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DOCTORS IN THE HOUSE: Steven Strange watches over Kamer Taj and prepares to face the most powerful sorceress in the entire multiverse in order to keep balance in the world and protect those around him.
Maddened Witches and Fearful Doctors: “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness” (Review)
AGONIZING BUT FANTASTIC: This duet isnt for everybody due to the content and length of these novels, but Chloe Walsh creates a story, The Boys of Tommen, that is genuine, realistic, and a page-turner. 
Literary therapy: ‘Binding 13’ and ‘Keeping 13’ explore the healing power of friendship (Review)
Need something to do this holiday weekend? Check out The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt.
“The Lost City”: Bite Sized Review
Camera Bailey, Dominic Gearhart, and Gianna Peters looked to Shakespeare for their quote, a famous speech in Hamlet of a father giving advice to his son.
Sidewalk Inspiration (Photos)
COLORFUL BEGINNINGS: New to downtown, Carlisle Creative Vibes offers a variety of unique gifts, like art, jewelry, vintage items, and more.
Carlisle Creative Vibes:  Bringing art and acceptance to Carlisle
PRAYERS ANSWERED: Mark Wahlberg returns to the big screen in Father Stu, based on real events.
“Father Stu”: A Bite-Size Review
SINGING FROM THE HEART: The band Lemon Limes audition for Coffeehouse: The Refill. The return of the traditional CHS showcase is just one of many artistic offerings being held in the weeks ahead at CHS.
Waiting for the spotlight: Highlighting the arts and music departments at CHS
A cutout of Frederick Douglass, a Black author and orator, standing tall, looking over Carlisle. Douglass stopped in town while on a speaking tour and within his speech, called out the racism within Carlisle and communities like Carlisle. While staying in town, Douglass’ hotel, the Bentz House Hotel (later the Worthington), told him that he was to eat his meals in his room rather than in the dining room where the white guests were staying. Douglass was correct to call out Carlisle, as restaurants banned people of color from walking through their front doors, providing a separate entrance. In what is known today as the Carlisle Theatre, people of color were banned to the balcony; separations of this nature continued in Carlisle well into the 1960s.
Among the Hidden: Carlisle community’s history with racism comes to light in new CALC art gallery (Photos)
ALL EYES ON ME: Sophomore Sophie Akujobi (bottom center) gives directions to the cast of Titus Andronica (left to right: Sharon Kolubah, Lex Boyd, Aiden Wilt, Jacob Haney, Aedan Shevlin, Felonica Kirkham) during an afternoon rehearsal onstage in the Swartz Auditorium. “I cried at the end because it all went together so well,” Akujobi said, “and after the show I found each and every one of them and gave them a hug and told them how proud I was!”
‘All the world’s a stage’: Behind the scenes at the 2021 Shakespeare Troupe Fall Fest (Photos)
FLOORING AUDIENCES: Senior Renee Blacksmith and juniors Charlie Carlton and James Crawford take to the stage at the First Cup Coffeehouse performance night. Members of the band Under the Floorboards, they performed Somethin’ Stupid” by Frank and Nancy Sinatra.
Brewing up a storm: Coffeehouse presents ’21-22 First Cup
The CHS Shakespeare Troupe proudly presented the first-ever virtual Student-Directed Shakespeare Festival on May 18. Students created and published video performances of sonnets, monologues, and scenes from Shakespeares work.
CHS Student-Directed Shakespeare Festival 2021 (Video)
The CHS Art Show has gone digital! Click on the link to see the talented artwork of our student body.
CHS 2021 Virtual Art Show (video)
DOCTORS IN THE HOUSE: Steven Strange watches over Kamer Taj and prepares to face the most powerful sorceress in the entire multiverse in order to keep balance in the world and protect those around him.
Maddened Witches and Fearful Doctors: “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness” (Review)
AGONIZING BUT FANTASTIC: This duet isnt for everybody due to the content and length of these novels, but Chloe Walsh creates a story, The Boys of Tommen, that is genuine, realistic, and a page-turner. 
Literary therapy: ‘Binding 13’ and ‘Keeping 13’ explore the healing power of friendship (Review)
Need something to do this holiday weekend? Check out The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt.
“The Lost City”: Bite Sized Review
COLORFUL BEGINNINGS: New to downtown, Carlisle Creative Vibes offers a variety of unique gifts, like art, jewelry, vintage items, and more.
Carlisle Creative Vibes:  Bringing art and acceptance to Carlisle
PRAYERS ANSWERED: Mark Wahlberg returns to the big screen in Father Stu, based on real events.
“Father Stu”: A Bite-Size Review
SWEET SIX: Six of the doughnuts from Periscopes order some include Strawberry shortcake, Chocolate covered Cherry, French Toast, and Cinnamon Bun. Crazy Glazed offers 28 different flavors of warm pillowy doughnuts and are definitely worth the try!
“Glazed” and Amazed: new doughnut shop a delicious addition to downtown Carlisle (Review)
AGONIZING BUT FANTASTIC: This duet isnt for everybody due to the content and length of these novels, but Chloe Walsh creates a story, The Boys of Tommen, that is genuine, realistic, and a page-turner. 
Literary therapy: ‘Binding 13’ and ‘Keeping 13’ explore the healing power of friendship (Review)
JUST A PAWN: In the novel 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, Aiden Bishop finds himself trapped within the halls of Blackheath Manor and his only escape is to uncover the mystery that is Evelyn Hardcastles death within one day repeating eight times... or start anew with no memory of his previous attempt.
A Pawn in Someone’s Game: “7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” (Review)
READY READERS: The Secret History rests on the bookshelves of nearly every bibliophile. If youve yet to read this modern classic, check out our review to get you inspired.
Greeks and Geeks: “The Secret History” (Review)
FEELING BLUE? If youre looking for a distraction this Valentines Day, here are a few books to take away the blues.
Four Books for the Valentine’s Day Blues
ADDICTIVE CHAOS: The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang tells the story of Rin, a 14-year old war orphan in Ancient China. Kuangs novel combines history, science fiction and fantasy to explore the horrors of war through the experiences of children.
Sacrificial flowers: ‘The Poppy War’ shows the brutality of war through historical fiction lens (Review)
REYLO: This novel is the author’s debut novel and is based off of Hazelwood’s Star Wars fanfiction. Hazelwood creates a perfect experiment of what happens when you combine science and romance.
Scientific methods of romance: ‘The Love Hypothesis’ (Review)
MORE THAN WORDS: If you are one of the millions of people that have enjoyed the word game Wordle, check out the various spin-off puzzles that the game has inspired.
Game on: ‘Wordle’ spin-offs for every interest (Review)
CRAFTY: These three YouTubers are some of the most popular Minecraft video producers. 2021 has been a big year for them.
The pandemic advantage: YouTubers make the most of at-home possibilities
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL PLAY: Minecraft, a popular video game on a variety of platforms, has been entertaining gamers of all ages since 2009. But what makes this game so popular?
Mad for Minecraft: Why do people “dig” this classic game?
THERES BEEN A MURDER: A crewmate is stabbed to death by the imposter while no other players are around. The goal of the imposter is to kill the other crewmates without being discovered.
Among Us: Murder mystery game goes viral among teens
As new games are being released, the trend that is emerging is that ideas once used a coming back. The deathmatch style games are becoming one of the more reoccurring game styles.
Genre repeat: Battle royale gaming has ties to deathmatch style
Fallout 76 was released on November 14. So far fans prefer Fallout 4 as the new game has not gotten many good reviews.
Fallout 76: Truly terrible or unfinished masterpiece? (Review)
AUTHENTIC: New to the music industry, up and coming artist Benson Boone released his first single, Ghost Town in 2021. Boone states that he wants to be seen as genuine in his lyrics and performances.
Lewis Capaldi meets Ruel: “Ghost Town” by Benson Boone (Review)
BRIGHT LIGHTS: The neon red sign of the Fillmore glows while a night of community forged in music comes together under its roof.
‘Still smiling and laughing’: The Front Bottoms concert instills a sense of togetherness (Review)
IRONIC INQUIRY: Album art by Elsie Cairns depicts a cat being crushed to death by an anvil, highlighting the irony in the question, Are you alright?
Cat Crushed: “Are You Alright?” (Review)
ON CLOUD 9: Taylor Swift is rereleasing her second album Fearless on April 9th.
Swift reliving an era through re-released albums
SMOKY SCENES: This album cover was designed to represent the highly polluted London area.
Covid Clear: “Your City Gave Me Asthma” (Review)
ONE BIG PLATE: The album cover for Bad Contestant shows Maltese looking very bored as he sits between a fighting older couple.
Blast from the past: Matt Maltese’s 2018 “Bad Contestant” resonates with 2020
DOCTORS IN THE HOUSE: Steven Strange watches over Kamer Taj and prepares to face the most powerful sorceress in the entire multiverse in order to keep balance in the world and protect those around him.
Maddened Witches and Fearful Doctors: “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness” (Review)
Need something to do this holiday weekend? Check out The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt.
“The Lost City”: Bite Sized Review
PRAYERS ANSWERED: Mark Wahlberg returns to the big screen in Father Stu, based on real events.
“Father Stu”: A Bite-Size Review
LEAN ON ME: Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi and Troy Kotsur as her father sit in the bed of their truck in CODA, the award-winning film about a daughter who is the only hearing member in a Deaf family.
‘CODA’: Lending an ear to unheard communities (Review)
Abigail (played by Ruby Rose) and Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts) get ready to fight some zombies in Resident Evil: Final Chapter.
Bite-Sized Review: “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”
GRITTY AND GRIMY: DCs newest take on Batman takes the audience to the dark side of Gotham. The movie released March 4, 2022.
Enthralling enigma: ‘Batman’ returns in a gothic masterpiece (Review)
COLORFUL BEGINNINGS: New to downtown, Carlisle Creative Vibes offers a variety of unique gifts, like art, jewelry, vintage items, and more.
Carlisle Creative Vibes:  Bringing art and acceptance to Carlisle
SWEET SIX: Six of the doughnuts from Periscopes order some include Strawberry shortcake, Chocolate covered Cherry, French Toast, and Cinnamon Bun. Crazy Glazed offers 28 different flavors of warm pillowy doughnuts and are definitely worth the try!
“Glazed” and Amazed: new doughnut shop a delicious addition to downtown Carlisle (Review)
RIDDLE ME THIS: Did you know that downtowns Grand Illusion offers not one but two escape room opportunities? Check out guest writer Grace Paks review to learn more!
Hidden mysteries: Grand Illusion offers two escape room adventures (Review)
SUGAR SHOP: Dough and Arrow has been scooping up the hearts of locals since opening early last year. With over thirty flavors of Ice Cream and Cookie Dough along with plenty of other sweet options for everyone, the family friendly eatery is a welcoming environment to any one trying to satisfy their sweet tooth.
Downtown’s sweetest addition (Review)
LIFE AT THE BEACH: The inside of Playa Bowls is decorated to resemble aspects of a tropical beach paradise, playa literally means beach in Spanish. The old Wardeckers location was renovated to fit the new restaurants style.
Fresh fruit: Carlisle welcomes Playa Bowls to town
Mt. Fuji has a variety of food to please all people including vegetarian and vegan options. This Asian restaurant was has been a long time established restaurant but has recently been gaining a lot of popularity.
Mt. Fuji: Sampling the overlooked gem of North Hanover Street
MORE THAN WORDS: If you are one of the millions of people that have enjoyed the word game Wordle, check out the various spin-off puzzles that the game has inspired.
Game on: ‘Wordle’ spin-offs for every interest (Review)
Calmharm, Youper, and Headspace are three apps that can help to improve your day to day life and mental health awareness.
Heading off stress: Anxiety and relaxation apps (Review)
As new games are being released, the trend that is emerging is that ideas once used a coming back. The deathmatch style games are becoming one of the more reoccurring game styles.
Genre repeat: Battle royale gaming has ties to deathmatch style
T-series (left) and PewDiePie (right) have been locked in a battle for the most subscribers for several months. Many fans of YouTube are scared that PewDiePie losing his crown will officially mark when YouTube lost its identity.
PewDiePie vs T-Series: The war for YouTube’s identity (Editorial)
While phones can be a helpful resource, they have also become an addiction. However, there are apps available to help limit and regulate how much time we are spending on are phones.
Blocking the temptation: Apps to help limit phone usage
Vines co-founder has been working hard to create a new app similar to Vine, called Byte. Byte is expected to be released in the early spring of 2019.
Byte: Will this be the return of Vine?
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A BISON? The CHS Quiz Bowl team poses next to a bison at the State Museum in Harrisburg, where the team placed 5th in the Pennsylvania State Academic Competition. The team will be representing Carlisle in the National Finals in Atlanta this weekend and they need your help. Check out our story to learn more about their upcoming trivia night.
Quiz Bowl to host trivia night to support their bid at Nationals in Atlanta
The symbolic representation of the honeybees CHS adopted from the World Wildlife Fund
All the buzz: CHS adopts honeybees
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: This photo was taken during the 2021 summer seminar, during one of their morning classes in Denny Hall. In this specific photo, Provost Neil Weissman visited a seminar and spoke to students about liberal education and the significance of the Knowledge for Freedom program said Dickinsons House Divided.
To be more Lincoln-esque: Dickinson offers seminar to rising seniors
COMING TOGETHER: The Green Team has been working all year to find ways to make CHS more eco-friendly, including adding composting bins in the cafeterias and keeping track of air quality through a flag system. However, the group also makes time to have fun, as seen here in their mug shot for the Coffeehouse annual challenge, which they won.
Green Team: Building a structure for sustainability
MAKING HISTORY THROUGH HISTORY: Students and adviser Kevin Wagner celebrate success at the Region #8 Regional History Day at Messiah University on March 19. After doing so well that they even swept three whole competition categories, they will all move onto the State History Day competition on May 7-8 at the University of Scranton.
Not up for ‘debate’: Carlisle students find success at regional National History Day
C IS FOR COOKIE: Sophomores Lucas Smith and Devon Sullivan pose with a heart-shaped cookie to show their C-LUV. Smith and Sullivan completed the Cookie Lab on the 28th. They were especially proud of their heart-shaped sweet.
Cookie ‘luv’: Chemistry class uses baking to learn about chemical reactions
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Congratulations to these members of the senior class as they signed with the prospective colleges on April 13, 2022.
National Signing Day 2022 (Photos)
HEAD IN THE GAME: Carlisle boys lacrosse gets ready to face off against Central Dauphin. The starting line up is pictured before the game having a discussion with the other team and the officials.
Major comeback: Boys lacrosse defeats Central Dauphin in season opener
ADMIRAL ADVICE: Girls wrestling head coach Vinny Anceravage coaches up CHS Junior Katelyn Coldren at MyHouse Pennsylvania State Championships. Coldren went on to finish 6th out of 27 wrestlers. The girls state championships were hosted by Central Dauphin High School and hosted hundreds of the best girls wrestlers in the state.
Taking down boundaries: Coldren pins down Carlisle’s first girls state wrestling medal (Q&A)
TIME FOR A BREATHER: Layton Schmick chats with coach Jake Wilson after one of his rounds at the PIAA state wrestling championships (March 11-12). Schmick recorded 32 pins this season, beating the Carlisle record for most pins in a season (25) set by Ian Shannon in 2013.
Hungry for more: Schmick goes 2-2 at state wrestling championships
BEHIND THE LINE: Alex Ftohidis gets ready to roll his ball for the Carlisle team during the match against Cumberland Valley. The match was held on Tuesday, February 15.
New opportunities: Unified bocce is a sport for all
SEE YA LATER CHS: Each year, we say goodbye to our Periscope seniors and staff members leaving for new schools. We thank them for all of their hard work!
Bye Bye Bison: Periscope staff members say goodbye (photos)
Where are they going? Class of 2022
Where are they going? Class of 2022
MOST LIKELY TO MAKE CLASS FUN: Mr. Urban I voted for him because he tries to make his class as fun and interactive as possible. He always tells us his stories about his family or his recent Sports Emporium adventures - Senior Chloe Yarnell
Head of the Class: Teacher Superlatives 2022 (photos)
Why I Love...Carlisle (podcast episode)
Why I Love…Carlisle (podcast episode)
Check out our newest episode of Why I Love... with our guest Luella Sikorski. Youll definitely find yourself hungry after this episode!
Why I Love…Baking (podcast episode)
Get ready to learn all about restoring cars with our second episode of Why I Love... a series about the passions of our CHS community members.
Why I Love…Restoring Cars (podcast episode)
Sophomore Mirza Hajdarevic
Mirza Hajdarevic
Savannah Masgalas
Savannah Masgalas
Amy Davidson
Amy Davidson
Freshman Eliza Crozier
Eliza Crozier
Aubrey Miller
Aubrey Miller
Guiness Smith
Guiness Smith
A heart-shaped balloon flies, decorating a memorial site outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday, May 30, 2022. In a town as small as Uvalde, even those who didnt lose their own child lost someone. Some say now that closeness is both their blessing and their curse: they can lean on each other to grieve. But every single one of them is grieving. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
80 Minutes of Horror: Why did the Robb Elementary tragedy happen? (Editorial)
THEMATIC ENTRANCE: Kylie Jenner attends The Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the In America: An Anthology of Fashion exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
The decline of the Met (Editorial)
VIDEO VANDALISM: Teenagers have been turning to destructive behavior, including theft of school supplies, urged on by TikTok and other social media trends. (Photo staged for content).
Likes > Health: How do we stop dangerous social media trends? (Editorial)
STAGING FOR SHAKESPEARE: The writer (second from right) and her fellow castmates rehearse for the upcoming performance of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. This is just one of the shows that has helped the writers love for theatre blossom.
Here for the drama: Why theatre is such a beautiful art form (Editorial)
FINDING THE RIGHT PIECES: What does the lunch of a picky pescatarian look like? Writer Rylie Workman discovered that it was important to think about healthy food consumption when limiting ones dietary options.
Making good choices (Editorial)
CLIP THAT: A college of headlines, tweets, and photos following Russias declaration of war on Ukraine. Social media has played an important role in not only showing the world what is happening but helping the world show support for Ukraine.
Eyes wide open, shoulders strong: How social media is influencing the world’s reaction to the Russia-Ukraine conflict (Editorial)
I feel like I appreciate being able to form expressions and emotions without people knowing exactly what Im talking about, and leaving it up to interpretation for other people.”- Emma Peachey, Sophomore
Herd In The Halls: “What makes poetry important to you?
Marticela Comas
Herd in the Halls: Who is your favorite musical artist right now and why?
 “I’d say probably Bison Block because you can ask the teacher that youre with what you have to catch up on.” - Madison Shields, Freshman 
Herd in the Halls: What is the bright spot in your schedule or school day?
LISTEN CLOSELY: The halls may appear empty, but as students adjust to returning in the new year they reflect on what they have learned in 2020. Many students shared their stories about how they powered through a tough year to focus on their personalities.
Herd in the Halls: What did you learn about yourself in 2020?
COVID Chaos: The current pandemic is changing the way the school system is being approached. Each student has different learning preferences which have been made more known now than ever due to the new schedules that have been created.
Covid chaos: How are students feeling about the schedule this year?
CHS students take on different topics affecting the school.
Herd in the Halls: Holidays Breaks
SEE YA LATER CHS: Each year, we say goodbye to our Periscope seniors and staff members leaving for new schools. We thank them for all of their hard work!
Bye Bye Bison: Periscope staff members say goodbye (photos)
Why I Love...Carlisle (podcast episode)
Why I Love…Carlisle (podcast episode)
Get ready to learn all about restoring cars with our second episode of Why I Love... a series about the passions of our CHS community members.
Why I Love…Restoring Cars (podcast episode)
Get ready to LOVE 80s films with our very first episode of Why I Love... a series about the passions of our CHS community members.
Why I Love…80s Movies (podcast episode)
MADE WITH HOPE: Pictured here are bowls made during the 2022 Empty Bowls workshops. These bowls will be sold to raise money for Project Share, our local food bank.
Shaping the world: Empty Bowls (Video)
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Warming Hearts in the Cold: Carlisle Ice Art Fest 2022 (Photos)
MADE WITH HOPE: Pictured here are bowls made during the 2022 Empty Bowls workshops. These bowls will be sold to raise money for Project Share, our local food bank.
Shaping the world: Empty Bowls (Video)
LEADING THE WAY: CHS sophomore Ian Hill proudly leads the cheers at a home football game this fall. The only male cheerleader at CHS, Hill has faced criticism with a smile on his face. You do whatever you want to do and whatever makes you happy, you go ahead and fulfill your dreams.
Ian Hill: Unafraid (Video)
HIT AND RUN: Jack Kriner hasnt had his foot on the breaks since he started seeing success in the world of Esports. Kriner started only a couple of years ago and has quickly risen the ranks and become a common name within the realm of MLB The Show.
Diamond in the Rough: ‘MLB The Show’ superstar Jack Kriner (Video)
Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
Congratulations Seniors! (Video)
Many Halloween favorites were recently given a taste make-over. The question is: do these versions match up to the classics?
Classic vs. Halloween Candy (Video)
With the upcoming release of Avengers: Endgame, CHSPeriscope wanted to test the knowledge of their fellow movie enthusiasts about the popular film series while also making predictions about the films key moments.
Let the ‘Game’ begin: Students make predictions about final ‘Avengers’ film (Video)
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Warming Hearts in the Cold: Carlisle Ice Art Fest 2022 (Photos)
A cutout of Frederick Douglass, a Black author and orator, standing tall, looking over Carlisle. Douglass stopped in town while on a speaking tour and within his speech, called out the racism within Carlisle and communities like Carlisle. While staying in town, Douglass’ hotel, the Bentz House Hotel (later the Worthington), told him that he was to eat his meals in his room rather than in the dining room where the white guests were staying. Douglass was correct to call out Carlisle, as restaurants banned people of color from walking through their front doors, providing a separate entrance. In what is known today as the Carlisle Theatre, people of color were banned to the balcony; separations of this nature continued in Carlisle well into the 1960s.
Among the Hidden: Carlisle community’s history with racism comes to light in new CALC art gallery (Photos)
ALL EYES ON ME: Sophomore Sophie Akujobi (bottom center) gives directions to the cast of Titus Andronica (left to right: Sharon Kolubah, Lex Boyd, Aiden Wilt, Jacob Haney, Aedan Shevlin, Felonica Kirkham) during an afternoon rehearsal onstage in the Swartz Auditorium. “I cried at the end because it all went together so well,” Akujobi said, “and after the show I found each and every one of them and gave them a hug and told them how proud I was!”
‘All the world’s a stage’: Behind the scenes at the 2021 Shakespeare Troupe Fall Fest (Photos)
LIGHT READING: Mazie, resident dog of the McGeehan family poses all ready to dive into one of Thoreaus classics. Mazie has certainly enjoyed having us here at home. She has taken to laying in the guest bed, right next to where my husband and I work/Zoom every day. She snuggles right in and keeps us company all day long. I don’t think she’ll know what to do when we finally return to work – whenever that may be! Mazie has always been good therapy for us. She’s a sweet dog who loves to be loved, and being able to pet her and love her always brings me a sense of calm and comfort, said McGeehan.
Teachers’ pets: Saving 2020 Zoom School (Photos)
Home of the Herd: Homecoming Edition
Home of the Herd: Homecoming Edition
AMBITION WITH A MISSION: Both Ruby Frazier (left) and Maya Reichenbach belong to the Sophomore Class Council, for the class of 2023, and are setting up for Homecoming Week. As the hallways are lined with banners and school pride, Frazier, Reichenbach, and many of their peers are hard at work ensuring there is school pride to admire around every corner.
Home of the Herd: Oct 19-23
SEE YA LATER CHS: Each year, we say goodbye to our Periscope seniors and staff members leaving for new schools. We thank them for all of their hard work!
Bye Bye Bison: Periscope staff members say goodbye (photos)
“My favorite place on the campus is the stadium and track. Too many late-night games and meets to forget.” -Ryan Jerev
No place like home: Seniors share their favorite spots on campus (photos)
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Dreams do come true: looking back on the early days for our future college athletes (photos)
Where are they going? Class of 2022
Where are they going? Class of 2022
ACCOLADES FOR DAYS: Members of the class of 2022 were honored on May 17, 2022 as part of the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Check out the entire list to see how your favorite senior was recognized.
Honorable mentions: Seniors recognized at awards night
THUNDERING BISON BEATS: CHS mascot, Thor, sports the classic graduation attire and his very own set of headphones to check out our class of 2022 senior soundtrack. Check it out on Spotify (@chsperiscope).
Head-bopping Bison Bangers: 2022 Senior Soundtrack
Did You Know?
  • June 1The Periscope 21-22 staff is wishing everyone an amazing summer!
  • May 17The superintendent search is over: Colleen Friend is the new Carlisle superintendent, effective July 1
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Ryleigh Underwood is in 10th grade at Carlisle High School and this is their second year on the Periscope staff. They've been writing since they were ten and have won Scholastic Silver and Gold Keys for their writing as well as taken part in a published anthology! They enjoy reading and writing fiction, researching ARGs, and true crime cases. Ryleigh looks forward to working with the new staff and hopes to come back next year!

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A heart-shaped balloon flies, decorating a memorial site outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday, May 30, 2022. In a town as small as Uvalde, even those who didnt lose their own child lost someone. Some say now that closeness is both their blessing and their curse: they can lean on each other to grieve. But every single one of them is grieving. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

80 Minutes of Horror: Why did the Robb Elementary tragedy happen? (Editorial)

June 1, 2022
BOY MEETS BOY: A compare-and-contrast moment between the Heartstopper web-comic cover and Netflix adaptations actors, Kit Connor (left) and Joe Locke (right).

‘Heartstopper’: Colorfully authentic (Review)

April 28, 2022
LEAN ON ME: Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi and Troy Kotsur as her father sit in the bed of their truck in CODA, the award-winning film about a daughter who is the only hearing member in a Deaf family.

‘CODA’: Lending an ear to unheard communities (Review)

April 13, 2022
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WINNERS CIRCLE: First place winner Tucker Wise (left) and second place winner Max Behfar (right) are pictured next to the schools bison statue after their wins at the CASAC fair. Wise investigated Lure Density and Movement and Behfar researched airplane aerodynamics.

Spectacular science: CHS students excel at local science fairs

March 16, 2022
MASTER SHEFFE: Ashley and her sister Emily (not pictured) perform at the Winter Coffeehouse in March 2022. Ashley credits her family for inspiring her music career.

[Photo] Storytelling through song: Ashley Sheffe (Profile)

March 10, 2022
CLIP THAT: A college of headlines, tweets, and photos following Russias declaration of war on Ukraine. Social media has played an important role in not only showing the world what is happening but helping the world show support for Ukraine.

Eyes wide open, shoulders strong: How social media is influencing the world’s reaction to the Russia-Ukraine conflict (Editorial)

March 8, 2022
READY READERS: The Secret History rests on the bookshelves of nearly every bibliophile. If youve yet to read this modern classic, check out our review to get you inspired.

Greeks and Geeks: “The Secret History” (Review)

March 2, 2022
SINGING FROM THE HEART: The band Lemon Limes audition for Coffeehouse: The Refill. The return of the traditional CHS showcase is just one of many artistic offerings being held in the weeks ahead at CHS.

[Photo] Waiting for the spotlight: Highlighting the arts and music departments at CHS

February 25, 2022
ANTICIPATION: Pictured from left to right are Tatum Kimmell, Sam Green, Crystal Jones, and Ellie Knapp sitting and watching their teammates from the other side of the court. Green said that he prefers the defensive side of the game, or knocking the other team’s balls away from the pallina.

[Photo] New opportunities: Unified bocce is a sport for all

February 27, 2022
A cutout of Frederick Douglass, a Black author and orator, standing tall, looking over Carlisle. Douglass stopped in town while on a speaking tour and within his speech, called out the racism within Carlisle and communities like Carlisle. While staying in town, Douglass’ hotel, the Bentz House Hotel (later the Worthington), told him that he was to eat his meals in his room rather than in the dining room where the white guests were staying. Douglass was correct to call out Carlisle, as restaurants banned people of color from walking through their front doors, providing a separate entrance. In what is known today as the Carlisle Theatre, people of color were banned to the balcony; separations of this nature continued in Carlisle well into the 1960s.

Among the Hidden: Carlisle community’s history with racism comes to light in new CALC art gallery (Photos)

January 26, 2022
ALL EYES ON ME: Sophomore Sophie Akujobi (bottom center) gives directions to the cast of Titus Andronica (left to right: Sharon Kolubah, Lex Boyd, Aiden Wilt, Jacob Haney, Aedan Shevlin, Felonica Kirkham) during an afternoon rehearsal onstage in the Swartz Auditorium. “I cried at the end because it all went together so well,” Akujobi said, “and after the show I found each and every one of them and gave them a hug and told them how proud I was!”

‘All the world’s a stage’: Behind the scenes at the 2021 Shakespeare Troupe Fall Fest (Photos)

December 17, 2021
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KEEP IT LOCAL: While in downtown Carlisle look out for local businesses with new and some returning seasonal items during this holiday shopping season in order to support the Carlisle business community.

[Photo] After black comes green: Small Business Saturday provides opportunities for local businesses

November 16, 2021
BRIGHT LIGHTS: The neon red sign of the Fillmore glows while a night of community forged in music comes together under its roof.

‘Still smiling and laughing’: The Front Bottoms concert instills a sense of togetherness (Review)

November 15, 2021
IRONIC INQUIRY: Album art by Elsie Cairns depicts a cat being crushed to death by an anvil, highlighting the irony in the question, Are you alright?

Cat Crushed: “Are You Alright?” (Review)

September 22, 2021
TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN: One of the six books to be discontinued, If I Ran the Zoo, is flying off the shelves in reaction.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish… Racist? (Editorial)

April 4, 2021
SKYSCRAPERS: The simplistic, yet engaging cover of the book features constellations; a show of proof as to how small we really are amongst the grand scheme of things.

Little Cosmonaut: ‘We Are The Ants’ (Review)

March 11, 2021
WRITING FRENZY: The Silver Key Award is hard to come by, serving as motivation for hardworking students to aim for new heights.

Once upon a time: how the Scholastic competition inspires young writers (Editorial)

February 18, 2021
SMOKY SCENES: This album cover was designed to represent the highly polluted London area.

Covid Clear: “Your City Gave Me Asthma” (Review)

January 21, 2021
ONE BIG PLATE: The album cover for Bad Contestant shows Maltese looking very bored as he sits between a fighting older couple.

Blast from the past: Matt Maltese’s 2018 “Bad Contestant” resonates with 2020

December 17, 2020
BUILDING BLOCKS: Construction student, Lucas Sandoval drills in that this is his path. Student enrollment has significantly increased, according to department head, Dr. Albert Parrillo.

Under construction: trade schools are drastically underrated (Editorial)

December 7, 2020
BLUESCREEN BLUES: An overworked student observes the amount of work theyve been assigned. Students this year are facing a motivation crisis unlike ever before. Ive never had this much work before. said freshman Jay Barker.

In the dark: Students’ motivation plummets as 2020 charges ahead

November 2, 2020
THAT’S A WRAP: Drinking fountains at CHS have been wrapped in an unfamiliar blue to prevent students from drinking out of them. This is to avoid the potential spread of COVID-19.

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