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Congratulations to our graduating seniors!

Congratulations Seniors! (Video)

Periscope staff April 27, 2020

Hello seniors! Recently, CHS administration, faculty and staff members had a chance to share a message with the senior class, thanks to the efforts of the Carlisle Area Education Association (CAEA). ...

Many teachers in the high school have started to offer healthy snacks to students in containers like this one.  As part of an initiative to combat the distraction of hunger in the classroom setting, these snacks are available to anyone in need of a quick pick-me-up.

Filling young minds and bellies: CHS offers food to combat distraction from hunger

Hunter Nace, Staff writer March 12, 2020

CHS is taking the initiative to ensure that students don’t have to go through the school day hungry.   Starting this year, CHS has begun offering healthy snack items in classrooms for students to...

Seniors Savannah Hossfeld and Sophia Toti and juniors Sophie Salomone and Alyssa Dyson proudly show off their medals after placing third at the distance medley relay at the state competition. Hossfeld, Toti and Salomone, with the help of junior Karlie Powell, will all race in the 4 x 1 mile at Nationals in NYC on March 14.

Circling the Big Apple: Girls indoor track heads to Nationals

Sam Salomone, Staff writer March 9, 2020

The Carlisle Girls indoor track team is set to run circles around the competition in New York City. The team of Sophia Toti, Savannah Hossfeld, Sophie Salomone, and Karlie Powell will compete in the...

Periscope Sports Talk with Jarrett Wilson, episode 1

Jarrett Wilson, Editor-in-chief November 22, 2019

For the first episode of Periscope Sports Talk, host Jarrett Wilson sits down with Carlisle boys basketball coach Andre Anderson on how his life journey led to coaching the Thundering Herd and what fans...

Juniors Reese Daugherty, Josetta Checekett, and Trinity Johnson laugh together while playing a game.  The Wingin It ! shows will not only get audience members laughing but members of the troupe too.

Just ‘Wingin It!’: An inside look at CHS improv troupe

Abigail Lindsay, Editor in Chief October 26, 2019

Wings, soda, and a lot of laughs all go into the performances of  Wingin’ It!, CHS’s improv comedy troupe. Wingin’ It is a team effort, with both student and faculty leadership involved. Junior...

The familiar sight of a cell phone sitting on a desk is one for the past.  CHS has instituted a new policy that expects students to put their phones away during instructional time.

Phone free: CHS introduces a revised cell phone policy for students

Taylor Hurt, Staff writer October 22, 2019

It can be hard for students to put their cell phones down, yet Carlisle High School is focusing on getting students to be more engaged with their academic classes.   A new cell phone policy was implemented...

Madison Kelley sprints down the field looking for a goal. This is Kelleys second year on the varsity lacrosse team.

May Athlete of the Month: Madison Kelley

Michael Raphael, Staff writer May 14, 2019

Senior varsity lacrosse midfielder Madison Kelley is the May Athlete of the Month.  Kelley has had a solid and productive season as a senior leader for the lacrosse team.  She had 4 goals to help assist...

Liam Crider walks down the set of Lovers Labor Tossed. His character Longaville is a member a soccer team that has sworn to give up girls and spring break partying for the sake of their grades.

Shakespere: Troupe to perform modern adaptation, ‘Love’s Labours Tossed’

Michael Raphael, Staff writer April 25, 2019

In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Hamlet tells the audience, "The play's the thing."  This year, the Shakespeare Troupe's spring performance will be a thing never seen before, when it opens this...

The faculty and administration from CHS in 2016-2017 gather around Thor for a staff photo.  Which staff members will win our 2019 Periscope Teacher Superlatives this year?

2019 Periscope Teacher Superlative Survey

April 12, 2019

It's time for the annual Periscope Teacher Superlatives!  This year, we're opening up our voting to all of our readers, including underclassmen, upperclassmen, even teachers and administration.  Fill...

Brad Hench

Brad Hench

Hunter Nace, Staff writer April 2, 2019

"I always enjoyed being around kids and [while] taking this job may have me more worn out at the end of the day, it's worth it. Someday I would like to write a sitcom called Hall Monitor."

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