Our Turn

Communicator Eats

For this week’s installment of Communicator Eats, our treat is blueberry lemon bread! The prep time is around 40 minutes, and the bake time is around 50 minutes -- it depends on your oven. It’s great before-school breakfast and a different way to start the day. Check the link in our bio for the recipe.

Post and photo by Cate Weiser

Song of the Day

CHS junior Alec Simon loves his rap and hip hop. After the release of “Savage Mode 2” by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, he’s found himself blasting “Brand New Draco” while he’s skateboarding or just hanging out with his friends. His favorite verse from the song is “I’m rich for real I could press a button and have the opps go down, so many choppas in the spot I keep the door open.” “I like that verse a lot because I enjoy listening to well written and performed music,” Simon said.

Post and graphics by Tane Patel

Election 2020

Although CHS Senior Sophie Fetter was nervous heading into her first-ever voting experience, she was able to prepare ahead of time by creating a list of her choices. She recommends this to other young voters and urges them to take part in all elections - no matter how large or small.

CRAVE S’MORES PIE

BY ANJALI KAKARLA

Built with only a few simple household ingredients, this tasty s’mores pie can be made in under a half an hour. The cookie crust, made with brown sugar, graham crackers and butter, is the perfect base for this delectable dessert. After the crust is baked, it is then filled with decadent chocolate and topped with gooey mini marshmallows. The pie then returns to the oven until the marshmallows are just burnt on the top. Pulling the pie out of the oven is a treat in and of itself: the delicious smell of fresh s’mores wafts out of the oven and makes the kitchen smell wonderful.

Our Turn

Communicator staff members discuss what they are grateful for.

BY SAM BERKOOZ

Amy Boeving

“I am really grateful for my family. I’m really glad that I have a support system during the online school situation and being confined to my home. I’m also glad that if I ever need something, I can always go to them. I’m grateful that they are there for me because in some classes when I would have a really hard time, I would go during the five minute break and talk to mom. When I talked about my struggles she would help me form a plan and figure out what to do.”

“There are many things I am thankful for. With school online and a busy list of things to do, I am grateful for the teachers I have at CHS. I think they do a lot more than what they are asked to do and what’s in their job description. Their attitude and approach has made online school easier for me, compared to friends at other schools. I think CHS teachers do a lot just for the benefit of their students. I really appreciate their attentiveness and genuine interest in our wellbeing. For example, in the beginning of the year when we were overloaded with work, they listened to us and decreased our work.”

Dan Gutenberg

Jenna Jarjoura

“I am grateful for a lot of things right now, like friends and family, good health and a roof over my head. Something more specific, I realized how fortunate I am to have consistent wifi and technology that doesn’t interrupt my learning. I have heard that unreliable technology has been taking a toll on people, especially in a fast-paced class like Calculus where attendance is very important. In general, all these changes to my senior year really taught me how to accept change and be appreciative of little things.”