If you walk through the social studies wing of Hollis Brookline High School (HBHS), you’re sure to find students immersed in learning. In one classroom, freshmen are writing essays about Native American...
Following a successful four years on the Hollis Brookline High School Field Hockey Team, senior captain Nyah Jernberg committed to play Division 1 field hockey for Wagner College to continue her athletic...
For the past eight years, Maggie Rogers has been a reliable, innovative voice in independent music. The singer-songwriter first gained attention in 2016 after a masterclass video of her and Pharrell Williams...
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...
Friday, March 20, exactly one week after the announcement that SAU41 would transition to remote learning until April 3 due to the spread of COVID-19, marked the end of the first week of online learning....
As long as I’ve been a student in the Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District, I can’t remember a time we haven’t been ranked among the best public schools in the state of New Hampshire. Because...
Across the country, the use of vape and e-cigarette products has been on the rise. The percent of students vaping recently rose from 11.7 in 2017 to 27.5 in 2019, a drastic increase Hollis and Brookline...
TJ McKenna, Asst. Sports Editor
• November 15, 2019
Sports are vital to the culture of high schools all over the United States, and it’s no different here at HB. Football, volleyball, basketball and a multitude of other sports draw crowds composed of...
In this era of extreme political polarization, it is important to be able to recognize when an opponent introduces a motion that deserves bipartisan support.
Last month, Ben Carson made an appeal to...
In recent years, buying local produce, artisan goods, and other wares has become extremely popular. Slogans such as “eat local” and “buy local” can be seen on t-shirts, bumper stickers, and tote...
![Students in Archaeology use tools in a mock excavation. As a class that focuses on hands-on learning, students are able to gain crucial life skills. “[The class] is more hands-on than I thought, and I'm learning way more with physical activities than I do in the classroom,” said student Tess Brown ‘25.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_8390-e1733078359165-1111x1200.jpg)
![The cardiovascular system is painted on the wall outside the biology classrooms. The nicotine in vape and e-cigarette products have been proven to negatively impact the lungs, contributing to the concern the vaping epidemic will affect the health of youth for years to come. “There is an epidemic in our school of under-aged nicotine consumption… I think that this year that they did a really great job by bringing in Breathe NH… it was much more effective: there was a lot of data, statistics, infographics and [comparisons] especially to cigarettes," said Mary Martin '20, student council president.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vapingphoto.jpg)
![Dr. Barry teaches his son Benin karate as part of a class he provides for school-aged children across Brookline. “I happen to have [karate classes] thrown into the mix of what I do here, because it’s something that I have to offer,” he says. “I enjoy it, I can do it, and I can offer it freely.” (Courtesy Brian Barry)](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Man-of-Many-Talents-Brian-Barrys-Service-to-Brookline-300x247.jpg)
![Elizabeth Kolb teaches her fifth-period Precalculus class, made up of juniors and seniors. Kolb’s in-depth on-the-board examples, as shown here, “enrich [our] learning experience,” according to student John Torpey ‘26.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mrs.-Kolb-Puts-Precalc-In-Its-Place-300x211.jpg)
