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The student news site of Carlisle High School

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Teenagers 101: Giving gifts is always a trying task, but giving gifts to teenagers is next to impossible. Social media provides many sources with inspiration to all types of gift givers.

Gift Guide: Teenagers 101

Heidi Heinlein, Perspectives Editor December 21, 2020

The joy the month of December can hold is truly unmatched. This wonderful time of the year also brings fear of disappointing your loved ones on Christmas day when they do not receive a gift they were most...

TIME TO CELEBRATE: Target puts out flashy Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving can even commence. In many stores, commercial Christmas decorations were put out before the end of October, forcing a jump into the Christmas season.

Christmas 2020: A time for joy a little bit early (Editorial)

Kathleen O'Neill December 2, 2020

Christmas has been a favorite holiday across the world for centuries. It has been celebrated in different fashions through history, and our Christmas of today encompasses a more commercial outlook.  This...

The holidays are starting to blend together, as demonstrated by the spider lights on the Christmas tree.  Are we rushing the holiday season?

The Christmas Creep: Why can’t we take time to celebrate the fall holidays first? (Editorial)

Emma Santillo, Staff writer October 26, 2019

Christmas is possibly the most celebrated holiday in America, but when is it acceptable for the celebrations to start?  Some people have already begun their festivities, causing some to be frustrated...

Want a chance to win one of these holiday treat jars?  Guess todays movie in the comment section below!

Countdown to Christmas: Movie Contest

Releigh Norrell, Staff Writer December 18, 2017

Friday: Harry and Marv break into a house on Christmas Eve in which movie? Put your name and your movie title guess in the comment section below for a chance to win a festive holiday treat jar!   Monday:...

Have a Humorous Holiday! (Playlist)

Samantha Martin, Editor in Chief December 20, 2016

Is your Christmas lacking in chuckles? Is your Hannukah in need of hysterics? If it does, then listen to CHS' newest playlist, Have a Humorous Holiday!  Songs Featured: 'Zat You, Santa Claus?- Louis...

Never too early to get in the holiday spirit (Editorial)

Carol Etzel, Magazine Editor-in-Chief November 11, 2016

In spite of recent events and rising tensions, people in America are clinging to the promise of bright Christmas lights and the happiness of the holidays. Anyone caught singing along to the familiar...

Holidays have become overly commercialized.

The overcommercialization of holidays (Editorial)

Sarah Payne, Perspectives writer December 1, 2014

The United States of America is a country full of wants. We want food, we want clothes, we want friends, we want money. We want, we want, we want. And stores across the nation have discovered how to play...

Joy to the world: the candygrams are here!

Janie Haseman, News Editor December 15, 2013

The candy is coming! For only $1, any student can send both candy and a holiday greeting to any friend or teacher at CHS. After being met with great success last year, the CHS Periscope staff decided...

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