The Communicator • A Student Voice

A group of freshmen gather to hear a story from CHS junior Sonya Kotov, a natural story teller.

If there is one thing that stands out about Sonya Kotov, it is her laugh. The Community High School junior has a distinct laugh that evokes varied reactions from those around her. Some smile, laughing along. Others are not sure what to make of it. More…

Students listen to the presentation at St. Andrew's.

Tuesday, the day after Martin Luther King Day, Community High School was one of the many schools that presented a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The entire school was split up into two locations: Craft Theater and St. Andrew’s. After block six classes were let out, students assembled into one of these two locations. For the Craft Theater, it was difficult, as nearly 250 students had to be packed into the small theater.

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Alternative diets are popping up everywhere, and there is an overwhelming list of restrictions – meat, eggs, dairy, and fish are the most apparent.

Nikolas Solem, Community High School junior and pescetarian

Each individual has their own motivations for why they take up an alternative diet.  “My conscious influence was watching documentaries and my sub-conscious influence was my girlfriend being vegetarian,” says Nikolas Solem, a Community High School junior.  Colleen Chavis, a CHS junior, was similarly influenced.

Chavis discovered a video showing animal slaughter in the meat industry. “They were shooting cows in the head with nail guns”.  This traumatic image was what drove Chavis to become a pescatarian, someone who is a vegetarian with the exception of eating fish.
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