April Break in the Big Easy
![“It was a unique experience that makes me want to go back there [to New Orleans] and learn more about the music culture and history,” said Frank Pugh ‘18, an Honors Choir student on the trip.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_20180502_095143_496-475x475.jpg)
Eleanor Quarles, Editor in Chief
May 16, 2018
Over April break, twenty-nine Hollis Brookline band and choir students traveled to New Orleans to experience the music and culture of the city. The trip, which was planned by the music department, centered around the jazz culture of New Orleans, and included many musical events as well as general sight...
All about All States
Hannah Riseman, Op-Ed Co-Editor
May 15, 2018
On April 12 to 14, talented student musicians from all across New Hampshire traveled to Concord, NH for the Spring Conference & All-State Music Festival, showcasing their various impressive musical talents in band, orchestra, and choir performances. This year, several Hollis Brookline High Sch...
A beginners guide to freshwater fishing
Ethan Hemenway, Staff Writer
May 15, 2018
Spring is here and fishing season started on April 1. Prior to going fishing, make sure you have purchased your fishing license if you’re 16 or older and you know the rules and regulations for fishing. After you get the proper license, if necessary, you then need to assemble your equipment. Your e...
A friendly update on Unified Track
Lindsey Wood, Staff Writer
May 15, 2018
Now that spring is in full swing, athletes participating in spring sports have been preparing for the rest of their seasons, including the Unified Track team. With new players and coaches, everyone is excited to see what the rest of the season will bring. The unified track team has 10 athletes, 19 p...
Proposing a problem with prom
Emmie White, News Editor
May 15, 2018
It’s prom season and, just like every year, this year’s seniors and accompanying underclassmen have purchased and committed to the dresses of their dreams. HB is not the only school preparing for their prom. In fact, preparations have been ongoing for months here. Senior girls have been online and i...
Prince Harry and the ring
![Prince Harry and his fiancée, Meghan Markle, smile for the camera for an official pre-wedding photo shoot. Meghan Markle is the first biracial woman to marry into the English royal family, and although some discriminatory comments have been targeted at her, the couple’s upcoming wedding has been globally celebrated. “I think [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle] are cute, but he’d be a better match with me, of course,” said Christina Ellis.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/WebReady_Prince-Harry-and-the-ring_Rowan-Gingras_AE-475x317.jpg)
Rowan Gingras, Op-Ed Co-Editor
May 14, 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently welcomed their third child, Prince Louis, into the world, but the excitement isn’t over yet for the English royal family. Later this month, Prince Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle, breaking several traditions on the way. The wedding will...
What’s a Tri-M?
Liam Grant, A&E Editor
May 11, 2018
Much like the Illuminati or the Freemasons, Hollis Brookline too has a secret society of its own. Monthly, under the cover of the mid morning haze amongst the students within the building, a group of HB’s finest musicians meet to discuss the betterment of musicianship within the community, from p...
The Future of School Funding
Liam Grant, Leila Caplan, and Harry Bates
May 9, 2018
Recently, schools across the United States have started to look toward outside support in the form of private donations and local business sponsorship to increase education funding. This has become an increasingly popular alternative during the last few years due to rising school budgets nationwide. I...
HB’s turf field – construction and details
Joe Caswell, Features Editor
May 8, 2018
The Hollis Brookline Cavaliers will soon be granted the privilege of enjoying a brand new turf field, but what does this mean for our school campus? Where will it go? When will construction begin? What teams will use it? These are the questions we’re all wondering. After a long and arduous process of passing ...
The unbearable heat
Kaleigh Walen, Nick Shepard, and Joe Caswell
May 8, 2018
It is May 1, 80 degrees outside, and you’re stuck on the third floor with sweat dripping down your face while you try to copy down the most challenging math notes of your education thus far. There are still twenty more days of school, during which you have to tolerate a smoldering hot classroom. Why...
![A piece of amber holds the skeleton of the smallest dinosaur ever discovered. The fossil was discovered in Northern Myanmar in March. “This [fossil] was so pristine and so well-preserved, this thing was super perfect,” said Jingmai O’Connor, a paleontologist at China’s Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/OtherNews_MilesKeefe_News_Ready-300x200.jpg)
![Here at HBHS, this is a typical homework assignment from an AP level class. The amount of homework a student has can have disastrous effects on their health and sleep schedule. “Kids shouldn’t be given more than two hours of homework a day, [preferably] one hour a day outside of school,” said Christina Ellis.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hw_Elise-Dinbergs_OpEd-300x225.jpg)
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