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![CMS Sports: The Legacy of the CMS 23-24 Softball Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717180729/colonial/hsoam9lldteq5h32wlca/Softball.jpg","width":2200}])
6th grader Cam Moore recounts the magic of the 23-24 softball team, going 18-0 in their two seasons here at CMS.
![A Not so Sneak Peek of CMS’s Music Man]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715366418/colonial/wkewiiidq1tewhayrqtq/oEA1nE3efKELsC1Hm2onWFr8c5H87JDYu2ETzHzh1npP3NIny79VMg9tgiGmj-8BP9wzhC5gHIkMYQpBk0JGeuLoW7pCYm3IGHHBSIIrsy7BN_crqXLN7SWfPiRMhpebq1fwEjTwCW-MKGNEKF5T3iU.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715366418/colonial/wkewiiidq1tewhayrqtq/oEA1nE3efKELsC1Hm2onWFr8c5H87JDYu2ETzHzh1npP3NIny79VMg9tgiGmj-8BP9wzhC5gHIkMYQpBk0JGeuLoW7pCYm3IGHHBSIIrsy7BN_crqXLN7SWfPiRMhpebq1fwEjTwCW-MKGNEKF5T3iU.png","width":512}])
Ava Gayl, Benji Colcher, Cam Moore, and Veronica Lendacky (6th grade) examine the unforgettable trip to Iowa in the 6th grade's production Music Man Jr.
![TikTok Ban: HUH?!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713811166/colonial/xxcw0848rctmkjchx0gi/untitled_4.png","width":225}])
Siva Kathirvel takes a look at the potential TikTok ban and what the fear is over the app.
![Is Volleyball a Good Sport?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710176027/colonial/gvuxahbn8cqzwufxjz5u/volleyball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710176027/colonial/gvuxahbn8cqzwufxjz5u/volleyball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710176027/colonial/gvuxahbn8cqzwufxjz5u/volleyball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710176027/colonial/gvuxahbn8cqzwufxjz5u/volleyball.jpg","width":1000}])
6th graders Shawn Goretsky and Aranya Bava explore the history and popularity of volleyball.
![The Artichoke: School-wide panic ensues after student brings number one pencil to class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677517030/colonial/e8wfbgfwsxjszcnwpx15/Aries_pencils_silo_1024x1024_d7036b38-a6f3-43d5-93f3-50e47b255346_grande.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677517030/colonial/e8wfbgfwsxjszcnwpx15/Aries_pencils_silo_1024x1024_d7036b38-a6f3-43d5-93f3-50e47b255346_grande.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677517030/colonial/e8wfbgfwsxjszcnwpx15/Aries_pencils_silo_1024x1024_d7036b38-a6f3-43d5-93f3-50e47b255346_grande.jpg","width":600}])
A number 1 pencil?!?! 8th grader Thea Kupersmith is back with another shocking news story for her satirical column: The Artichoke.
![The Rise of Ms. Hackendahl]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1699626305/colonial/cnf3viqfzicmmhstd8e4/ColleenHackendahl.jpg","width":2200}])
7th grader Anna Peirce profiles Ms. Hackendahl, the new 7th grade Blue Team ELA teacher.
![Goodbye and Good Luck: Mr. Engle to Retire]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1686324776/colonial/czummajwyw9szplnouns/NEF_1304.jpg","width":2200}])
8th grader Davin Haley bids farewell to legendary teacher, Mr. Engle as he prepares to retire.
![Destined For Success: Colonial Basketball]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682965189/colonial/bewr2tdtc2xsvpb5lciv/untitled_8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682965189/colonial/bewr2tdtc2xsvpb5lciv/untitled_8.jpg","width":276}])
7th grader Hayden Downer reminisces on the PW Boys Basketball season and notes the long road of success CSD Basketball has ahead of us.
![Daily Rubbish: ChatGPT Takes My Job]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1680869111/colonial/kcmcdtf6tndgqsgwndqi/ChatGPTLogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1680869111/colonial/kcmcdtf6tndgqsgwndqi/ChatGPTLogo.png","width":498}])
7th grader David Hayman realizes he may no longer be needed to write his satire column, The Daily Rubbish, since AI seems to write satire pretty, pretty well.
![First page of the PDF file: DSC_4460_1]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673034103/colonial/kvmqlzbad00nmqzctrk5/DSC_4460_1.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673034103/colonial/kvmqlzbad00nmqzctrk5/DSC_4460_1.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673034103/colonial/kvmqlzbad00nmqzctrk5/DSC_4460_1.pdf","width":792}])
8th grader Amelia Johnson profiles the principals' secretaries here at CMS.
World News
![CMS Sportscast: Preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717764441/colonial/s1vlagxf0oxpqeqdygfw/1200px-2024_Summer_Olympics_logosvg.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717764441/colonial/s1vlagxf0oxpqeqdygfw/1200px-2024_Summer_Olympics_logosvg.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717764441/colonial/s1vlagxf0oxpqeqdygfw/1200px-2024_Summer_Olympics_logosvg.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717764441/colonial/s1vlagxf0oxpqeqdygfw/1200px-2024_Summer_Olympics_logosvg.png","width":1200}])
6th grader Cam Moore previews the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
![The Degradation of Europe: Part 2 -- Europe's Fallen Society]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1704157540/colonial/ad6pfs82uls0hpvqvvkn/Europe-political-boundaries-continent.jpg","width":2000}])
8th grader Brandon Tupchong is back with Part 2 of his in-depth analysis on the degradation and fall of Europe.
![New Nintendo Console]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715169332/colonial/ivpwxoblfcxdwyhbra77/untitled_13.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1715169332/colonial/ivpwxoblfcxdwyhbra77/untitled_13.jpg","width":305}])
Sportscast dude and gamer Cam Moore previews the new Nintendo console coming, well, in a while.
![CMS Sportscast: Coyotes Out (and More April Storylines)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665447282/colonial/wqbn6eql6p0dj9nqxvlu/Philly-Sports.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665447282/colonial/wqbn6eql6p0dj9nqxvlu/Philly-Sports.png","width":400}])
Cam Moore says see ya to the "Arizona Coyotes" as we know them and reports on other April storylines.
![CMS Sportscast: The 2024 NFL Draft]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714046579/colonial/obn1xgdm6t6qrqzwsjhn/1200px-NFL_Draft_logosvg.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714046579/colonial/obn1xgdm6t6qrqzwsjhn/1200px-NFL_Draft_logosvg.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714046579/colonial/obn1xgdm6t6qrqzwsjhn/1200px-NFL_Draft_logosvg.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714046579/colonial/obn1xgdm6t6qrqzwsjhn/1200px-NFL_Draft_logosvg.png","width":1200}])
6th grader Cam Moore gives his insight into the big players and takeaways for the 2024 NFL draft.