The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron

Monument Square Market is located at 4 Monument Square, Hollis. It has the best pizza, even if a little pricey. “We use all premium ingredients,” said Bourdreau.

Hollis’ surprising amount of pizzerias

Alec MacEachen, News Editor January 8, 2019

Hollis’ small population of 7,800 supports the local businesses of the well known Monument Sq. Market, the homely Hollis House of Pizza, and the relatively unknown Pizzeria Zacharia. Pizza has long been...

From the Farmers Almanac website, this map of the US shows its predictions for the 2018-2019 winter, warm and wet. Not very wintery but at least its not absolutely freezing cold.

Does this weather predictor put weathermen everywhere to shame?

Avery Desruisseau, Staff Writer January 8, 2019

As seasoned New Englanders, most of us know to hunker down and suffer through the bitter cold winds and heavy snow falls winter loves to bring us. We look at weather apps on our phones, watch the news...

Gift cards are increasingly popular among US consumers, as demonstrated by this large selection. Unfortunately, gift cards can be an inefficient vehicle for an exchange of value.

A Christmas dilemma

Noah Penasack, Op-Ed Editor December 20, 2018

It’s Christmas morning, the family rushes to the Christmas tree, staring at the mountain of parsels. First, you open a strange craft kit, then a shirt two sizes too large, then, finally, a heavier package,...

Scott Anneser ‘19 stands next to his gingerbread house, a project assigned in Foods class at HBHS. “The making of the gingerbread house combined teamwork, friendship, and hard work with making food and learning. ...we learned to problem solve and persevere through all the adversity. It was a great experience,” said Anneser.

Midterms: projects or tests?

Sydney Speir, Ian Babcock and Nathan Eisenhauer December 19, 2018

As the first semester comes to an end, teachers and students alike are beginning to prepare for midterms. For students taking traditional tests, the month of January means hours of tedious studying and...

Kelsey Sova ‘22 is focused on playing her game with the New England Edge. Both her, and her teammates, rarely get injured during the season. There are “no checking for for youth players,” says Sova, in order to keep the game safe.

Youth safety in hockey

Alec MacEachen, Jackson Hinkle and Katelyn Sova December 19, 2018

Hockey can appear to be injury prone, but rules and awareness safeguard children. Child hockey players play differently from professionally televised hockey in order to keep them safe. From massive amounts...

The Boston Celtics are poised to make a run for the NBA Finals, as long as all the pieces can cooperate. The Celtics will undoubtedly have an easier road to the trophy this year due to a weak Eastern Conference.

Celtics: NBA finals champs?

Ian Babcock, Staff Writer December 17, 2018

With a team made up of three All-Stars, nine up and coming players under the age of 25 and a genius of a head coach, the Boston Celtics are ready to take over the NBA. They have a perfect opportunity to...

This is the GPA chart for the Class of 2019 on the Hollis Brookline High School School Profile, which is sent to college admissions readers to give context to the information. This chart can give colleges admissions readers a general idea of where a student’s GPA lies in respect to the rest of their class without pitting students against each other through a reported top ten or complete rank. “It makes students who aren’t in top ten feel less than for their grades” said Tess Crooks ‘19.

The problems with Top Ten

Nora Miller, A&E Editor December 10, 2018

Hollis Brookline High School prides itself on being one of the best high schools in the state. Between high standardized test scores and competitive college acceptances, one of the great things about the...

Teagan Hudzik ‘19 stands outside the polling station in Hollis, campaigning for himself as a representative write-in. Although Hudzik was aware he was extremely unlikely to be elected, his stand showed that he took interest in the civic functioning of the United States government. “It’s important to let your voice be heard. The whole cornerstone of our democracy is about participation in elections...Young people are very much so underrepresented in electoral politics and it’s really vital that their voice be heard… everyone’s voice deserves to be heard.”

The responsibility of the citizenry

Hannah Riseman, Features Editor December 5, 2018

The phrases “civic duty” and “service to our country” are often used in the same sentence, and refer almost exclusively to the significance of the military or voting. While military service is...

“Special Forces Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group patrol a field in the Gulistan district of Farah, Afghanistan with Afghan National Army commandos from the 207th Kandak, April 12.” -Spc Joseph A Wilson

Afghanistan: an American responsibility

Noah Penasack, Op-Ed Editor November 29, 2018

As American politics appear to be in perennial turmoil, the focus of the American population has turned away from foreign policy. In times of great domestic turmoil, it is easy for national politics to...

 Milan Lucic #27 sits on, rookie, Mathieu Joseph after checking him. The hit cost Lucic a 10 minute penalty and $10k. “Part of the reason we have Looch [Lucic] here is to take care of teammates, and he did that,” said Todd McLellan who is head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

The $10,000 hit

Alec MacEachen, News Editor November 19, 2018

Milan Lucic, assistant captain for the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, has been fined $10,000 and was given a 10 minute game misconduct penalty, which means he spent 10 minutes in the penalty box for just that,...

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