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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

HB welcomes new staff members!

Introducing new teachers

Kailah Cox, Staff Writer October 15, 2016

As the 2016 school year starts here at Hollis-Brookline High School, three new teachers and one administrator have been welcomed into the community: Heather Deegan, Gregory Parker, Audra Saunders, and...

Seniors will soon never walk through this familiar doorway.

Life after high school

Hannah Balfour, Staff Writer October 14, 2016

For the Class of 2017, senior year is just beginning. Many students need to think about what they want to do post-high school. The majority of the class will attend college, though some may find themselves...

HBHS's SRO, Officer Bergeron, stands next to Amanda Zeller, new Assistant Administrator at the school.

HB welcomes new administrator

Maggie O’Hara, Co-Editor in Chief October 14, 2016

Amanda Zeller, a former English and Literature teacher at Oyster River, is stepping up to the plate to take over as HB’s new assistant administrator. Tim Girzone, former administrator at HBHS, left the...

Members of the Writer's Club gather for a post-meeting selfie (Courtesy of Sterling Bates '17)

Join the “write” club

Max MacLeod, Staff Writer October 13, 2016

At Hollis Brookline High School, it seems that there is a club for everyone. For the science types, the Robotics Club or Chemistry Club are fantastic options. For the bookworms out there, the Book Club...

Homecoming a "smashing success," say senior class advisors

Homecoming a “smashing success,” say senior class advisors

Kat Pellerin, Op/Ed Editor October 13, 2016

Hollis Brookline’s Homecoming Dance was a great time had by all. With the changes in attire, from costumes to semi-formal, attendance skyrocketed at the dance on Friday, September 24.   Not...

Many freshmen's backpacks are packed to overflowing.

Freshman backpacks: still a reality?

Grace Santoski, Staff Writer October 8, 2016

Freshmen have always carried the stereotype of having “freshman backpacks,” which is when they load all of their school supplies in their packs resulting in the bags being twice their size. Freshmen...

From left to right: Emily Babcock '16, Sarah Cramton '16, Courtney Ulrich '16, McLane Wood '16 pose for a picture before senior prom

50 Must Do’s in High School

Stephanie Buchanan, Staff Writer September 19, 2016

High school, the all too anticipated years in every teenager’s life. The years you will get your first kiss, the years you will fall in love, the years you will encounter some of the most awkward moments...

Karen Gomez Blanco '18 is adjusting to life in a new school - and a new country!

HB Welcomes Colombian Transfer, Karen Gomez Blanco

Ava Occhialini and Caroline Kroeger September 19, 2016

Imagine walking the halls of a completely new school, unfamiliar faces all around you. Your past has given way and you’re swimming in a sea of strangers. There is a continuous hum of high school chatter...

The value of being a three-sport athlete

The value of being a three-sport athlete

Nate Corsetti, Sports Editor September 12, 2016

My biggest recommendation for incoming freshmen, and anyone at HB for that matter, is to be a three-sport athlete. I am a three-sport athlete myself, and have been since my freshman year. It isn’t very...

Five tips for freshmen

Five tips for freshmen

Shannon Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer September 8, 2016

Fair warning, if you are going to be a freshman, that means you are you are going to have a lot of eyes on you your first couple weeks of high school here at HBHS. Freshman year can be a bit tricky because...

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