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Band members performing their show at the homecoming football game.
Photo taken by Erin Markan and edited by Kirsten Bisconer.

The Big Green Machine: Recap of the 2022-2023 CHS Marching Band Season

Lyric Koch, Perspectives editor November 30, 2022

From halftime shows to competition victories, Carlisle High School's Marching Band had a great 2022-2023 season. With two first place wins and two high percussion awards, memories were made and the program...

NOW SHOWING: One of the dancefloors showcased a Now Showing platform with a spotlight shining on it. Which made the perfect place to take students group dance photos.

Red Carpet Ready: 2022’s Homecoming Restores Normality within School Events

Jillian Grimes, News Editor November 8, 2022

CHS’s Homecoming Dance has not been the same for the last two years. With the restrictions of COVID-19 affecting everything, from the amount of students able to attend, to the dance experience not occurring...

DAYLIGHT STADIUM: Harry Styles performs Daylight off his 3rd album under an array of red and yellow lights at his September 10 show at MSG. Throughout the night, the lights under the big-screens moved and changed color with the music.

Boas and Banners: Madison Square Garden rewards Harry Styles for his 15 consecutive performances

Jenna Coller, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2022

English singer-songwriter Harry Styles completed his 15th show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 21. Styles is one of the biggest pop sensations of the decade thus far, earning his...

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

Jillian Grimes, News Editor May 23, 2022

We all know that knowledge can take you far in life. This weekend, the CHS Quiz Bowl team is going to put this theory to the test as they travel to Atlanta, Georgia for the Quiz Bowl National Finals. The...

The symbolic representation of the honeybees CHS adopted from the World Wildlife Fund

All the buzz: CHS adopts honeybees

Rylie Workman, Staff Writer May 9, 2022

The honeybees are very important insects and are known as a “keystone species”; they are vital to keeping other living species alive, including humans. What would we do without them? For Wildlife...

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

Jillian Grimes, News Editor April 28, 2022

Dickinson’s Divided House Project Knowledge for Freedom seminar is a free, highly competitive 3-week seminar in July on Dickinson College campus for rising high school seniors, targeting low income or...

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

Hannah Stoner, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2022

Despite the theme "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences,” 20 CASD students found only success at Regional History Day on March 19. Held at Messiah University, not...

ONE MORE SHOT: Community members (adults and children) can get their first, second or booster COVID shots at a free clinic being offered by the district on Mon Mar 21, from 4-7 (appt required).

CASD offers second vaccine clinic

Jillian Grimes, News Editor March 21, 2022

A lot of adjustments have been happening at CHS in the last month with changes to mask regulations in February. As of February 28, masks became optional in CASD buildings and transportation. In correlation...

CLIP THAT: A collage 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)

Ryleigh Underwood, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2022

On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin, the authoritarian leader of Russia, declared war on its neighboring country, Ukraine. Putin initially thought that the conflict would follow like the Russian invasion...

ONE BY ONE: This is an overview of the front racks of 200 dresses that Jessicas Closet had donated to them by Macys.  Jessicas Closet works to get dresses into the hands of high school students that may not be able to afford them.

Rebranded, renamed, reinvented: ‘Jessica’s Closet’ launches in Carlisle

Jillian Grimes, News Editor February 27, 2022

The perfect dress is one of the many elements of a student's school dance experience. The cost of dress for a dance, especially prom, can averagely range anywhere from $100 to $600 and some can sell for...

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