Janie Ripps

Georgia lawmakers grapple with how to balance federal law and personal safety amidst rising gun violence rates within the state.

Research is imperative for societal progression, yet the push for funding cuts from
politicians has national and global consequences.

The United States healthcare system is fundamentally flawed, and rebuilding it will take extreme efforts private companies and politicians refuse to address.

The Multi-Classroom Leader position is expanding across the CCSD for the 2025-26 school year.

The ODYSSEY Media Group has compiled nine of their stories from the past month about women and women’s history in honor of Women’s History Month.

Members of the ODYSSEY Media Group, iliad Literary-Art Magazine and Journalism I class attended the Georgia Scholastic Press Association Spring Workshop and Awards on March 24.

On March 21, the ODYSSEY Media Group received a Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

CCHS head varsity football cheerleading coach Sophia Campbell wears several hats, but her coaching and teaching philosophies are informed by her experiences as a former CCHS student.

From March 17 to April 4, CCHS will pass on the history of Anne Frank and the Holocaust through the exhibit “Anne Frank: a history for today.”

Clarke Central High School students Wyatt Meyer, Jane Ripps and Peter Atchley were named top of their classes among Georgia scholastic journalists.

Since the Inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, the push for a federal abortion ban has swiftly begun — and no woman is spared.

The CCSD announced the Cedar Shoals High School and CCHS 2024-25 STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Students for the 2024-25 school year on Feb. 3.

After nearly eight years of supporting scholastic journalism at CCHS, Principal Dr. Swade Huff was recognized as Administrator of the Year by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association.

As popularity and attendance at CCHS football games increase, CCHS and CCSD administrators continue to adapt and evolve measures against possible violence.

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

The Second Amendment isn’t the enemy, but incorrect interpretation of it that avoids proper gun regulation is.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thirteen members of the ODYSSEY Media Group were nationally recognized for their leadership excellence.

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.

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.

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

The 55th Classic City Championship, which is taking place at Clarke Central High School in the Billy Henderson Stadium, will begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28.

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.

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