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
Megan Strecker

Megan Strecker, Web Editor

Megan Strecker ‘20 is a chatty individual who enjoys user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design. As CavChron’s 2019-2020 Web Editor, she maintains and updates the platform. Megan has been practicing UI and UX design since 2013, aiding several local businesses with their own virtual media. Although she embraces her extroverted self, Megan loves curling up in warm blankets with her cat Cheetah while she works on her next project.

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Depending on the amount of sugar in the cookie and how long it’s in the oven, the color may change. Some cookies become pale, others golden brown, and some an ashy black. Jade Weaver ‘21 said, “I don’t think I want to eat anything that’s the color of the school [walls], so I’ll go with a nice golden brown in a cookie!”

Cookie Wars

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
February 5, 2020
Project-based midterms are becoming increasingly popular at H.B.H.S. They tend to be more favorable since they can be applied to a variety of skill sets learned throughout the first semester. “I would have more project-based or expression-based stuff where the students are applying the things they have learned in a more proactive setting instead of a stationary setting,” said Ari Frankel ‘21.

The daunting week of midterms

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
January 21, 2020
A long line of children waited patiently to take a photo with Saint Nick and his elves. After taking their photo, they were given a complimentary candy cane. Jen Hunt said, “The most fun part of the event is seeing all of the families that come out to something old-fashioned by coming to see the Town Common lit by thousands of white candle lit bags, watch the parade and visit Santa.”

Hollis Luminaria Stroll

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
December 20, 2019
Stores boast high savings on Black Friday to entice consumers into buying more. Small businesses lose out from holidays like Black Friday that promote large corporations that can afford to significantly markdown their produces, which ultimately draws in more revenue if they’re successful. “It’s [mostly just] big businesses trying to go out there on Black Friday to get extra sales,” said Jade Weaver ‘21.

What’s the deal with Black Friday?

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
November 21, 2019
Students participated in the Oct. 28 Holiday for Heroes party, while indulging in cookies and apple cider. They signed 323 cards over the course of the event, but the Red Cross Club hopes to collect more. For those interested in future events relating to Holiday for Heroes, Lorenzo Occhialini ‘20 said, “If you just come in for 15 minutes and write out a few cards, that is a huge help to us.”

Holiday for heroes

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
November 5, 2019
Audra Saunders examining the costumes before the fitting during CavBlock begins. She considers how they look on stage alongside each other. “It’s about showing the personality of the character and really thinking about color as well,” said Saunders.

Costume production for Radium Girls

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
October 31, 2019
The Bulldog veterans are practicing sculling, paddling with two oars per person, during their warm-up. At the beginning of each meeting, each boat follows a warm-up as per the instructions of the coaches. Stockwell says, “We row up to the dam [on the Nashua River], and then back down to the end of the first straight.”

Crew Team prepares for fall season

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
October 24, 2019
Mr. Bumbarger (right) standing alongside his mentor, Chantel Klardie (left), another member of the school counseling staff at Hollis-Brookline High School.

Daniel Bumbarger’s Pilot Episode

Megan Strecker, Web Editor
October 4, 2019
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