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Why CHS should teach sign language
There is one language that deserves to be taught by schools but is often overlooked: sign language.
Marissa Phillips
Aug 30, 2023


Elon Musk's journey with the letter X
Elon Musk’s recent messy takeover of Twitter and his rebranding of the app to ‘X’ has caused ripples among those on and off the internet.
Dorian Hribar
Aug 28, 2023
Revealing the most atrocious word in the English language
Caden Herron - Senior and Peyton Purgiel - Senior | Opinions Do you or a loved one have a floccinaucinihilipilification problem? Does a...
CHS Charger
Aug 27, 2021
Algood's "Redskin" mascot needs to be replaced
Spencer Green - Senior | Opinions On Feb. 4, the Putnam County school board voted against forming a committee to investigate the...
CHS Charger
Mar 1, 2021
Algood's "Redskin" mascot doesn't need to be changed
Maxwell C. Hamilton - Junior | Opinions A handful of people have been pushing to change the Algood Redskins mascot, due to concerns about...
CHS Charger
Mar 1, 2021
Companies don't care about equal rights
Drew Mattson - Senior | Opinions On Feb. 9, Quaker Oats removed “Aunt Jemima” from its branding. Quaker Oats faced backlash in the wake...
CHS Charger
Feb 25, 2021
How the cookie crumbles: disputing the all-time best Girl Scout Cookies
Jackson Hethcox - Junior, Opinions/Columns Editor Nowadays, in our very divided society, it can be hard to understand where another...
CHS Charger
Feb 25, 2021
Mental health's role in the school system
Gus Creter - Junior, Co-Editor | Editorial As we all know, times are extra complicated right now. Whether we are speaking on the pandemic...
CHS Charger
Feb 25, 2021
Read a label, save a life: why you should be aware of allergies
Anna Grace Herrin - Sophomore | Opinions Everybody has to eat, but imagine if your food was deadly. That’s what over 32 million Americans...
CHS Charger
Feb 25, 2021
Teenagers can make money on the stock market too
Kayla Tippens - Senior | Opinions Starting at age 18, anyone can invest in the stock market and increase their net worth. However, many...
CHS Charger
Feb 25, 2021


New year, new me -- maybe not, and that's okay
Sophie Simmons - Sophomore, Business Manager | Opinions Oftentimes, many people come up with resolutions in the new year. Some more...
CHS Charger
Jan 28, 2021
The first amendment and social media
Claire Cranford - Sophomore | Opinions On Jan. 6, Twitter announced that the company would be banning Donald Trump from his account. Soon...
CHS Charger
Jan 28, 2021


Protesting vs. rioting
Anonymous - Junior / Anonymous - Senior | Opinions Protesting is an inalienable right provided by the U.S. constitution. The citizens of...
CHS Charger
Jan 28, 2021
Why is Tennessee handling the pandemic so poorly?
Anna Grace Herrin - Sophomore | Opinions Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, different countries have approached this event in...
CHS Charger
Jan 28, 2021
Elon Musk -- from riches to the richest
Melody Smith - Sophomore | Opinions Ever since October 2017, Jeff Bezos has held the record as the richest man with a momentous wealth of...
CHS Charger
Jan 28, 2021
America - land of the free, not so much in schools
Micheal Smith - Sophomore | Opinions The schedule for the midterm exams came as a shock to one of my teachers, who when presented with...
CHS Charger
Dec 15, 2020
The end of an era: how Trump changed America
Drew Mattson - Senior | Opinions Of all the presidents the United States has seen, Donald Trump is, without a doubt, the most...
CHS Charger
Dec 15, 2020
COVID-19 and the economic stimulus
Lara Lockridge - Sophomore, Staff Writer | Opinions With all of the commotion around the coronavirus, many are wondering how they are...
CHS Charger
Apr 27, 2020
Movies and TV Shows
Piper Johnfroe - Sophomore, Staff Writer | Opinions Since we are all bored out of our minds here is a list of shows and movies to watch...
CHS Charger
Apr 27, 2020
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