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Lee Greenberg walks down the stairs towards the back lawn. Greenberg was participating in a class photography project, which included a birds-eye photo. "I don't usually enjoy getting my photo taken," Greenberg said. "But when the person taking the photo is good, it makes me feel better."
February 5, 2025
Lee Greenberg walks down the stairs towards the back lawn. Greenberg was participating in a class photography project, which included a birds-eye photo. "I don't usually enjoy getting my photo taken," Greenberg said. "But when the person taking the photo is good, it makes me feel better."
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2025’s Spork Game + Rules
Anthony Wang and Luca Hinesman 10 hours ago

Every year, Community High School seniors kick off their second semester with a long-standing tradition: The Spork Game. Each willing participant...


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CHS’ Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony
CHS’ Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony
Lydia DeBord January 17, 2025

Through the snowy grounds, students from CHS met in St. Andrew’s on the morning of Jan. 17. This meeting marked another AAPS celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As the entrance gates flooded with students from each forum, the CHS jazz band greeted them with lively tunes.  In order to add to the accessibility of the event, the assembly was...

Art by Kaylee Gadepalli
The United States’ First Convicted Felon President
January 13, 2025

As Donald Trump approaches his second term as the president of the United States, he is about to make history in an unprecedented way by becoming America's first convicted felon to serve in office. Trump...

Courtesy of Maneesha Mankad
Introducing Ivybrook Academy: Maneesha Mankad’s New Preschool
January 10, 2025

Later this year, Ann Arbor will welcome its newest preschool; Ivybrook Academy. CHS math teacher Maneesha Mankad and her husband Vivek Jaikamal at its helm. Mankad’s life has always been rooted in...

Reaching Out
Reaching Out
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Community students filed into the main entrance of Clague Middle School, laughing and preparing their middle school presentations. Middle schoolers ran by as the warning bell rang, rushing to get to class...

Traveling Ergs Visit CHS
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December 19, 2024

Imagine a program where any student who attends Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) has free access to rowing, regardless of their country club status, income bracket or degree of athleticism. Imagine a program...

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Fighting for Fairness: Laura Carlin on the Financial Struggles of Teaching
Fighting for Fairness: Laura Carlin on the Financial Struggles of Teaching
Neila Shee and Augustus Kaschube 1 day ago

It was a bitter cold December day, only 36 degrees out. Dozens of teachers gathered outside the Balas building at Domino’s Farm, picketing as they waited for the board of education meeting to begin. Among them was Laura Carlin, who felt the anger and power vibrating through the crowd. The frigid air was filled with rage and anticipation. As the meeting...

Planning Committee for the 2022 Reunion, at the reunion Comstock event
Keeping the Magic Alive: The Community Alumni Board
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Christina Tabaczka, a 1976 Community High School graduate, fondly recalls the impact the school had on her life. Entering CHS as a junior after struggling at Pioneer, she found an environment that inspired...

What's Next?
What’s Next?
January 29, 2025

CHS counselor Missy Herskowitz believes there is no one right path for after high school. Whether it’s entering the workforce, taking a gap year or enrolling in a college, the possibilities are endless. According...

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Ins and Outs of 2025
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Each new year, as the calendars flip to Jan.1, the world begins its annual frenzy of resolutions and aspirations. Like clockwork, the internet explodes with refreshed ideas of personal growth and betterment,...

Nora O'Neill, a sophomore at CHS and SHS, poses at a popular lunch spot in Kerrrytown. Her days are hectic and packed with choir, volleyball and classes at two schools.
Proust Questionnaire: Nora O’Neill 
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What is your idea of perfect happiness? Contentment with the things you have in your life, I guess. Not wanting any more or less. What is your greatest fear? The unknown. I like to be able to...

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Sip or Skip?: The Truth About Energy Drinks
Sip or Skip?: The Truth About Energy Drinks
Payton Sly and Zola Saigal 1 day ago

The franchise of energy drinks has become a recent staple in many teenagers' lives. Brand names such as Alani and Celsius have taken over the beverage industry. They have quickly become the favorite drink choice among Gen Z. These drinks are marketed as solutions for fatigue and increased productivity. The busy life of high school students is a perfect...

Art by Gabe Deedler
A+ Anxiety: The Mental Strain of Academic Expectations
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In today’s world, grades can be one of the biggest determining factors of a high school student’s future. From the first day of freshman year all the way up until graduation day of senior year, a student...

Reducing Meat Intake
Reducing Meat Intake
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Every day, we decide what impact we want to make on the world. With more and more evidence pointing to the negative impacts of the meat industry on the environment, making conscious choices about what...

For Now
For Now
January 28, 2025

On the first day of school, I was listening to “Forever Young” when I pulled into the parking lot. Before this year, my car had only ever occupied a CHS parking spot after sundown for a random production...

Community Craves: Pesto Pasta and Roasted Tomatoes
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January 23, 2025

PESTO SAUCE is a staple in our lives. We've eaten it during cold winter nights, cuddled on the couch, or at the pool during a hot day. Whenever we spend time together, it has become a tradition to eat...

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“SIX” Gives New Life to History’s ‘Divorced, Beheaded and Died’ Queens
“SIX” Gives New Life to History’s ‘Divorced, Beheaded and Died’ Queens
Isabel Fosler, Journalist • 5 days ago

"SIX" revolutionizes the storytelling of history. By transforming Henry VIII’s wives into pop icons, the musical forces its audience to rethink whose stories will be heard and how they are presented. At its heart, “SIX” shines because it gives agency back to women who have been wronged. Rather than focusing on Henry’s role, the musical flips...

Artist Profile: Clara Bailey
Artist Profile: Clara Bailey
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“Music within itself is a language,” Clara Bailey said. “It's really incredible how we're able to communicate these things without using words.”  Bailey, a junior, has been playing the violin...

Artist Profile: Meghan Pillote
Artist Profile: Meghan Pillote
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Meghan Pillote, senior, has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Her journey started from a young age: her parents encouraged her creativity, hoping she would continue expressing herself through...

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Fosse’s self-fulfilling prophecy: “All That Jazz”
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Bob Fosse is dead. Moreover, Joe Gideon died both before and with him. “All That Jazz,” the questionably semi-autobiographical film released in 1979, still holds up as a classic today. The theory...

Sonic Speeds Ahead but Stumbles on Humor
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“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” kicks off with explosive action and dazzling visuals, but its attempts at humor often miss the mark. Despite stunning CGI and action-packed scenes, the film is bogged down by...

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