Handwriting on its way to becoming extinct
There is something really special about a pack of new writing utensils. The pens are full of ink, the pencils just freshly sharpened. When you buy a notebook, the paper is in mint condition, ready...
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Black Friday’s early Thursday sales interfere with Thanksgiving celebrations
It is 3pm on Thanksgiving day, and my family and I are enjoying a home-cooked meal in the dining room. Exchanging smiles and laughs, we are all thinking of how grateful we are to...
Student unity can counteract election fallout
“Together we stand, divided we fall,” sang founding father John Dickinson prior to the Revolutionary War. Although not a physical war, the 2016 election has created a political battlefield. With Donald Trump elected to...
Students react to the election results
The 2016 election has been one of the most controversial in decades. The Crier wanted to find out what CHS students thought about its surprising results. Krisha Jivani, ‘20 “Personally I was kind of...
Freshmen iPad restrictions need rethinking
Conant’s halls are filled with the moans and groans of freshmen with their still-restricted iPads. Their iPads are restricted to ensure that the students are paying attention in class, but just how effective is...
VIDEO: Students make final candidate appeals before tomorrow’s presidential election
Conant students Christopher Borro, ’17, and Michael Kim, ’17, present their final arguments for the two major-party presidential candidates before tomorrow’s election. +5
Is PRIDE really necessary?
Picture a classroom with students sitting in silence, waiting for upperclassmen mentors to begin the district-mandated lesson. Students fiddle with their iPads while the mentors lecture about subjects such as internet safety, or Infinite...
Students need more sleep
Eleanor Park | Conant Crier You are still up, late at night, and your eyes start to droop. You will yourself to stay awake. Perhaps you have too much homework, a late night competition,...
Summer reading: One option or many?
Eat. Relax. Sleep. Repeat. This is the daily routine of countless Conant High School students during their summer break, which is a time when students should be having fun. However, many of them still...
New law would secure needed rights for student journalists
Image credit: Melania Toczko “Watergate started with two local reporters,” Josh Singer said in “Glamour” magazine’s March 2016 issue. The words from the screenwriter of 2016’s Best Picture-winning movie “Spotlight,” which revolves around a...
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