Patrick Bloniasz, Co-Editor in Chief
Patrick Bloniasz is the Co-Editor in Chief of Hollis Brookline’s CavChron Newspaper. Outside the newsroom, Bloniasz is a Psychometric Researcher affiliated with DreamCatchersNH and Southern New Hampshire University and is the founder of his own research organization Voversum & Co. Within the school, Bloniasz enjoys taking part in a wide variety of groups, focusing his effort on the common good of the community, holding positions such as Student Body President, Director of Acapella, and Public Relations Officer of the National Honors Society. In his free time, he is an avid three season runner and enjoys writing poetry late at night, fueled by afternoon cups of coffee. He adores visiting the ocean frequently and is a fan of all genres of music. Bloniasz hopes to contribute his hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm to CavChron before pursuing studies in Neuroscience and Economics next year.
![Students all across HB are in the middle of their academic year, working hard to keep their grades up. There has been conversation about heading towards more student-centered methods of instruction, which would be a large shift from a system that is based on having students sit in class for as long as possible. “I think it would be more beneficial in a sense, because the pressure of percentages wouldn’t overpower the actual wanting to learn [by the student],” says High School student Khushi Patel ‘19.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WBREADY_Searching-for-middle-ground-educational-reform_Patrick-Bloniasz_OpEd_Midterm-2018-900x600.jpg)
![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-900x600.jpg)
![James Orrigo presents an emotionally moving video of “Katherine the Brave,” a girl who passed away from an incurable form of brain cancer on June 6, 2016. Orrigo dedicates himself to creating lasting legacies for suffering pediatric cancer patients by producing music videos co-written by those same children right from their hospital beds. “I think [Lad in a Battle] really had a positive effect on the student body, because it gave a powerful message of turning overly negative energy into positive actions,” says Max Porter ‘18.](https://cavchronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WEBREADY_Lad-in-a-Battle-visits-HBHS_Patrick-Bloniasz_News-900x600.jpg)