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The Chariot

The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

The student news site of Troy High School

The Chariot

Local Lights

Cole Mertz, Staff Writer December 17, 2017

     The City of Troy hosted its annual Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 8 at the Civic Center. The event consisted not only of the lighting itself, but a speech from Mayor Dane Slater, performances...

New Attractions in Troy

New Attractions in Troy

Griffin Novetsky, Web Editor December 7, 2017
Troy’s business presence is expanding every day, and new storefronts are being added every year.
The JFK Files Unlocked

The JFK Files Unlocked

Jack Stromberg, Section Editor December 1, 2017

On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas. In response, President Lyndon B. Johnson said, “The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our...

Junior Oscar Cabreras mother and grandmother walking around his grandfathers ranch in mexico

A Place We Call Home

Olivia Perron, Staff Writer October 30, 2017

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is in limbo with making it recipients wonder if they will be in the U.S. much longer. After spending their lives in the States before age 16, these individuals...

Seniors Rebecca Prater and Catherine Manceor in the streets of Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, Illinois.

Lolla Las Vegas

Madeline Trumbauer, Staff Writer October 30, 2017

From his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Stephen Paddock opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on Oct. 1.  He killed 58 people and injured roughly 500 more,...

Junior Angel Anguiano and junior Ellen Tang make a mooncake filled with red bean paste.

Mid-Autumn and Mooncakes

Kendyl Gatzemeyer, Entertainment Editor October 30, 2017

Chinese Club celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival this past week with their own mooncake event. The Mid-Autumn Festival is regularly celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the traditional...

Trump Trumps Wall Prototypes

Samantha Fisher, Staffer October 30, 2017

President Donald Trump’s plans to start construction of the US-Mexico border wall in June 2018 at the San Diego border have been finalized. Prototypes from four different construction companies have...

This Is Not A Drill

This Is Not A Drill

Megan Wallace, Staff Writer October 30, 2017

For most students, the code red procedure has been the same since kindergarten: the students and the staff are told to lock the doors, turn off the lights, hide and hope for the best. In light of recent...

Speeches On Steroids

Griffin Novetsky, Web Editor October 30, 2017

TED Talks have been incorporated into many lessons, exposing students to a number of different ideologies produced in official TED presentations. Tedx's, which are held in locations such as high schools...

City hall in the Troy Civic Center.

City Divided by Charter Amendment

Kendyl Gatzemeyer, Entertainment Editor October 30, 2017

A Troy City Charter amendment will be on the ballot in the upcoming November election. The amendment will determine the fate of the Troy Civic Center and whether the land will be used to create Downtown...

Return to Wrestling

Cole Mertz, Staff Writer October 30, 2017

Joe Wood has recently stepped down from position of head wrestling coach, and Gary Harlan has taken his place. Harlan would be the third coach in three years, breaking the team out of routine and forcing...

Rent-A-Senior for Charity

Elisabeth Andrews, Photography Editor October 30, 2017

Run by Student Government, Rent-A-Senior has been going on for the past two years with all of the proceeds going to charity. This year, the School Board is unsure of what charity the proceeds will go to,...

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