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When Elizabeth Welsby, a resident of Chapel Hill, started working at a COVID-19 vaccination center, she was struck by the reactions of some of the patients. “We’ve seen people, particularly …
Local volunteers help make Orange County’s vaccinations possible Read More
“There are more important things than the SAT and ACT, and we should always be taking care of ourselves,” said junior Ei Ei Ko. “These tests shouldn’t be something that …
Juniors open up about standardized testing during COVID Read More
For one night each year around the beginning of February, junior Zoe Chu’s house is packed with chatting parents, excited kids and a kitchen full of guests’ dishes. Her mom …
During Pandemic, East Students Celebrate The Year of the Ox Read More
“No one has eyes on our district’s children,” parent Amy Hird wrote to the Board of Education. “There is no situation with zero risk.” As virtual learning in the district …
“No one’s anti-teacher”: The messy debate over in-person learning at CHCCS Read More
“Staying up late is your body’s worst enemy.” This is what Xiaoyu “Coco” Zhou said to me in an email, while describing her daily schedule. Digital learning has been difficult …
Attending East outside of Chapel Hill Read More
“I don’t know if it’s the rebellious spirit in me… but a big part of [owning GameStop stock] at this point is just the sentiment behind it,” said senior Adam …
Student investors aim “to the moon” with GameStop stock Read More
From “High School Musical” to “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” all of the media that we’ve consumed throughout our lives has framed high school as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Freshman year …
“This feels like it’s not high school”: Freshmen open up about virtual experience Read More
School resource officers, or SROs, are law enforcement officers who are given the role of protecting students in school. After recent protests against police brutality, some question if the presence …
CHCCS reconsiders the use of SROs Read More
“I was a straight A student,” senior Emma Roussin said. “And now, I just feel like I do not really care about missing classes anymore, when I would care so …
“A huge disconnect”: Ending a semester online Read More
“We have a Texas-sized development, shoehorned into an Efland-sized shoe.” Hope Horton was horrified when she first heard about a new Orange County development proposal: to build the largest gas …
“This Is Not Your Dam Site”: Orange County Residents Resist World’s Largest Gas Station Read More