French club attracts crowds for Parler pour Parler
Noah Penasack, News Editor
November 11, 2017
French club reaffirmed its popularity on Wednesday, October 25, with their second event of the year: Parler pour Parler. According to Madame Faucher, “Parler pour Parler” roughly translates to “to speak just to speak,” but speaking French isn’t all it involves. The event drew many peopl...
Help save a life, it’s in your blood
Patrick Bloniasz, Editor in Chief
November 8, 2017
The HBHS Red Cross club is holding a community blood drive on Nov 15 in Hollis Brookline High School’s mini-gym. Blood donations from individuals 16 and older will be accepted from 8am-1pm. Online registrations are strongly encouraged, and can be done by clicking on “blood drives.” The student led group--advised by English Department Head, Heidi Foster--has been holding a...
New teachers transition to the new year
Michael Friedman, News Editor
November 8, 2017
Filed under News, November, Showcase
The beginning of the school year offers a rough transition between the easy-going summer months to the long trek of academic growth ahead. While every student remembers the harsh first quarter of freshman year, a stark difference from the middle school with which they had been acquainted, not many s...
Potential facilities changes at HBHS
Mary Martin, Assistant Editor
November 6, 2017
Filed under News, November, School Remodeling
The Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School Board met in the middle school library Sept. 19 to discuss the proposed changes to the high school. The Facilities Committee hopes to add a second floor in the space above the current weight room to fit a robotics lab, transform the weight room into a cross-tra...
It’s college time!
Scott VanCoughnett, Features Editor
November 6, 2017
Filed under News, November, Showcase
As if the beginning of the school year didn’t include enough already, an immensely large percentage of seniors are trying to cram in college applications as well. Seniors who are applying to college are currently working on their CommonApps, filing for need and merit based scholarships, finalizing ...
Farm fresh Fridays
Emily Mitchell, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
Filed under News, October, Showcase
October is a wonderful month, featuring Halloween, fall, and pumpkin-spiced everything; but did you know it’s National Farm to School Month? “Farm to School” is a partnership program dedicated to bringing in local foods from nearby farms for students to eat in the cafeteria. Hollis Brookline is ...
Coffee Diem: Siege the Day
Joseph Schunemann, A&E Editor
October 26, 2017
This Friday yields one of the most exciting and anticipated in-school events of the year, the AP Physics I Trebuchet day. Every year, the physics students of Hollis Brookline High School lay awake in their beds on treb day eve, listening for the sound of the *clop clop clop* of trebuchet wheels moving on ...
Homecoming tradition continues to entertain
Isaac Wimmer, Op-Ed Editor
October 26, 2017
Filed under News, October, Showcase
This year’s Homecoming festivities were a blowout success, with higher attendance among both upper and lower classmen, quality concessions, and genuinely good spirits all around. The event ran from 7-10 p.m. in the mini-gym, with concessions situated in the main gym. The music was provided by stude...
You Won’t BELIEVE What Student Council is up to!
Patrick Grimes, Humor Editor
October 26, 2017
Student council: a group that often goes overlooked by the student body at large, yet they are at the core of all that goes on for their class, especially senior year. Without the Student Council, though, many of the essential parts of senior year would not happen: prom, senior trips, and the senior pr...
“Lad in a Battle” visits HBHS
Patrick Bloniasz, News Editor
October 13, 2017
On Oct. 10, students at Hollis Brookline High School gathered to listen to James Orrigo, founder and CEO of “Lad in a Battle”, during sixth period in the community auditorium. The motivational presentation focused on encouraging students at HBHS to take negative situations in life and turn them into posi...
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