CHS counselors Kelly Maveal and Brian Williams both express concern about the effects of social media over time and how they will impact students and our community in the long term. “I feel our world is so much bigger and more fast-paced as a result of social media,” Williams said. “It’s helpful, but it can also be dangerous in terms of how...
![Pioneers Raffi Avedissian wrestles an opponent from Saline during Pioneers senior night. Avedissian is back wrestling for the Pioneers for his senior season after wrestling on a joint Pioneer-Skyline team last year due to lack of coaching and participation.
“I feel like as a senior, it’s good to have [Pioneer Wrestling] back for my final year,” Avedissian said. “I also feel like there is a bit of a pressure to set a standard for our program. We only have four or five seniors [on the team] this year, most of the kids are underclassmen, but I think the future is looking bright for Pioneer wrestling.”](https://chscommunicator.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/imMDAslaCJR4eKFePgHJVIwrcKNI2dZ7xYKESVfz-900x600.jpg)
On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Ann Arbor Pioneer wrestling team hosted a dual meet featuring three of their SEC conference opponents: Pinckney, Chelsea and Saline. This was the fourth conference meet for the...
At 8:32 pm on Jan. 24, AAPS Superintendent, Dr. Jeanice Swift, announced that Wednesday, Jan. 25 would be a district-wide snow day. "The closure decision is based on ensuring the safety of students...
With the clock ticking down on irreversible climate change, world leaders, scientists and delegates from 200 different countries kick off COP27 in Egypt. With tensions high and stakes even higher, all...
Plastered on the walls of the second and third floor of CHS, posters read: “Join Ecology Club in Room 318!” Ecology club has existed within — or rather outside — the walls of CHS for 13 years and...
October 26th is my brother’s birthday. This year, it marked his 15th revolution around the sun. It also marked two revolutions since the last time I spoke to my grandma. I was at the kitchen table, knees propped up, a bowl of ramen cooling in front of me. She called to wish him a happy birthday, of course. Second to hold my dad’s phone, I followed...
Malevolent monsters, sinister plotlines and apocalyptic events are all what help create modern horror films: These chilling elements are meant to incite fear and trigger one’s ‘fight or flight’ response. Eve...
The roster for the Gold Team sat on the screen of the laptop. There was a name absent from the list: mine. I was not going to States. I scrolled through the names. They valued qualities that I didn’t...
Every school day was the same. I went to classes and lunch with my three friends. I didn’t bother others and they didn’t bother me. I kept to myself. On Nov. 10, we took a journalism trip to St. Louis,...
Two years ago as BigPlanet (Elias Kirsh) was entering CHS as a freshman and Gummy (Evan Ochoa) was going into his sophomore year at CHS, the stars aligned for the two ambitious artists to collaborate...
When I entered high school, I didn’t expect to live through a historical moment, something that would grace the pages of textbooks in the years...
![During the pandemic, Hazel Derry spent countless hours scrolling through media sites and stumbling across popular and dangerous conspiracy theories. If someone sees something, they might just take it to be the truth, Derry said. [Were] so impressionable and it can change someones trajectory.](https://chscommunicator.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-pdf-900x687.jpg)
The glowing screen lit up Hazel Derry’s dark room, illuminating the ‘truth’ flickering on her computer screen. At the beginning of quarantine,...
In a fraction of a second, you can obtain 3,160,000,000 hits pertaining to the keyword “politics,” already sorted with the highest-value...
“I'm really proud of this one spread that I did in my sketchbook. I spent like a few days working on it and I think it turned out really nice....
“A highlight of my week so far has been hanging out with my guinea pigs. I have two guinea pigs, one named Olive and one named Mocha. I like...
“I play clarinet and I think the jazz program is really cool. I’m definitely challenged. I feel more motivated to practice than I was before...
“In November I worked on a show with Young Peoples Theater called ‘Into The Woods’ and I played the witch. At first, [my role] was really...
Chicago-based rapper Saba explores the contrast between an impoverished past and a financially-free future, while also diving into his overall growth as an artist, in his third studio album “A Few Good Things.” The album has noticeable similarities to his critically acclaimed record “CARE FOR ME,” released in 2018. Featuring some of Saba’s...
Before making the leap across the pond, U.K. Rapper Oakley Neil H T Caesar-Su, better known as Central Cee, released his project “23.” Coming off his last project “Wild West,” which had massive...
Ronan Laporte takes U.S. History, just like many of his freshman classmates. He has spent his first semester at CHS learning about the women’s rights movement and the Industrial Revolution. However,...
Scandalous, peculiar and inspiring are three words that I would use to describe “How to Get Away with Murder.” This eloquent series is a legal drama that follows five law students and their professor...
“Gold,” the fifth studio album by German progressive metal band Unprocessed, comes with a significant shift in sound to a larger incorporation of alternative rock elements. With idiosyncratic sounds...
Tuesday, Jan. 31 will be an early release day with a shortened Friday schedule. If you're interested in or are already preparing for the SAT, stick around for the 12:30 pm practice SAT hosted by the Princeton Review – make sure to sign up ahead of time to secure your spot! CHS's annual literary magazine, VOICE, is accepting submissions until March 6. If you did not take a CR first semester, you must attend one of the two CR orientations occurring this week.
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More footage from #FashionFriday featuring Lila Fetter!
Happy #FashionFriday! This week features CHS junior, Lila Fetter.
“My outfit was inspired by me,” Fetter said. “I wanted to be as authentic of an interpretation of myself as possible.
Fetter originally got their dress from her older sister.
“I love this dress,” Fetter said. “I went to a Florence and the Machine concert in it; I wore it for my character, Natalia Wetherbrook, in my original musical, The Impropers, that I performed [at CHS] in Dec. – it's a big Lila Fetter item.”
Fetter accessorized with gold jewelry including their Etsy saxophone earrings she received as a Christmas gift, assorted rings from her ever-growing collection and a necklace, which was a gift from her friend to congratulate Fetter after the completion of their aforementioned musical.
“I love doing my makeup every morning, even if it means I have to get up 30 minutes earlier than I'd like to – for this especially, it was totally worth it,” Fetter said. “[Makeup] makes me feel more confident and more like myself, and it's a great form of expression.
Earlier today, Fetter did a photoshoot with her friend for her new album Love Connection, which comes out Feb. 10 on all streaming platforms.
“Sometimes I do story songs, but a lot of times, it's about who I am and my experiences,” Fetter said. “[Creating music] is like journaling or talking to someone. I'm a very verbal processor of my emotions, so music is a really great creative outlet for me, and it's gotten me through a lot of rough times. Quarantine is when I released my first album, conceptions and conclusions, and it helped me get through a lot.”
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Today, Jan. 27, at lunch, CHS yearbook class is hosting a Winter Fashion Photoshoot on CHS’s front lawn to generate content for the publication. Anyone with a cold-weather outfit is invited to show it off.
“In the fall we had a photoshoot with a bunch of fall fashion and we decided to do same thing in winter because things change a lot with the snow, people wear different and warmer clothes,” said Jonah Klein, a yearbook editor. “[Photoshoots are] also a really fun way for us to learn about photography and interviewing. We’re having a good time out here.”
Klein loves seeing incoming yearbook staff learn from their more experienced classmates during events like these.
Additionally, anyone who participates in the photoshoot will be rewarded for their efforts with coffee or hot chocolate.
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Due to severe weather, Thursday, Jan. 26 will be another district-wide snow day. AAPS Superintendent, Dr. Jeanice Swift, made the closure announcement at 5:32 am on Jan. 26.
“The closure decision is based on ensuring the safety of our AAPS students and staff,” Swift said. “After driving the roads across the AAPS overnight to assess, icy and snowy conditions continue at this time on many neighborhood and secondary roads in the area following yesterday’s winter storm.”
All AAPS buildings will be closed, and all after-school activities are canceled. Nearby institutions including Washtenaw International High School, Saline Area Schools and Dexter Community Schools are also shut down for another day due to the unsafe weather conditions.
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