ABOUT US

The CHS Charger is a student-run newspaper published eight times per year.

Advisor: Allison Mahan

Editorial Staff:

Editor-in-Chief: Luke Leftwich

Co-Editor: Gus Creter

Copy Editor/News Editor: Kaylin Moore

Layout Editor: Parker Johnson

Business Manager: Sophie Simmons

Opinions/Columns Editor: Jackson Hethcox

Sports Editor: Juliette Smith
Features Editor: Noha Elkeelany

Staff Writers:

Julia Alley

Wilson Auberson

Shelby Barker

Megan Batson

Landon Bowling

Sawyer Caldemeyer

Anna Caten

Az Cavanaugh

Claire Cranford

Nadia Dragon

Imani Farley

Parker Foutch

Anna Grace Herrin

Spencer Green

Caden Herron

Maddie Lamb

Drew Mattson

Aidan Moore

Eirinn Moore

Alexandria Moreno

Kelsey Osborne

Hailie Pippin

Peyton Purgiel

Will Silberman

Melody Smith

Pete Stone

Kayla Tippens

Sam Vance

Charlie Wilson

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 possibil...

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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...

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FINALE: The Beefin' Boys review the best burgers in Cookeville

Aidan Moore - Senior / Gus Creter - Junior, Co-Editor | Columns Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come. For months, burger scavengers Au...

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Celebrating Black History Month

Imani Farley - Sophomore | Features Black History Month was created by Carter G. Woodson after noticing that most history lessons were ta...

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CHS senior Chasidy Fly receives an out-of-this-world opportunity

Sophie Simmons - Sophomore | News One of CHS’ seniors, Chasidy Fly, recently received a mysterious phone call that gave her the opportuni...

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Fraudulent racing pigeon spared by Australian authorities

Caden Herron - Junior | News Pigeon racing isn’t a common topic brought up in conversation, but it is surprisingly a popular event. Durin...

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Putnam County Commission to build greenspace tornado memorial

Claire Cranford - Sophomore | News On Mar. 3, 2020, a tornado ripped through the Cookeville neighborhood on Hensley Drive, claiming 19 li...

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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 o...

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The road to success: why you don't have to be perfect to succeed

Kelsey Osborne - Sophomore | Features It’s that time of year again -- the school year is coming to a close and the dreaded ACT and other ...

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Chargerette on promposal ideas

Dear Chargerette, I need help! Obviously I am going to go to prom with my boyfriend, but I want to be the one to ask him. Got any good pr...

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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 perso...

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Charger Music Men review the timeline of hyperpop

Gus Creter - Junior, Co-Editor / Parker Johnson - Junior, Layout Editor | Columns One of the most exciting musical genres to surge in pop...

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Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO

Megan Batson - Junior | News Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans to step down as CEO of the company in an earnings release on Feb. ...

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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...

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What is happening with the 2021 prom?

Julia Alley - Sophomore | News There have been rumors about how prom will be happening this year: that it will be outside, people must be...

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CHS' three perfect ACT scores

Anna Caten - Sophomore | News In 2020, three of Cookeville High School’s very own students scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. According to p...

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Representative believes "Jewish space lasers" cause wildfires

Hailie Pippin - Senior | Peyton Purgiel - Junior / News Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was the representative for Georgia until the house co...

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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...

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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 t...

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Couch Comrades: In Depth Review on "Remember the Titans"

Landon Bowling - Sophomore / Parker Foutch - Sophomore | Columns There are many movies worthy of a review during Black History Month, but...

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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau denounces Proud Boys as a terrorist group

Melody Smith - Sophomore | News Ever since the 2016 election, it has become increasingly apparent that radicalism and extremist violence ...

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The history of jazz explained

Pete Stone - Freshman / Features Over the course of the past century, jazz music and the influence of black culture has stemmed out into ...

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Kanye West sued for $30 million

Shelby Barker - Sophomore | News Is Kanye West set to face a lawsuit yet again? Kanye West was recently faced with full action lawsuits ...

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NFL 2020 season recap

Wil Silberman - Sophomore | Sports (Opinions) The 2020 NFL season has ended, and there are a lot of question marks after it. How did Bill...

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Meet the 2020-21 Editorial Staff

Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor

Managing Editor/Features Editor

Head Copy Editor/News Editor

Layout Editor

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Opinions & Columns Editor

Sports Editor

Editor-in-Chief

Co-Editor

Managing Editor/Features Editor

Head Copy Editor/News Editor

Layout Editor

Opinions & Columns Editor

Sports Editor