The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Hollis Brookline High School students work on making holiday cards to be donated this year. The longstanding tradition of the Red Cross Club has attracted many student volunteers every holiday season. “I think giving back to the community is important and is really what Red Cross Club is all about,” said club President Constance Mulligan ‘22.

Red Cross Club’s Holiday Cards for Heroes

Rachel Lindof, Assistant Head Editor December 20, 2021

In the weeks leading up to Holiday break, the school is filled with members of the Red Cross Club among other students sipping hot chocolate, watching a holiday movie, and most importantly -- writing....

Spirit Week

Spirit Week

Amanda Gardiner, Staff Writer November 17, 2021

By the time you are reading this, it might be too late… Next week at Hollis Brookline High School is Halloween spirit week! Peers have already decided what funky outfits they will be showing up to...

Senior Festivities

Jill Bradbrook, Staff Writer October 20, 2021

HB student council is preoccupied planning events for curious seniors wondering how COVID guidelines will affect their 2021-2022 festivities. The hope for everything to resume to how it was before the...

At the last chemo package event, they assembled about 1,300 chemo-care packages. Pink Revolution’s next event is on Nov 13, and completely volunteer run. “The Chemo Care bags and gift cards are making sure that people are getting to their appointments and are comfortable and though of while they are there” said Cormier.

How Pink Revolution is Changing Chemo Treatments

Lauren Rogers, Head Editor October 11, 2021

“You have cancer.” These three words can cause a person’s life to flip upside down; your own body attacks itself, causing you to have to fight to win the battle your body has waged on itself....

Ethan Smith 21 scans over the field during his final season at Hollis-Brookline. Smith will play soccer next year at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Smith is “Ready to go” on playing at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts next year.

Committed Athletes and Recruiting During COVID

Joseph O’Reilly, Staff Writer March 29, 2021

 Committed Athletes find a silver lining amidst COVID concerns and overcome covid difficulties to find their dream schools to continue playing the sports they love. Although 2021 has been a rough year...

Hazzard plays a modulation on the “Birdland” chord progression after class. The song brings back many fond memories for him as he can remember when it came out and how it pushed the boundaries at the time. “I’m really looking forward to playing with him this year”, said Justin Surette ‘21.

Coming out Swinging: Peter Hazzard Joins the Music Department

Cayden Plummer, Staff Writer March 25, 2021

The Hollis Brookline High School music department recently experienced its second change in personnel of the year due to unforeseen circumstances. Only weeks after Charles Roger’s departure  (and entirely...

Salamone poses for a picture with the mascot at her college after her doctoral Graduation.

Mrs. Salamone Feature

Lillian Sullivan, Staff Writer February 17, 2021

Marie Salamone, an English teacher here at Hollis Brookline High School, has been teaching for around 30 years. Before teaching, she was a patent paralegal and tech writer at Wang Laboratories, but shortly...

Emma stands by the goal in a game for the school team. Being a girl has led to differences in the way that she is able to play the sport, but not in the way that she communicates with the team. “I dont really like being labeled as “the girl” because it takes away from the other things I have to offer. I just wanna be another one of the boys and treated as an equal.” said Dunn.

Emma Dunn’s Journey with Hockey

Lauren Rogers, Features Editor February 17, 2021

Emma Dunn ‘22 has been playing hockey for over ten years, and has experienced many ups and downs since her beginning. Being a girl on a predominantly male team can be tricky enough, but the sport itself...

Protesters start to take over the Capitol building as police prepare to defend it. On Jan. 6th, a crowd of people protesting the election results breached the Capitol, staying there for almost four hours. “It couldve gotten really bad really fast. If the police who were in the building hadn’t gotten lawmakers out of the way,” said history teacher Jennifer Staub.

The Aftermath of the Storming of the Capitol

Caitlin Treacy, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 12, 2021

On January 6, 2021, a protest turned into a mob when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building. It started in the morning, when they gathered outside to hear the president speak. After his speech,...

The HB girls win over Milford, 62-14 in their first game. Stapelfeld was the highest scorer with 19 points.

Girl’s Basketball: Overcoming the Setbacks

Caroline Clark, Staff Writer January 20, 2021

When COVID hit last year, basketball was winding down, but nobody thought that the next season would be impacted the way it has. Just a few weeks ago, there was speculation as to whether or not it would...

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