Sophomore Parking Put on Hold
September 28, 2010 • Kendra Hall
Filed under An Eagle's View
This year at Chapin High School, administration is only allowing upper classmen a parking pass. By state law, teenagers are allowed to take a written test to be provided with a permit. A permit allows the teen to drive with an adult that is at least twenty one years old. After obtaining necessary... Read more »
Fan Limits: Monday Night Scuffle
September 28, 2010
Filed under An Eagle's View, Student Life
A sense of belonging and loyalty to teams is possibly the greatest feeling associated with sports. The “love for the game” attracts athletes and fans alike. Yet with such passion comes a sense of ethical representation. Like every football coach I’ve ever had has said, “Wear... Read more »
Another Look at IDs
September 28, 2010 • HALEY WILLINGHAM
Filed under An Eagle's View
The ID policy is bothersome to most students of Chapin High, and most don’t understand why it is necessary to wear them. IDs aren’t all that bad. Yes, it is possible for IDs to be good. Most students don’t like them, but when asked, they could more than likely think of different occasions where... Read more »
Sad? Are you serious?
May 19, 2010 • Blythe Padgett
Filed under An Eagle's View
Hey there, Chapin. I suppose that I’m supposed to send you a loving and grateful farewell, given all that you have taught me and all of the wonderful memories we share. However, if I have learned anything from my three years here at Chapin it is that lying is wrong. I honestly couldn’t be happier... Read more »
Chapin High’s Nasty Bathrooms
May 18, 2010 • BY BRETT CHERUBINI
Filed under An Eagle's View, Entertainment, News
The school bathrooms should not be gross. People should be able to get in and out without having to get passed the obstacles of a disrespected bathroom. Someone who is getting changed should be able to tie there shoe without placing their knee in a wet puddle. There have been times when students have... Read more »
Why healthcare reform matters
April 23, 2010 • Chapin Claw Staff
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The battle for healthcare reform in the United States took Democrats to the brink, but it was a battle worth fighting. Attempts to change the healthcare system have been tossed about for nearly a century, and the past year has shown Washington at its worst. Despite the bitterness and complete lack of... Read more »
Why Vote?
April 20, 2010 • Spencer Marsh
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Voting has been a system implemented in our society for centuries. For as long as there has been government or leaders, there has been voting. In the ancient Nordic tribes, there were leaders who took control and lead their tribe. How did they become leaders, however? They were mutually agreed by their... Read more »
Junior year essential to college success
March 18, 2010
Filed under An Eagle's View
As students first enter high school, a majority of them concentrate their effort on their freshman and sophomore years before burning out in their junior and senior terms. While every year in high school is important, one year stands out as the most important. Unfortunately, it is not the one most students... Read more »
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal long overdue
February 22, 2010 • CHAPIN CLAW STAFF
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The shameful “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that has been in place in the military since the Clinton administration is finally on the way out. In the State of the Union address, President Obama addressed the policy saying he will “finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to... Read more »
Don’t ask it to leave, tell it to come back
February 22, 2010
Filed under An Eagle's View
The year was 1993. Democratic President Bill Clinton had campaigned for persons of all sexual orientation to serve in the armed forces in his bid for the presidency in the previous year. This dream was in part solved through the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which instructed the US military... Read more »
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