Janie Ripps

“Learning Wednesdays” were instituted at CCHS at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year to coach teachers on improving student engagement.

Following the re-election of former United States President Donald Trump, Managing Editor Jane Ripps struggles to come to terms with the implications of the result.

Despite an increase in CCSD and CCHS graduation rates, CCHS staff continue to focus on providing support for struggling students.

Multi-Classroom Leaders were introduced as a new faculty position to CCHS at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year to support freshmen and increase graduation rates.

In a nation that prides itself on celebrating diverse perspectives and progressiveness, electing a powerful female president like Kamala Harris is long overdue.

Harvard University distance runner, New Balance athlete and Athenian Graham Blanks shares his journey as an athlete and his experience running at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 2024 Paris Olympics, beginning on July 26 and ending on Aug. 11, left audiences with various unforgettable moments from the quadrennial competition.

CCHS administration has added an extra minute to the allotted transition time between periods for the 2024-25 school year to accommodate for an increase in students.

The ODYSSEY Media Group placed fifth in the National Scholastic Press Association spring Clips & Clicks contest, among other program recognitions.

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” released to Netflix on Aug. 1, is a flat mystery series that is fine in its own entity but will disappoint fans of the original novel.

Following the death of Augusta University student Laken Riley in Athens, the call for education surrounding women’s safety has risen in the Athens community and at CCHS.

After trying cold treats around Athens, ODYSSEY staffers conclude that Essential Bowls and Pelican’s SnoBalls are the best options to cool down in the summer heat.

Local Athens chef Peter Dale discusses his passion for food and his plans for the future of restaurant Five and Ten as the new owner.

The CCHS Future Business Leaders of America chapter received various awards and recognitions at the FBLA State Conference on March 22.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center is an after-school program at all CCSD middle schools providing students with tutoring and extracurricular opportunities.

Extra Special People (ESP), Inc is leaving lasting positive impacts on the Athens community through its dedication to providing opportunities for children and adults with special needs.

Variety Editor Janie Ripps shares her belief that starting the day off confident and physically ready reflects mentally and inspires productivity.

Select recordings, compositions and artists were honored for their work at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.

Each of the many murals adding color to the Athens community present a unique message with different motivations and purposes.

United States History is one of the four courses scheduled to take an End of Course exam in December.

The Governor’s Honor Program, a selective summer program offered to sophomores and juniors, began the interviewing process for 2024 on Nov. 2.

The College Board’s AP Precalculus course was introduced to CCHS in the Fall of the 2023-2024 school year.

In the state of our society today, CCHS needs to update security policies to better protect students and staff from outside dangers.

Author and retired Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Sally Bethea will be visiting the Athens Public Library on Sept. 5 to share her journey as a conservationist as well as one of the first female Riverkeepers in the United States.

Releasing episodes weekly on Amazon Prime from July 14 to Aug. 18, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is back with a season two and the complicated love triangle viewers may have missed.

Extreme funding to local, statewide and national police associations is not helping to repair the broken criminal justice system.

Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps and Variety Staffer Miles Lawrence learn how to play soccer with girls varsity soccer player Bella Yelton.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps shares facts about five female activists positively impacting their communities.

The new Georgia High School Association region alignments, enforced in high school athletics across Georgia at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, aren’t fair to more individual sports such as swimming and track.

The Athens-Clarke County community gives students the opportunity to learn and grow through their fashion choices, which contributes to a diverse culture at CCHS.

Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps and CCHS varsity swimmer and sophomore Charlotte Foggin discuss their experiences as student athletes and the constant act of balancing their lives in and out of the pool.

Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps and Viewpoints Staffer Mykolas Kumpis discuss the upcoming midterm elections.

Restrictive bills in Georgia, specifically Senate Bill 202, are suppressive to voters’ rights and will greatly impact the 2022 gubernatorial election.

Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps writes a letter to fall expressing the love she has for the season.

At midnight on Oct. 21, Taylor Swift released “Midnights,” her first new album since 2020 and one listeners will not want to miss.

Foreign language department teacher Dr. Lynne Sparks has always dreamed big and having the opportunity to travel is one that came true.

Following her last match in the United States Open Tennis Championship on Sept. 3, tennis star Serena Williams retired. However, her lasting impact on sports for female athletes will never end.

With a predictable plot and average acting, “Never Have I Ever: Season 3,” released on Aug. 12, is the perfect show for mindless binging.

Social Media Coordinator Janie Ripps and Sports Editor Gretchen Hinger talk about their role models throughout their lives and what they have learned from one another.

Professor and award-winning poet Natasha Trethewey visited CCHS on April 21 to answer questions about her experiences in literature.

CCHS administrators have begun offering incentives for perfect attendance in order to motivate students.

From professional to high school athletics, women’s sports teams have been disregarded by fans for decades.

Social Media Coordinator Janie Ripps talks with District Attorney for Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit Deborah Gonzalez about being a woman in politics.

Efforts to help struggling seniors and freshmen pass the 2021-22 school year are underway.

CCHS students have begun planning their class schedules for the upcoming 2022-23 school year in Advisement.

The CCHS boys varsity basketball team will play Oconee County High School on Nov. 16 for their first official game of the season.

On Nov. 12, Taylor Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version),” the second of her re-recorded albums. Swift’s powerful vocals take the youthful lyrics and bring life to the older tracks.

Sports staffer Janie Ripps reflects on her first months of high school and academic experiences during a pandemic.

After a win over Walnut Grove High School on Oct. 8, the CCHS varsity football team will play Eastside High School on Friday at 7:30.

The CCHS varsity football team won against Walnut Grove High School on Oct. 8, their fourth win of the regular season.

After facing seven losses this season, the CCHS varsity softball team is training to rebound during their Region 8-AAAAA games.