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Protesters against the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a highway in near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Law enforcement officials have asked people protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline to vacate an encampment on private land, and the protesters said no. Protesters are trying to halt construction of the pipeline they fear will harm cultural sites and drinking water for the Standing Rock Sioux. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

What you need to know: Dakota Access Pipeline

Brooklyn Norrell, Student Life Editor November 2, 2016

Updated on December 12th at 11:00 am. The Dakota Access Pipeline is a massive plan to “enable domestically produced light sweet crude oil from North Dakota to reach major refining markets in a more...

A display of yearbooks honors the 180th anniversary of the Carlisle Area School District.

180 years and still going strong: CASD celebrates anniversary

Olivia Boyd, News Editor October 3, 2016

September 19, 2016 marked the 180th anniversary of the first school being opened in the Carlisle Area School District, the oldest district in the state. The school opened with approximately 800 students...

Police fire teargas as protestors converge on downtown following Tuesdays police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

What you need to know: North Carolina riots

Brooklyn Norrell, Student Life Editor September 23, 2016

Updated on December 1, 2016 at 8:50 am. Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by police officer Brentley Vinson on Tuesday September 20, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The police were not...

Paul Harrison, center, carries a counter-protest sign at the Stanford University graduation exercises, Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif. Womens advocacy organizations are urging a California agency to take action against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Harrison argued that the assault was not indicative of a rape culture at the university, and unfairly blamed the school for the attack by a man who just happened to be one of their students.(AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

What you need to know: Brock Turner

Periscope staff September 23, 2016

As a staff, CHS Periscope will be highlighting the important national and international topics that appear in the news this school year. We are doing this so that the student body knows what is happening...

While these halls may look empty, they were filled with parents and students alike on Wednesday, September 14 for 
Back to School Night.

Parents take on educational labyrinth: Back to School Night

Olivia Boyd, News Editor September 21, 2016

It's 7 pm. The hallways are filled with confused-looking parents trying to navigate their child’s schedule through the perplexing educational labyrinth that is Carlisle High School. The sprinkling...

Chelsea Clinton addresses the crowd at the rally.

Chelsea Clinton Comes to Carlisle

Samantha Martin, Editor in Chief September 19, 2016

The sweltering heat did nothing to stop the fire burning inside of Clinton supporters as they waited to hear Chelsea Clinton speak at the Cumberland County Democratic Headquarters, located at 25 West...

Seen here showing off their impressive numbers and stage design, the members of Shakespeare Troupe, led by adviser Sue Biondo-Hench, will present Romeo and Juliet on the Swartz auditorium stage Thurs April 21-Sat April 23, starting at 7:15pm.

Love and loss take the stage: Shakespeare Troupe to perform ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Ariel Parker, News writer April 15, 2016

Violent delights will have violent ends when the CHS Shakespeare Troupe holds their production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in the Swartz auditorium on Thurs April 21 through Sat April 23, with a...

Empty Bowls allows students to channel their inner creativity while serving an awesome cause.

Fight Hunger, Fill a Bowl: Empty Bowls returns to CHS

Jackson Hoch, News Editor March 29, 2016

Empty Bowls is an annual nationwide fundraiser to raise money for the hungry in communities. Carlisle High School is holding their Empty Bowls fundraiser on May 6 in the McGowan Café. Empty Bowls is...

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