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Willa Darling and the Silvester Forum compete in tug-of-war during Field Day. After several hard-fought rounds, the forum won first place in both the event and the overall Field Day competition. “It was my first time winning Field Day, so it was super exciting,” Darling said. “It took a lot of preparation with the forum, but it definitely paid off.”
June 05, 2026
Willa Darling and the Silvester Forum compete in tug-of-war during Field Day. After several hard-fought rounds, the forum won first place in both the event and the overall Field Day competition. “It was my first time winning Field Day, so it was super exciting,” Darling said. “It took a lot of preparation with the forum, but it definitely paid off.”
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A Life Between Occupations
By Veronica Herrold, Journalist
June 8, 2026

Cheers and cries ring throughout the camp. Soviet soldiers in long olive jackets march through the rows of barracks as children cling to their...


Clara Bailey (left) and Kaylee Gadapalli show off their personalized caps they chose to rock at graduation. Rather than wearing the traditional balck uniform, Bailey chose to rock a vibrant pink color. "We get the option to choose," Bailey said. "So I decided why not!"
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More than just a Mortarboard
By Kennedy McDonald, Website Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2026
Seniors gather to cheer and celebrate the occasion together as a class.
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Four Years of Memories
By Eva Rutyna, Feature Editor
June 1, 2026
Joey Hwang works on his original composition on his computer.
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By Max Hollander, Journalist
June 4, 2026
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Community High School's Class of 2026 throw their grad caps into the air. This graduation tradition marks the end of the high school career of each graduating senior.
Class Dismissed
By Lucy Lowenschuss, Kennedy McDonald, Sofi Das, and Jessica Rothstein
May 30, 2026

As students, staff and family members filled the seats at Hill Auditorium, the space came alive with the sounds of excited chatter, rustling gowns and the tune of Pomp and Circumstance performed live by the CHS Jazz Band. Saxophones, drums and keyboard carried the familiar melody as seniors rhythmically marched down the aisle to file into their seats...

Neila Shee makes a heart with their hands. Shee watches as their friends walk across the stage during the graduation rehearsal.
Before the Caps Fly
May 29, 2026

Excitement heightened as CHS seniors soaked in their final moments together before they graduate. On May 29, six hours before the start of graduation, the 2025-2026 senior class stood outside Hill Auditorium...

Teachers at Community High School protest about how are working on an expired contract.
Why AAPS Won’t Just Pay Our Teachers—and When That Might Change
May 28, 2026

In January, Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) teachers began working with an expired contract for the first time since 1994. Teachers now are working “to-the-rule,” or doing precisely what their contract...

The Silvester forum poses with their winning relay race bracket. Working together as a team in the final round of tug-of-war, they also claimed victory over the Kiley forum. "I was so excited for the kids," forum leader Ryan Silvester said. "The Kiley forum knocked us out last year, so it was like a full circle moment."
Tug-of-War and Relay Races Cap Off Class of 2026’s Final Day
May 26, 2026

    With colorful custom forum shirts, eyeblack and temporary tattoos, hundreds of CHS students loaded onto buses headed for Delhi Park. The day ahead of them would be filled with excitement,...

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A Palestinian woman looks at a wedding dress displayed outside a shop next to a pile of rubble, as brides in Gaza turn to reused gowns amid soaring prices and shortages caused by the war, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
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By Lukas Dinkelmann and Yuval Rosenberg
June 3, 2026
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By Axel Cucinelli, Journalist
June 2, 2026
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By Ellora Kirbat, Social Media Editor-in-Chief
June 1, 2026
CHS students march in an ICE protest in Ann Arbor. It was one of many protests that high schoolers have been involved in this year.
Our Current Moment Isn’t Unprecedented, and That’s a Good Thing
By Jessica Rothstein, PEIC
May 30, 2026
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By Lucy Lowenschuss, Website Editor-in-Chief
May 29, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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