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The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Chloe Gisetto (back row, left) and her classmates in ASP's Forbidden Fictions course read 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. (Image courtesy of Gisetto)

Excellence in Education: Chloe Gisetto’s Experience at ASP

Zoe Colbert, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

The Advanced Studies Program (ASP) at St. Paul’s School is a five-week-long summer program in Concord, N.H. that aims to prepare students for college through enriching educational experiences. Hollis...

Advisory Time Change for Semester Two

Addie LaPointe, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Advisory timing at Hollis Brookline High School (HBHS) has changed in the schedule, and it has both benefits and disadvantages. During the first semester, advisory ran right after Period 1. During the...

Lolly Adair '25 and Hannah Welts ready to take on the first day of senior year.

TikTok Star in the Making: Lolly Adair!

Hannah Welts, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Meet Hollis Brookline High School Senior Lolly Adair. Adair is your typical student: she gets good grades, plays on the varsity volleyball team and is even committed to Haverford College. But unlike other...

Members of the Hollis Brookline High School Counseling Department pose outside of the school, showing they’re not afraid to show off their fun side. (Image Courtesy Jordan Cormier)

Appreciation for the Counselor Core of HBHS

Bailey Dunn, Social Media Editor March 4, 2025

While most schools revolve around their teachers and students, there is an essential force at their center that is one of the key reasons why schools function. At Hollis Brookline High School (HBHS), this...

The Low End Theory is a Masterpiece

Ben Hajaduk, Staff Writer March 3, 2025

1991 saw the release of what the BBC would later call “close to a perfect album” by legendary hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest. The album in question was, of course, the absolute triumph that is The...

Merrily We Roll Along’s three ‘Old Friends’ are their regular silly selves in this promotional picture. HB’s production stars Jakob Kolb ‘27, Emma DiGennaro ‘25, and Colby Hallett ‘25 as Charley, Mary and Frank (pictured left to right). “I have loved working with Jakob and Colby in this production,” says DiGennaro.

Bursting With Dreams: HB’s Take on Broadway Hit “Merrily We Roll Along”

Julie Veiga, Staff Writer March 14, 2024

Audiences in the HB Community Auditorium this week will be blasted into the past to experience the tale of three lifelong friends who share a dream. However, the story comes with a major twist– reverse...

HBHS students stand smiling. In looking around the school, you begin to notice that happiness is all around us.

Happiness Is All Around Us

Mason Marshall, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 12, 2024

Roaming our familiar school, my senses act almost like a sweeping net, capturing the building around me. My eyes wander, avoiding the artificially blinding light coming from the ceiling by glancing...

Currently, overly negative and alarming headlines surrounding teen mental health plague the news and hurt our brains.

Media Coverage of Mental Health Needs to Change

Mason Marshall, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 11, 2024

The message is clear: teenagers across the nation are struggling with their mental health. In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...

Varsity Field Hockey Head Coach Greg Cochrane (right) taking pictures with the team to remember a historic season.

What Makes A Good Coach?

Tate Klauber, Opinion Editor March 31, 2023

Going into the field hockey season this year, newly appointed Varsity Head Coach Greg Cochrane had his work cut out for him.  HB Field Hockey’s record was anything but impressive, with no final fours...

Hollis Brookline Yearbook from 2017

Skip the Senioritis

Kate McElveen, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

Graduating high school early can be a rare opportunity for some students, but is not brought up enough while going through the school system, as it poses unique benefits as opposed to the regular high...

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