the trends that most people my age were into. I hardly ever used Instagram when I had it, I only have Snapchat to talk to a few select people and still have never even downloaded...

This graph shows how many million hectares countries have lost all across the world. Even among a worldwide statistic, Brazil is leading by a heavy margin.

The Amazon: a World on Fire

Owen Goodchild, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

I sat on my couch, staring at the TV in shock. In front of me, I saw the Amazon rainforest, or at least that's what I was told. The screen flashed and suddenly my whole view was a bright roaring red. 10...

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