CCHS Press

29 things to do on the 29th of February

Story by: Hala Khan, Co-editor-in-cheif • February 29, 2016

With this extra 29th day of February, check out these 29 ways to spend the day. Catch up on things you have been meaning to do for months, house projects, Netflix, homework, etc. Go out...

Letters from the Editors

Story by: Chloe Trejo and Hala Khan • December 15, 2015

Hala Khan Three years ago I never would have imagined I’d be a part of the newspaper staff, yet now the journalism room has become my home away from home. I applied for staff at the end of my...

Crushing on ‘Cushing’

Teachers recognized by Texans player

Story by: Hala Khan, Co-editor-in-Chief • December 4, 2015

“Oh my God, he means Brian Cushing; Ms. Berry, we won!” Journalism teacher Samantha Berry and coach Erin Bryant won the First Community Credit Union (FCCU) Stars in the Classroom reward, through...

Swimming straight into national competition

Story by: Hala Khan, Reporter • February 11, 2014

Juniors James Gildart and Braxton Flowers swam to success in December at the 2013 Winter Junior National Championship in North Carolina. The WJNC is a competition in which swimmers from around the country...

Class sets students up for success

SAT prep classes create noticeable differences in students college exam scores

Story by: Hala Khan, Reporter • October 22, 2013

Student taking single-semester courses, such as SAT College Prep and Scholars, have seen a huge increase in their scores on college entrance exams. These courses go over the PSAT, SAT, SAT essay and ACT,...

Pride brought to school by teacher

Story by: Hala Khan, Reporter • October 17, 2013

Thomas Halbert, Computer Science and Networking Technologies teacher, received an award from the Cisco Networking Academy on Aug. 23, recognizing him as one of the top 25 percent of instructors in the...