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For years, “sorry” was my reflex: my way of shrinking myself to fit others' expectations. I was constantly second-guessing everything I said...







Spring is finally here and so are the spring drinks this year from Starbucks. Fan-favorite drinks such as the Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Latte are back from last year. “A spring favorite would probably be the Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha Latte,” said Brady Groesbeck, a Starbucks employee. Groesbeck has worked at Starbucks for two and a half...

Eager eyes glossed over the display of extravagant pies bordering the third-floor hallway. Pi Day was in full swing, and CHS students lined up for a slice of the fun. Coordinated by the math department,...

“They're letting horrible people into our country. They are poisoning our country by contrast,” President Donald Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump's stance on illegal aliens or illegal...

After school on March 7, the CHS mock trial teams — A Team and B Team — along with timers, alternates and a courtroom journalist, traveled from Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids, MI., for an overnight stay....

Thousands of people from across Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) filled Hill Auditorium, nearly reaching its 3,500 person capacity this past Thursday, March 6. Everyone was highly anticipating the district’s...

A picture is worth 1000 words, so we aren’t going to write many here. CHS students traveled to New York City for the annual CSPA journalism conference. Early Wednesday morning, Paige Plavnick and twenty Three other students crammed into the subway, heading to the first day of the conference. "I was really looking forward to this trip," Plavnick...

From lessons at the YMCA and swimming at Slauson Middle School to now Pioneer synchronized swimming captain, CHS senior Brook Fagan has been in the pool for as long as she can remember. “I could...

A picture is worth 1000 words, so we aren’t going to write many here. CHS seniors go through a warm up round of Simon Says at lunch preparing for the official game. Senior Ionie Steudle loves this...

The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized (though not devised) by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual...

Sam Magee, a CHS junior, was 17 when her mindset was revitalized. Stumbling upon a previously unknown film that would go on to forever change her life, her perspective of the world shifted. “Interstellar”...

I’ll say it: I expected more from Carrie Underwood. As an avid country music listener with Tennessee blood, some part of me has always idolized her along with Reba and Dolly. Some part of me probably still will — I can’t give up on “Some Hearts.” But, unfortunately, the light I saw her in is dimmed. Dimmed by a shadow of corporate country...

I grew up surrounded by sisters, I had everything from a biological sister to step sisters and even a step-step sister. By the age of nine, I had five sisters split between my parents’ houses. My mom's...

As the final buzzer sounded, I looked around the gym for the last time as a member of the Pioneer Basketball team. Walking through the handshake line, looking up at the scoreboard, tears welled in my eyes....

It’s no joke that social media has somewhat taken over our brains. It’s just endless scrolling, with a new sound, pose, phrase or outfit coming up every week. Now, it's not “cool” anymore to have...

I know what it's like to be a fish swimming against the current. On my first day of middle school, I walked in wearing an outfit I had carefully pieced together from the clearance racks: a bright colored...

Even in 2025, “Cobra Kai” is still a must-watch, blending nostalgia, action and great storytelling that keeps audiences hooked. Following the Karate Kid series, “Cobra Kai” picks up the story 34 years later, introducing new characters while bringing back familiar faces from the original films. The first episode, "Ace Degenerate," opens with...

Sabrina Carpenter's latest release, “Short n’ Sweet Deluxe,” brought the Grammy Award-winning album to a new level. The original album was a huge success, causing Carpenter to achieve her first No....

The chefs place graham crackers on the ground and dress the guests in marshmello. Using big wooden spoons, they pour gasoline and chocolate syrup onto the floor and light it. This is the end for them. “You...

Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter SZA has been an influential part of the music industry for quite some time now. With multiple studio albums and countless collaborations with other famous artists,...

For those blissfully unaware of folk indie legend turned orchestrally cynical rockstar Josh Tillman, also known as Father John Misty. Those who haven’t heard his painfully charming “Real Love Baby”...