December 2016 10

 

CHS Junior Abigail Desrosiers to Sing at Carnegie Hall BY Sarah Lopes

A 17th birthday isn't the biggest birthday you will ever have, but, for local junior Abigail Desrosiers, hers will be one to remember. On Sunday, February 5th Abigail will be performing with the Honors Women Choir at Carnegie Hall.Talk about an amazing birthday present! Performing at Carneige Hall is a once in a lifetime achievement and we are all proud that someone from CHS gets to experience it.

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Crocheting for a Cause By Sienna McCulley Artwork By Amanda Mulvey

“Stitch It Up” was organized to teach students to crochet, knit, and/or loom, and has encouraged them to create hats and scarves to benefit community members in need.

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Quebec Through the Eyes of Two CHS Juniors By Rita Stubbs

In the month of November about forty students and three teachers got to experience what one would say was an “an experience of a lifetime”

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The Moment You Know You’re a Grown Up BY Kathryn Sutton

My simple six hour shift was absolutely miserable, though I felt mentally better than I had in awhile. I felt as though I had accomplished something bigger than fighting an illness. I didn’t take the easy, immature way out, and I had accepted my inevitable transformation into adulthood.

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I Have Finally Accepted that Different Is Good BY Gillian Contillo

I am very blessed for the life I have and I feel that, without the family situation I have right now, I would be a completely different person. I didn’t understand as a child why my family had to be different but everything worked out for the best in the end. “It’s what was meant to be”. This life lesson will carry on into my future, reminding me to become the best version of myself without the fear of judgment by others as I travel along my own open journey through life.

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Get Knocked Down, Get Back Up BY Cole Ferguson

Looking back on it, everything happens for a reason. In my case, my failure making the basketball team made me that much more hungry to succeed. It taught me to never give up and to always turn the negative things in life into positives. I pushed myself to a new level, one where anything is possible, and my potential feels limitless. Making the freshman team wasn’t such a bad thing after all. After taking a shot to my pride and being a bit jealous of my twin brother, I learned that I am strong enough to keep going when the going gets tougher.

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Great Teen Gift Ideas BY Matthew Lansberry

This list is short but great for those who have run out of ideas or for those who need cheaper gifts for the people they care about.

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Donald Trump’s Presidency Could Affect CHS Policies By Allie Shinskey

There are more than two factors to consider when running a vast country, and one of them includes education. How will Trump’s views on education and his pick for secretary of education affect Coventry High School in the near future?

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The Spirit of Giving Is Alive and Well at CHS BY Ricky Leonard

From those CHS students polled on the various giving initiatives, all seem united in feeling pride in the idea of helping the community. CHS students feel like it is not just an attempt to make the school look good, people are giving on their own and from the heart.

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A Tribe Called Quest: Remembering Phife Dawg and “We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service” By DJ Lopes

The album is a perfect tribute to the “5 foot 3 assassin” himself, and I’m sure if Phife were here, he would be very proud of the job the group has done this year.

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