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The student news site of Chantilly High School (Chantilly, VA)

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Culture shock is a feeling of disorientation many people feel when experiencing an entirely new way of life. Many international students experience culture shock following their transition into a different environment.

Podcast: Culture Shock

Sixuan Wu, Online Editor
June 4, 2023
A vast parking lot in Chantilly bustles with cars, illustrating the extent to which cars have dominated transportation in our communities.

Future generations need to shift gears from car culture

Tyler Nguyen, Staff Writer
May 23, 2023
Dressed in a fluorescent colored áo dài, a traditional Vietnamese dress, An Nguyen and her mom celebrate festivities in Vietnam. Áo dài can be worn in less formal settings or during special occasions like Tết, the lunar new year celebration.

First-, second-generation Vietnamese-Americans pass down culture, traditions

Rachel Neathery, Copy Editor
April 28, 2023
My last name has evolved throughout its existence, taking aspects of Cambodian, French and American culture to become what it is today.

Personal column: names contain rich histories, require respect

Haley Oeur, Copy Editor
February 28, 2023
The British fashion brand Superdry has its logo printed in both English and Japanese. However, the translation is not accurate and the Japanese part looks more like “(be sure to) dry your clothes to the utmost extent” rather than the intended “super dry,” according to native Japanese speakers.

Misuse of foreign languages in fashion reveals cultural inappropriateness

Sixuan Wu, Staff Writer
May 26, 2022
Juniors Alyzae Nadeem, Sara Matthews and Micaela Bravo watch Queendom 2 during a club session in room 587 on April 13.

K-pop club enjoys world of Korean music, culture

Jada McGlothin, Copy Editor
April 18, 2022
At the end of the “Squid Game” competition held by the Asian Student Association (ASA) on Oct. 12, senior and ASA research committee member Erica Lee rewards senior Adrian Kim, one of the winners, with a homemade dalgona in similar design to that in the show.

‘Squid Game’: Students engrossed in Korean dystopian thriller

Christine Cheung, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2021
A photograph from the new Pitch Perfect movie

Anticipated Movies

Hallie O'Rourke and Laura Sobeski
January 20, 2015

Cutting Edge: New Looks for this Winter Season

Hallie O'Rourke and Paresha Khan
January 20, 2015
Thanksgiving turkey, a typical celebration of this holiday

Students Celebrate Thanksgiving Traditions

Hallie O'Rourke, Assistant Academics Editor
November 24, 2014
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