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Bear Squad

April 5, 2026

Do you know what the B-squad is?  Or maybe what it started from. The Bear squad originated from Rachael’s challenge. Rachael's Challenge is a non-profit organization providing school assemblies and...

Caleb Schiebler

Farewell, Chittenango High School

Caleb Schiebler, Staff Writer January 28, 2026

I am a student at Chittenango High School, and this is my last year, as I am a senior. This is also my last week as a student, since I am graduating at the end of the second marking period. I am grateful...

Chittenango Bears shield logo

The School Year in 2026

Caleb Schiebler, Staff Writer January 10, 2026

2026 in Chittenango High School will be a great year for the bears. On January 19th, Martin Luther King Day will be a no school day, allowing for students to have a three-day weekend. On January 30th,...

Sam Moore and Muhammad Murray at Cornell.

The Bears Compete at Cornell for Science Olympiad

Vecchio, Staff Writer, Editor December 2, 2025

The bus ride to Cornell from Chittenango is long—long enough to watch the entirety of The Bee Movie—and Chittenango students boarded the bus to Cornell at 5:30 in the morning on Saturday. Chittenango...

3rd Period winners Brody Olds, Gabby Chapman, and Molly Driscoll

El Día de los Muertos

Kendra Garlock, Staff Writer November 6, 2025

This past weekend, from November 1st to 2nd, people around the world celebrated El Día de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead. This Mexican holiday is a time to honor and remember loved ones who have passed...

Math Club!

Crystal Potekhin, Staff Writer, Photographer November 4, 2025

October 21st marked the first Math Club Meeting of the year! Out of our top 3 scorers of this past competition, senior Callie Deforest came out on top with a score of 4! The brownies tasted great Mrs.Carp,...

Students During their 6th Period Study Hall

Productivity in Study Halls

Jaymes Ronalds, Staff Writer November 4, 2025

Throughout the school day multiple students here at Chittenango High School from every grade level have a study hall. These study halls are supposed to help students by letting them do things from assignments...

Anchors Leah Carr and Vivianne Tedford

Behind the Scenes of Bear Den News

Caleb Schiebler, Staff Writer October 24, 2025

The Bear Den Media weekly videos and articles are put together by a great team of students and teachers as a part of the Broadcast Media class. The students work hard and long in order to produce these...

AP Registration Deadline Approaching

AP Registration Deadline Approaching

Leah Carr, Staff Writer October 23, 2025

Hello Bears! Are you currently enrolled in an AP class? If so, listen up! The AP registration deadline is approaching. If you are enrolled in an AP class right now, including AP Physics, AP Biology, AP...

AI in the Classroom - Where to start??

AI in the Classroom – Where to start??

E. Carpenter, Staff Writer October 23, 2025

The very definition of AI brings questions to mind about the value of AI in classrooms across the country.  If the “intelligence” is artificial, then should we be banking our educational futures on...

The Vecchio siblings’ Science Olympiad medals. Izzy Vecchio’s medals are on the bottom.

Science Olympiad—the best club at CHS!

Vecchio, Staff Writer, Editor October 20, 2025

Science Olympiad is a club, but it’s more than just a club. Science Olympiad is one of the most fun competitions Chittenango has to offer—as team members would say. Science Olympiad has a total of...

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