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The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

Physics teacher John Morrison talks to students during class.

Chronically Optimistic

Stella Spagnuolo and Tracy Cabej April 27, 2017

Among the pine trees and the blue lakes of the Upper Peninsula, along the trail physics teacher John Morrison was hiking with fellow teachers Robert Zynda and Trevor Smith, something was out of place. “When...

Bonich does the splits in Times Square.

Student Pursues Career in Dance

Patti Kubota and Priya Bandstra April 27, 2017

Junior Olivia Bonich knows the struggle of late night dance practices and sore wake-ups all too well. Being a competitive dancer can be demanding, especially when schoolwork and family are added into an...

After moving, Berkompas began to take photographs that were slightly blurry and distorted, saying his photos symbolize how “you never really know who’s watching you.”

Undeveloped

Bianca Bucholtz, Copy Editor April 27, 2017

The Salvation Army was packed, with endless aisles of old clothes, furniture and electronics. It was a Saturday afternoon and the line to the registers extended around the store. The electronics table...

Lacalle celebrates Easter with her host family.

A Year Abroad

Gabrielle Francois and Megan Wallace April 27, 2017

Most students have lived in the U.S. their whole lives. They might have gone to a different country once or twice with their families for vacation, but most do not leave their homes to live on a different...

Uniquely O’Neill

Uniquely O’Neill

Sara Lewandowski and Kaitlyn Piggott April 27, 2017

After decorating the school for Student Government with her friend freshman Alyssa Del Vecchio, freshman Pema O’Neill walks up the driveway and back into her house. She has lived there all her life....

Members of the pit orchestra pack up after the in-school performance of “Guys and Dolls.”

Below The Scenes

Sarah Semon, Design Editor March 20, 2017
Members of the pit orchestra play live music to provide the soundtrack to school musicals.
Juniors Josiah Willis, Michael Lin and William Zhang collect shoes for Step On Poverty.

Students Start Nonprofit

Annie Smuts, Entertainment Editor March 20, 2017

Junior Michael Lin recently created the district-wide nonprofit Step On Poverty, which promotes beneficial economic practices in developing countries. In August 2016, Lin was approached by former Athens...

Seniors Julia Calnen and Leah Kossak work through a mediation with students.

A Day in the Life of a Peer Mediator

Sara Lewandowski, Staff Writer February 14, 2017

Everyone has a role in students’ lives, whether it’s a teacher, a friend or a parent. A specific group of students devote their time to solving conflicts and making school a safe environment: peer...

Junior Katie Ferriby, freshman Lauren Monaghan and junior 
Megan Monaghan bake food for a fundraiser.

She’s the First Raises Money for Girls’ Education Abroad

Kaitlyn Piggott, Staff Writer February 13, 2017

A YouTube video published in November 2009 and a post on Facebook turned into 2,216 scholarships that has helped young women in 11 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The video talks about the...

Life with MCAD

Life with MCAD

Elisabeth Andrews, Staff Writer December 19, 2016

Mast Cell Activation is a disorder of a particular white blood cell that is overactivated and releases chemicals that makes the person’s body feel as if it’s under a constant allergic reaction, according...

Students leave Troy High to go to OTEC.

Students Leave Campus for OTEC

Tracy Cabej, Staff Writer October 31, 2016

Students who go to Oakland Schools Technical Campus get to work in professional settings. Many hope to get their hands on early training for the future. For example, culinary clusters work with food and...

Senior Myles Cummings says he got his tattoo after a “very strange last couple of years.”

Inkspired

     Although the legal age for getting a tattoo is 18 in Michigan, some students have already gotten tattoos with a parent's consent and have a meaning or story behind them.      Tattoos have...

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