Art in the Park

KendallHunt, Features Editor

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Art in the Park

KendallHunt, Features Editor

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FAFSA Delays Create Uncertainty for Higher Education

UmaMukhopadhyay, Staff Reporter Though changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) were meant to simplify the process for receiving post-secondary financial aid, its delays—due to system-related glitches—have seemed to cause the adverse effect.  In previous years, the FAFSA annually opened on Oct. 1. This year’s application cycle, the 2024-2025 FAFSA, was projected to open…

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Chattahoochee’s Spectacular Showing at the Shulers

MenonAgreya, Staff Reporter The Georgia High School Music Theatre Awards program celebrates every high school student in the theater department annually with their awards ceremony, the Shulers. The Shulers take place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center and are modeled after the prestigious Broadway Tony awards, making the event an incredible opportunity to recognize performing arts…

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Learning the “Ropes” of Wills Park Equestrian Center  

Located in the heart of Alpharetta, Wills Park Equestrian Center is a facility many may not be aware of. Hosting a variety of events like horse shows, rodeos, dog shows and concerts, the Equestrian Center offers a state-of-the-art covered arena. The center includes four outdoor rings, an event lawn, nearly 30 horse stalls, numerous show offices, concessions and even an equestrian-themed Play Me…

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Georgia Legislative Session: SINE Do or SINE Die

KobeChernushin, Staff Reporter In today’s tumultuous political landscape and in a high-stakes election year, state and local political involvement is as important as ever. The final day of the Georgia state legislative session, dubbed “SINE Die,” is an annual occurrence characterized by chaos and frenzy. This year, as lobbyists and activists flooded the halls of the Georgia Capitol building, the…

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The “Buzz” around the Buzz Studios Film Festival

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Black and White: Can We Separate Art from the Artist?

MariaMileva, Editor-in-Chief; NicholasGarrison, Editorials Editor Art Can Be Separated Like Alice Cooper or Dave Grohl, many artists, whether musical or visual, have controversial topics and facts surrounding them. As a result, this can often be difficult and a strain for their fans who enjoy and support their music, but have to find a way around enjoying their art without blatantly supporting…

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Johns Creek’s Daffodil Days: Encouraging Entrepreneurship and the Environment

NicholasGarrison, Editorials Editor On April 13, parents, teens and kids of all ages hosted Johns Creek’s own Daffodil Days festival at city hall to promote Johns Creek beautification, children entrepreneurship and plain fun.  The event has two main goals, besides being a fun way to spend a Saturday. The first is children entrepreneurship. Kids and teens alike signed up to sell their own…

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Safety Surrounding Senior Assassins

LaurenKim, Staff Reporter   Throughout many high schools across the country, excited seniors participate in an exhilarating game called Senior Assassins. In this tournament, students attempt to shoot their targets with water guns, and often go as far as staking out workplaces and waiting outside homes for hours.    Chattahoochee had 49 initial teams, each composed of two students.   “The main…

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Catch a glimpse of the Solar Eclipse!

NatalieJiang, Seniors and News Editor On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse moved across North America, passing over the United States.  Unlike the prior eclipse in 2017, this year, Georgia was not in the path of totality, and thus, many members of the Chattahoochee community traveled out of state to experience this spectacular view.  “I went to Cape Girardeau, Missouri with my wife and my…

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Troupe 7612’s Enchanting Play

KendallHunt, Features Editor Chattahoochee’s Theatre program kicked off spring with a magical play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” premiering on April 11 in the Blackbox Theatre, with following performances on April 12 and 19. The Shakespearean play features four unhappy lovers who escape to an enchanted forest, meanwhile, a group of men rehearse a play to perform at an approaching royal wedding.…

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Hooch NEHS Hosts Alumnus-Turned-Author Jared Moro

LaurenKim, Staff Reporter; UmaMukhopadhyay, Staff Reporter On April 16, Chattahoochee High School’s National English Honor Society chapter introduced a third edition to their “In Conversation:” series, which invites locally rooted authors to discuss their writing experiences with students and teachers. This year’s pick was a Hooch ‘12 and Georgia Tech ‘16 alumnus, Jared Moro.  Moro, now hailing…

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The Disappearance of the Pep Rally

NatalieJiang, Seniors and News Editor Among the scattered blue and gold Cougar spirit lies one being who allows for true harmony within the school: the Chattahoochee High School pep rally. In order to ensure collaboration and community, the pep rally often pays the school semiannual visits, filling the students with the cheer they need to go on with their day. However, in light of recent…

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The Only AP Classes you need to succeed!

MenonAgreya, Staff Reporter Students have overloaded themselves for far too long with the same boring AP Classes, such as AP Calculus, AP Lang and AP Chemistry, to “increase” their chances of getting into a good university. But it is known that these lackluster and outright dull AP classes are wholeheartedly inadequate when it comes to being accepted into an elite college such as Harvard.   A…

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The Red and Blue Debate Issues for You 

GarrisonNicholas, Editorials Editor; MenonAgreya, Staff Reporter Red Another shocking controversy overtook our hard-working crayon box cardboard this week: the “woke” Blue agenda. First, they want all colors in the crayon box and now they’re asking our patriotic workers to make do with allowing foreign—and might I add, illegal—crayons in the work force? These events are just the tip of the…

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Bring Back Bullying!

MenonAgreya, Staff Reporter With the many changes affecting our school, Chattahoochee’s finest students have come together to unite under one cause, to bring back bullying. Their new campaign, “Bring Back Bullying!”, has been largely affected by the current state of our school and the world.  The campaign has a straightforward message: “Students should bully, harass, tease and demean other…

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