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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

Who is Mr.Hess?

Who is Mr.Hess?

Lila Borgioli, Staff Writer March 16, 2026

This year, Hollis Brookline High School gained a new principal, Jacob Hess. Hess arrived with many goals and aspirations, ready to work hard to achieve them. Mr. Hess has had an incredible journey from...

Balf with one of her rescues, Daisy. Daisy is Balf's 'velcro dog'

Balf’s Rescues

DD Lussier March 3, 2026

Mrs. Balfour (lovingly known as “Balf”) has been teaching for 35 years, she has spent 27 of those years here at Hollis Brookline High School. She is a teacher during the day but a dog lover when she...

The Bull Run restaurant, located in Shirley, MA. (Image courtesy of John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Review: The Bull Run Restaurant

Sarah Hendrickson, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

The Bull Run restaurant, located in Shirley, MA, has been open since the 1940s and is rated 4.6 stars on the website, Bull Run Restaurant: Restaurant | Massachusetts, I have been to the Bull Run about...

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.

Mrs. Kolb Puts Precalc in Its Place

Ben Hajaduk, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

When people think of math, especially the kind of math taught to upperclassmen, humor and ease of understanding aren’t always the first things that come to mind. But for students of Elizabeth Kolb, that...

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