Nine o’clock strikes. The bell rings and once again innocent freshmen must face a terrifying jungle known as the CHS hallways. Walking through the halls and trying to get to class can be a...

It’s that time of year again. Back to the backpacks, pens, pencils, and endless supplies of lined paper. As we enter the new school year, school supplies are crucial to ensure a good high school experience. Aside...

Everyone has experienced a rush in the morning when breakfast is forgotten and the stomach is letting out huge growls. Eating a healthy breakfast in the morning keeps teens full until lunch, and can even...

      Every year right before school starts students make a goal for themselves that may or may not have the potential to carry out through the school year. Some students make goals to get...

A typical teenager girl turns on her computer, signs on to Facebook and updates her status with what she did that day and what she will do for the rest of the day. She may spend the next hour or two flipping...

Welcome to the Observer’s  first ever How-She-Got-Asked-To-Prom awards. These are the stories that make girls swoon and reveal the more sensitive sides of the boys at CHS. This year, the senior boys...

Every decade in the 20th century has shown a change in the central focus of American lives, Technology, world events and changing values have altered the course of history. ‘20s The Lost Generation:...

During summer, many people enjoy spending lazy days relaxing at the pool but are not sure which public pool is best. The Observer takes a peek at the top local pools. Seven Locks Located off Seven...

Eighteen years is a long time. In that time, students go through twelve grades, four leap years and 567,648,000 seconds, but still not everyone is ready to live in a new place and on his or her own as...

Naming all 44 presidents in ten minutes without help from Google? Sound difficult? Don’t worry, there’s hope. CHS students are improving their random trivia knowledge on Sporcle.com. In simple terms,...

We’ve all done it at some point. It’s procrastination: the grade-trashing-Sunday-night-ruining-high-anxiety habit that we just can’t break. It’s the greatest thing ever—until the night before...

The buzzer sounds.  Duke has just won its fourth national championship.  Elated players and coaches storm the court in celebration of their feat, and within seconds, each player on Duke’s roster has...