Chroncast – Episode 6

This episode dives deeper into “How furlough days affect the school’s budget and teachers” a news story written by Jaysen Anderson, Staff Reporter (which can be found here).

Douglas County Reopening Regrets

On Nov. 12, DCSD interim superintendent, Corey Wise, announced that all students will be moving to remote learning after Thanksgiving break. This decision was reached when DCSD accounted for nearly 5,000 students and staff members in quarantine, in addition to 13 schools already on remote learning.  In the beginning of the school year, DCSD chose...

Results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election

Infographic by Jordan Pazos. Source: The Guardian To be elected president, you must win at least 270 electoral votes. On Nov. 3, the U.S. presidential election took place, then on Nov. 7, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris reached 290 electoral college votes, while Donald Trump only had 232. Many states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and...

Celebrating Thanksgiving during Coronavirus

For many, Thanksgiving has been a time for people to gather together with loved ones and be thankful for all the blessings in their life. However, in 2020, people have had to adapt and change traditional plans in order to be together, thankful, and safe around each other in the middle of a global pandemic....

What’s next for sports going into our second lockdown?

DCSD has just recently announced that all students and teachers are moving online after Thanksgiving in an effort to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. But students and parents are wondering: with in-person schooling shutting down, will sports soon follow? Darren Withey, HR athletic director, explained that because sports are managed by the Colorado High...

An age of gifts

It’s that chaotic and beautiful time of year where people who celebrate these seasonal holidays have to consider what is the best gift to give loved ones. After some research, I found the perfect gift to give someone per age group. Preschool: The big thing with these kids is new toys. Drew, age four, said, “I...

Wishing I was in Paris

Infographic by Camryn Montgomery Emily in Paris, a new hit Netflix series, aired on Oct. 2, 2020, and has left fans longing for season two and wishing they were in Paris. The show features the life of Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins, who is given the opportunity to be transferred by her marketing company...

The story behind the hrhs_meme page and how it came to be

“Me and the boys on our way to ask the teacher to round my 74% to an A.” These are the captions on one of the many memes posted by the well-known account hrhs_meme on Instagram.  “It started off as an idea,” said the creator of the account who prefers to keep his anonymity. “Rock...

Living life like a pro athlete

In America, time is one of the most important resources we have. It’s one of the only things that we can not get more of, therefore how we spend it is essential to our quality of life. Up to this point in my life, I’ve been living a normal teenage boy life, with a teenage...

Varsity poms’ focal points for the season

To start off the new varsity poms season, the team hired a new coach. Although, this is not the only change the team has made. They added new dancers, and due to COVID-19 and starting the season late, they have made a shift in some of their focuses for this year.  Before coming to HR,...