Give blood and save a life: Get forms & slips ready for November 15
Jonathan Carr, Staff Writer
October 24, 2016
Filed under News
As most students know, the Red Cross Club hosts two blood drives every year. This semester’s blood drive will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will take place in the Mini Gym. Before students can rush off to donate, they will need two permission slips, a form from the teache...
Inside a Grand Council meeting: Part 2
Ava Occhialini, A&E Editor
October 13, 2016
Though the community service conversation dominated the most recent Grand Council meeting, the Student government, Jennifer Given, and Richard Barnes also explored the future of Halloween at Hollis Brookline High School. Though the Halloween assembly is a fall tradition at HB, some prefer the idea of...
Inside a Grand Council meeting: Part 1
Ava Occhialini, A&E Editor
October 11, 2016
The student government of HB convenes every Thursday, from 2:30 to 3 p.m., to discuss the pressing matters that concern all of the student body. Student government from every grade is represented in a Grand Council meeting, where Ms. Given presides over the proceedings. Principal Barnes sits in on Grand...
Hollis Old Home Days: Fun for all ages
Ava Occhialini, Maggie O'Hara, and Caroline Kroeger
September 26, 2016
The annual Old Home Days celebration is an event that people from both Hollis and Brookline look forward to all year. Children can be seen running about, their fingers pasted stuck together with maple cotton candy and arms filled with the prizes they earned or knick knacks they’ve bought. Old Home Days...
HB participates in the Southern New Hampshire Concert Band Festival
Caroline Kroeger, News Editor
September 23, 2016
The Hollis-Brookline Concert Band is off to another impressive start this year. A select number of students were invited to partake in the prestigious Southern New Hampshire Concert Band Festival this Sunday, September 25. Directed by Diane Francoeur, a band director at Manchester High School West, me...
Senior photo deadline approaching
Caroline Kroeger, News Editor
September 16, 2016
Due to an unintentional miscommunication, the information regarding senior portraits is incorrect in the summer newsletter. The deadline is October 27, 2016. Please see photo for further details.
The price to park
Nicole Poitras, Co-Editor In Chief
August 2, 2016
The 2016-17 school year is approaching, and with it, major changes are shifting into gear. As per the decision of the Hollis Brookline High School administration, the larger of the two dirt lots used for student parking near the baseball field will be closed. In addition, the parking fee ha...
HB Celebrates its outstanding scholars
Anthony Tamposi and Caroline Kroeger
June 20, 2016
Filed under News, Uncategorized
On Monday June 6, Hollis Brookline High School had their final assembly, gathering and celebrating the students of HBHS and all of their accomplishments throughout the year. It kicked off with a standing ovation for the newly graduated seniors and continued with a beautiful rendition of the “Star Spangl...
A perfect day, a perfect ceremony: Graduation 2016
Caroline Kroeger, News Editor
June 17, 2016
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
On Saturday June 11, 2016, friends, family, and loved ones gathered outside to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2016. Directed by Dave Umstead, the Concert Band performed "Pomp and Circumstance," along with several other pieces, including a John Williams medley of ET, Harry Potter, and Star Wars. Th...
HBHS staff member tied the knot over April break
William Lindamood, Staff Writer
May 26, 2016
Filed under News
Important events occurred over April vacation when high school therapist Cristin Cahill wed Todd Strugnell on the Turks and Caicos Islands. The two first met through their shared interest to help others through their respective agencies. Cahill and Strugnell were originally going to be married at the ...
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