This summer, Principal Joan Benz and Assistant Principal Doreen Brandes traveled to Israel with a group of educators from across the country, where they learned about Alexander Muss High School in Israel...
By Dana Harris, Online Features Editor
• May 1, 2013
The United Nations (UN) was created after World War II, once the League of Nations failed. This world-renowned organization tries to keep peace between rival nations, provide humanitarian aid, assist...
By Dana Harris, Online Opinions Editor
• December 21, 2012
The Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, has remained intact since the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E. Seeing it, touching it and leaving a prayer within the Western Wall...
Dear Editor,
From the day I got to Israel, I was told that there is always the possibility of war, especially with Hamas only 30 kilometers away, but I never really thought that it would happen. Day after...
By Natalia Derechin, Features Production Editor
• November 21, 2011
A recent CHS student’s Facebook post over Rosh Hashanah read "You’re welcome Christians," referring to the mandatory school holidays over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The response she received from...
By Amna Farooqi, Editor-in-Chief
• November 21, 2011
Anyone who has taken World History or Global Issues knows the tension that seeps into the room when the issue of Israel-Palestine relations comes up. On one side are the students who are die-hard Israel...
