Cougar Chronicle

Mock Crash

by Collin Smith, Writer
June 6, 2018

Every year Central Kitsap High School hosts a Mock Crash. The Mock Crash is a simulated scene of an accident which entails car crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Staff and students act as victims to the...

2018 CK Cougar Boys Golf Season Wrap Up

by Collin Smith, Writer
May 23, 2018

As the season concludes for the Central Kitsap Boys Golf the team begins to unwind and debrief. The Cougars finished their season second in their league (SSC 3A) with 8 wins and 5 losses for league matches,...

[Photo] AP Classes: Are They Hurting Our Students More Than We Think?

by Collin Smith and Gia Acosta, Writers
May 29, 2018

Senior Logan Field studying his AP course wok.

Changes In Latitude, Changes In Attitude.

by Collin Smith, Writer
May 9, 2018

Do you notice a difference in your mood depending on the weather and your surrounding environment? Subconsciously an individual's mood can vary heavily depending on the weather, their location, and stress...

Dress Code Season

by Collin Smith, Writer
April 26, 2018

Springtime at Central Kitsap High brings warmer weather, more sunshine, and an abundance of dress code violations. As temperatures begin to rise the students begin to change their wardrobe style to compensate...

How to Eat Healthy For Dummies.

by Collin Smith, Writer
March 20, 2018

Ever heard the idiom “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”? It’s arguably one of the most recognizable expressions around and although it rhymes, rolls easy off the tongue, and is catchy, there...

How To Avoid Senioritis For Dummies

by Collin Smith, Writer
March 7, 2018

You’ve almost made it Seniors! One more semester to go and your four years of high school will be completed. When you enter high school as a freshman, the idea of graduating appears to be distant, but...

How One Banana Peel Can Help Save The World

by Collin Smith, Writer
February 21, 2018

Food is one of the most important things in life, in fact, we cannot live without it. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 20 percent of the waste in municipal landfills is food or food...

Anti-Tolo

by Collin Smith, Writer
January 24, 2018

Generally school dances are something to look forward to. Gathering together with friends, getting ready, taking pictures, and then attending the dance has become a cultural norm in American high schools....

Is “Die Hard” a Christmas Movie?

by Collin Smith, Writer
December 12, 2017

As the holiday season commences, the typical “favorite Christmas movie” question becomes asked more frequently. Movies such as Polar Express, Elf, and A Christmas Story are all popular answers, but...

Clark Farley: A Lifelong Boy Scout

by Collin Smith, Writer
December 11, 2017

As a Boy Scout for 10 years, Clark Farley has always demonstrated excellence determination for success. Since a young age Farley has showed interest in the outdoors and took his enthusiasm by joining Cub...

How to Walk in the Hallways for Dummies

by Collin Smith, Writer
November 30, 2017

Overcrowding is more severe than ever before. With the increase of students in Central Kitsap High School navigating through the hallways has become like an intense game of bumper cars. With close to 1,500...

College Applications

by Collin Smith, Writer
November 7, 2017

For most seniors applying to colleges is the next step in continuing their education. With applications, scholarships, and letters of recommendation this time of the year becomes busy and takes up an inordinate...

Boys Swim

by Collin Smith, Writer
November 7, 2017

As the upcoming swim season approaches captains begin to prepare and train for success. Senior captain, Logan Jacobson stated that this year's team “Consists of lots returning hard working swimmers.”...

Amigos De Las Americas

by Collin Smith, Writer
October 18, 2017

Oct. 10 2017 As school based language classes begin to conclude last spring, a group of students involved in the “Amigos” program begin preparing to implement their classroom knowledge in another...

Ski School

by Collin Smith, Writer
October 18, 2017

As winter creeps closer and closer the minds of skiers and snowboarders begin to dream of the cold days, deep snow, and stories that a day at the mountain entails. Since 1969 The Central Kitsap School...