Help save a life, it’s in your blood
![A group of students helps out at the school’s November blood drive in 2013. The Red Cross Club is known for a multitude of events throughout the year beyond blood drives, from safety training to card-writing for American troops overseas. Members of the community would like to see even more events and involvement in the future. “Through a more widespread participation from the school, [Red Cross] would make a bigger impact, but, right now, it is an isolated entity that acts on its own,” says Jack Aldana-Proulx ‘18. He hopes to see more events in the future.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/WEBREADY_Red-Cross-holds-November-blood-drive_Patrick-Bloniasz_News-475x317.jpg)
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
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...
Tromboning will save your life someday
Joseph Schunemann, Arts & Entertainment Editor
November 7, 2017
...his encore performance of It’s a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong had the kind of tone that could swaddle up a baby in that kinda way that they’d never wanna be let go.
Potential facilities changes at HBHS
Mary Martin, Assistant Editor
November 6, 2017
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...
Spooky Halloween 2017
Emily Mitchell, Staff Writer
November 6, 2017
Halloween started around 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland and Northern France. Today we celebrate with trick-or-treating, dressing up in elaborate costumes, decorating homes and throwing bashes with friends. For some students, it’s not that big of a deal, but they still enjoy some aspects of it. “I...
It’s college time!
Scott VanCoughnett, Features Editor
November 6, 2017
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 ...
He’s with the band: Perry balances science and music
Nicole Poitras, Co-Editor In Chief
November 30, 2016
In Eric Perry’s Physics classes, his students often hear him remark about his “rock ‘n roll days.” But his time of gigs and recording studios are not as far behind him as he may imply. Perry’s love of music has spanned his entire life, and he is looking forward to future opportunities that...
Fact vs. Fantasy: Black Friday
Adriana Radosavljevic, Colton Mailloux, and Max MacLeod
November 25, 2016
There are many myths surrounding the origins of Black Friday, an event that involves stores discounting their products to insanely low prices. The beginning of Black Friday have been rumored to be linked to some of America’s darkest times, but these stories are indeed false. Black Friday can actuall...
Turkey Traditions
Hannah Balfour, Mario Barassi, Jack Belanger, and Jonathan Carr
November 24, 2016
As the final leaves fall off the trees, Americans mark Thanksgiving as the unofficial end of autumn and the transition into winter. While Thanksgiving does not receive the glamour that Christmas does with the gift-giving and numerous carols, many Americans still have a full day planned out with littl...
Freshman vs Seniors
Grace Santoski, Dan Leone, Steve Giaconia, and Kaylee Hillard
November 23, 2016
In the past, freshmen at Hollis Brookline High School have said they were afraid of seniors. As middle schoolers come up to the high school, meeting new people in new surroundings can be quite scary. This year, the freshmen couldn’t be less intimidated by the upperclassmen. They are not afraid of being ju...
![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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