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Senior Jamie Hafner works on an activity to prepare for her senior book chapter in AP Literature.  While senior book chapters can be difficult to complete, there are many benefits to the students during the writing process.

Senior book chapters: Evoking nostalgia or bringing anxiety? (Editorial)

Ashley Ivanoff, Perspectives Editor November 16, 2017

Senior book chapters are infamous in Carlisle High School and are often seen as a drag by the seniors working on them. With the bad reputation they have, should we continue to push this assignment? How...

New dress code guidelines have restricted teachers from wearing jeans during certain dress down opportunities.  Is this really something that needs to be limited?

The problem with denim: should teachers be allowed to wear jeans? (Editorial)

Treston Johnson, Perspectives Writer October 30, 2017

“Readily distinguishable from students,” “positive role modeling,” and “professional responsibilities” are the images a Carlisle High School staff member must project in order to “present...

Brain Waiter works with a student athlete. Trainers do a lot in our school to keep athletes healthy.

Trainers: The people behind Carlisle athletes (Editorial)

Kathleen O'Neill October 27, 2017

Carlisle High School has three amazing individuals who help the student athletes stay in pristine condition. They keep athletes happy and healthy.  They are our school trainers: Brian Waiter, Richard...

No one wants to think about the feasibility of a school shooting at CHS.  But if one were to happen, would students know how to respond?

It could happen here: Intruder drills don’t prepare us for increasingly plausible situations (Editorial)

Josetta Checkett, Perspectives Junior Editor October 26, 2017

It may feel like school shootings are a faraway danger, but according to the Everytown Gun Safety Support Group there have been over 240 school shootings in the United States alone since 2013. Most of...

The American flag is a symbol of our great nation but should you have the right not to stand for it?

Sit, stand or kneel: Everyone has these rights (Editorial)

Reese Daugherty, Perspectives Writer October 26, 2017

Sitting, standing, or kneeling during a ceremonial tribute to our nation’s flag is one way to peacefully protest. However, recently, this has sparked controversy among most Americans but why do we question...

Carol Etzel holds a welcome sign in front of the McGowan entrance. Carlisle High School is offering a new group as a way to help new students transition to the school.

New student group makes transitions easier

Ashley Ivanoff, Perspectives Editor October 24, 2017

In a school reporting an average of 1525 students in grades 9 to 12 each year (according to the district website), it is understandably easy for students new to CHS to feel lost in more ways than one....

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria. Movies often depict cafeterias as a breeding ground for popularity problems but, is it?

Does popularity really matter? (Editorial)

Reese Daugherty, Perspectives Writer October 6, 2017

Within modern media, popularity is a common topic in schools, work places, and generally every large group of people. Movies like Mean Girls and Clueless depict a huge clique problem among the students...

The cafeteria offers many options to students. However, not all of them are accessible to all students.

Pack or Snack: What the cafeteria doesn’t serve (Editorial)

Treston Johnson, Perspectives Writer October 6, 2017

According to an online poll of CHS students, 33% admitted to having dietary restrictions including one or more of the following: gluten intolerance, dairy intolerance, and a vegan/vegetarian regimen. This...

President Donald Trump, accompanied by, from second from left, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, speaks on the phone with with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump and Russia on ISIS (Editorial)

Autiana Easley, Student Life writer June 1, 2017

I strongly disagree with our president sharing sensitive information that is in the hands of the United States. Although he supposedly has the right to do so, did he forget confidentiality? On May 16,...

Health care rally in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 4, 2017.

Health care is a right (Editorial)

Maya Daye, Staff Writer May 22, 2017

Health care has been a topic that has been widely debated globally for a while. The healthcare debate is especially heated in the United States. As of 2017, the U.S. is the only developed country that...

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