Tut tut looks like rain
Joseph Schunemann, A&E Editor
November 26, 2017
Filed under Features, November, Showcase
The Earth is a changing place; nature moves this way and that and it’s not always human nature to keep up with it. In New Hampshire, we experience weather much stranger than most, with weather your regular run of the mill man couldn’t predict. In reality, climatologists have seen these events coming f...
The war on trees
Patrick Grimes, Humor Editor
November 25, 2017
Filed under Features, November
Wind and trees: rivals for as long as anyone can remember. For millennia, they have waged countless wars, leaving all in the crossfire. The 29th of October marked the first battle in what’s sure to be a hellish war this autumn and winter. The wind is sure to embark on several campaigns to ensure tha...
Frank Pugh makes Jazz All-State
Isaac Wimmer, Opinion Editor
November 21, 2017
Filed under Features, November, Showcase
Frank Pugh ‘18 has been singing since the 5th grade; however, he has never been privy to such accolades as his recent acceptance into Choral Jazz All-State. He auditioned his sophomore year as well, but did not make it then. With respect to what he did differently this year to optimize potential for ...
Booster Club Ski Swap
Mary Martin, Assistant Editor
November 20, 2017
Filed under Features, November, Showcase
The Hollis-Brookline Athletic Booster Club (HBABC) will be hosting their biggest event of the year, the Ski Swap, from Nov. 22-26 at Nashua High School South. The event, which normally brings in upwards of $20,000, will raise money for the athletic teams at HB. The HBABC is a non-profit organization that ...
New Chemistry Teacher
Isabel Keefe, Staff Writer
November 17, 2017
Filed under Features, November, Showcase
This fall, after losing two teachers, Maryanne Rotelli and Deborah Maloney, the science department at HBHS hired recent college graduate Megan Cleary to fill the need. Cleary has been out of college for two years, after graduating from Keene State University. “It is her first time teaching, but she...
Spooky Halloween 2017
Emily Mitchell, Staff Writer
November 6, 2017
Filed under Features, November
Halloween started around 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland and Northern France. Today we celebrate with trick-or-treating, dressing up in elaborate costumes, decorating homes and throwing bashes with friends. For some students, it’s not that big of a deal, but they still enjoy some aspects of it. “I...
Pablo pays HB a visit
Avery Webb, Assistant Editor
October 26, 2017
It’s not everyday that students learning Spanish get to speak face-to-face with a Spanish student their age. Earlier this school year, however, students were able to do just that when Spanish teacher Kristen Roy brought her 16-year old Spanish exchange student, Pablo, with her to school. He is a par...
Student designs an aquaponic garden for local greenhouse
Patrick Bloniasz, Co-Editor in Chief
October 20, 2017
Filed under Features, October, Showcase
In the spirit of intellectual curiosity and innovation, two of the core values at Hollis Brookline High School, Jack Aldana-Proulx ‘18 is in the works of designing and implementing an aquaponic garden in Hollis Brookline Middle School’s new greenhouse over the ‘17-’18 academic year. Using Senior Que...
Should teens have money in investments?
Noah Penasack, News Editor
October 18, 2017
According to Business Insider, significantly fewer millennials have money in investments than previous generations. It is unclear whether teens will continue this trend. According to CNN Money, one in two Americans invest in the stock market directly, through mutual funds or Exchange Traded Fund...
Hollis family readies their second college athlete
Scott VanCoughnett, Features Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under Features, October, Uncategorized
The Cavaliers have had some great student athletes over the years, and for the second time, Hollis Brookline has another soccer player from the soccer-focused and athletic Brackett family looking to play in college. Hollis Brookline’s Jonathan “JB” Brackett ‘18 is in contact with multiple col...
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