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The CavChron
The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron
The student news site of Hollis Brookline High School

The CavChron
Sydney Speir

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer

Sydney Speir ‘19 is a senior at Hollis Brookline High School and a staff writer for the CavChron. Outside of school, she enjoys being outdoors and hanging out with friends. This year marks Sydney’s first exposure to the world of journalism and she is excited to bring a new perspective to the CavChron.

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Mattress fundraiser posters can be found all around Hollis Brookline High School. According to Barbosa, advertisement will play a big part in the financial success of the fundraiser. “I think we did [the mattress fundraiser] about seven or eight years ago to mild success, but that was with a choir teacher that was part time instead of full time, so the advertisement for it wasn’t pushed as much,” said Barbosa.

Mattress Fundraiser

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
June 5, 2019
Ulrich, like many other seniors, wore her college apparel for National College Decision Day on May 1. “It was kind of sad seeing everyone in their college stuff. It just made it feel real that we are all really leaving in a few months,” said Ulrich. “But I’m excited.”

The future of HBHS Class of 2019

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
Mental health takes center stage

Mental health takes center stage

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Fashion show shirts

Fashion show shirts

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Care packages

Care packages

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Photobooth

Photobooth

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Playlist brainstorming

Playlist brainstorming

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Mental health posters

Mental health posters

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
The school snack line is the perfect place to see the abundance of unnecessary packaging. From chips to beef jerky, everything is packaged in large. Often times, this packaging can be excessively large for the sole purpose of advertisement space. “I think as a society, we are used buying a lot of packaged goods that come in containers, whether that's food packaging or products on Amazon,” said Carson.

Trash talk

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
The five Fashion and Retail Merchandising students, Hultz, Holmes, Willett, Jusczak and Lopez, stand around Willett’s artwork that will be featured on the show’s poster. The poster will highlight how fashion is more than just clothing, but also how it can convey moods and feelings. “ [The goal] is to create awareness for people struggling with mental health. I don't want that to be the elephant in the room anymore,” said Hancock.

Retail Therapy

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
March 25, 2019
Perry and the platypus: Spirit Week 2019 in pictures

Perry and the platypus: Spirit Week 2019 in pictures

Kaleigh Whalen, Alec MacEachen, Harry Bates, Kyle Simpson, Katelyn Sova, Nora Miller, Ian Babcock and Sydney Speir
March 8, 2019
On Monday, Feb. 18, students attending the trip met at Souhegan High School. The group of about 150 choir and band students put on a concert which consisted of the songs they would all perform at Disney Springs. “Working with other schools is even good for conductors. The teachers are learning from each other too. It just improves everybody,” said Umstead.

HB takes on Disney World

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
The mural is projected to be finished soon, as Willette is still adding finishing details to it during her free time in Cav Block. “The project matches the task that's in the room. We want it to be interactive, so when Stacey did this project she asked Salamone what would be good for her to have,” said Hancock.

Interior Design students decorate HBHS classrooms

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
The winning gingerbread house, titled “The Slammer,” was a miniature version of a prison, complete with pretzel fences and candy barbed wire. “It was a great experience creating this masterpiece with my group,” said Brodie Kelly ‘19, one of the creators of the winning gingerbread house. Her other group members included Natalie Cook ‘19, Ryan Coutu ‘20, and Chelsea Macnamara ‘19.

HBHS FACS holds its 14th annual gingerbread house contest

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
January 7, 2019
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
Seniors Mia Fokas ‘19 and Mia Pickard ‘19 take a nap during Cav Block. For seniors, Cav Block is the perfect time to relax, eat, or finish a procrastinated assignment. “If you wait last minute [to finish homework], Cav Block is amazing,” Pickard states.

Three months down, six to go

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Students dance at the Harvest Ball in the mini gym on Nov 2. “There was more effort into planning it, so it's gonna be better,” Patel stated in the days leading up to the dance. Increased organisation and planning of the dance this year likely increased attendance at the event.

The fate of Homecoming

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Actress Taissa Farmiga stars in a popular scene from The Nun trailer. The release of trailer brought lots of business to theaters everywhere. “The week it came out there was a lot of excitement over the trailer. People were excited to go see the movie,” said Wood.

The Nun; not so scary after all

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
October 25, 2018
The Hollis Brookline varsity football team faced Milford during the first game of their season on August 31, 2018. According to Lones ‘19, the team has matured even in the four weeks following their first game. “I think the team itself hasn’t changed that much but as for the mentality and the vibe our team brings it has changed quite a bit. I would say in a good way,” said Lones ‘19.

HBHS football faced rival Pelham in homecoming game

Sydney Speir, Staff Writer
October 4, 2018
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