The Union St. Journal: Cherry Creek High School's official news source

Union St. Journal
The Union St. Journal: Cherry Creek High School's official news source

Union St. Journal
The Union St. Journal: Cherry Creek High School's official news source

Union St. Journal
Recent News Stories
Sports
The Sonic and Knuckles of Creek
The Sonic and Knuckles of Creek
Clay Biskner (26-27), Chief Photographer
Flag-Football Under Construction
Clay Biskner (26-27) and Blake Solomon (26-27) | October 25, 2026
Wonderkids at Creek
Keagan Hong and Nikita Demchenko | October 25, 2026
Tennis Star Causes A Racket
Ethan Catlow (26-27), Assistant Editor | October 22, 2026
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Opinion
High schoolers should have a class to learn about feminist literature and feminism.
Reading Between the Patriarchy’s Lines.
The Ultimate Guide to Tamil Movies: Rom-Com Edition
Dhanya Rajendiran (26-27), Managing Editor | November 1, 2026
Caffeine is too Normalized
Staff | October 25, 2026
Two Party System for Dummies
IV Collier (26-27), Opinions Editor | October 25, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Dolly Parton performs “Pure and Simple” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Aug. 23, 2016, as a musical guest
Forever an Icon: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of Dolly Parton
Diana Boynton (26-27), Contributing Writer | November 12, 2026
PARTYNEXTDOOR Returns to his roots with three nostalgic new singles
November 3, 2026
The Ultimate Guide to Tamil Movies: Rom-Com Edition
November 1, 2026
TOP 5: Netflix Crime Documentaries
October 29, 2026
Features
How do the preferences of students and teachers align? Can a sense of communication and belonging coexist with the demands of a school environment?
The Value in Relationships
Elinor Rodgers (26-27), Staff Writer | November 1, 2026

Monday morning, students pile into the classroom as teachers gather their materials. With the occasional...

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This is what one may look like after doomscrolling for hours, tired and exhausted, the background expressing one's common inner thoughts.
Don’t Skip This:
Keira Brennan (26-27), Staff Writer | October 30, 2026

Everyone has heard by now that doomscrolling on TikTok and YouTube Shorts has shortened our attention spans, either from teachers or from the...

Lively With Creativity: Sewing equipment, stoves and freshly baked cookies.
Hands On and Ready to Learn:
Andrei Machado (26-27), Editor in Chief | October 27, 2026

In the midst of science and math classrooms that make up most of the West Building, W209 serves as a very different experience for students here...

Succeeding: Ava Hightower, working to manage her life as an inspiring actor, a model for many different brands and a painter which brings her passion and helps calm her nerves.
Ava Hightower:
Berkeley Bowler (26-27), Features Editor | October 23, 2026

W hen you search her name, a myriad of things come up: a painter, a tennis player, a model, and an actress. At only 16 Ava Hightower, a junior,...

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In-depth
With social media, school, and other stressors affecting every high schooler sleep tends to be lost more often then not.
Why Are We Losing Sleep?
Andrei Machado (26-27), Editor-in- Chief | October 29, 2026

It’s a pretty well-known fact that you need at least eight hours of sleep for your body to fully rest and be ready for the upcoming day. Yet, it seems...

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Following the commemoration ceremony of Creek's reconstruction, the demolition of the Education Services building began Thursday, May 15.
Creek Hosts Commemoration Ceremony as Construction Continues
Sophia Hady, Managing Editor
A view from the top of Monarch Mountain’s “Mirage” run, riddled with dirt patches, slush, and exposed stumps on March 29. Monarch closed two weeks earlier than last year, and like every Colorado mountain, experienced worse tourism, snowpack, and temperatures this ski season.
Winter Flaked Out: How a Disastrous Snowpack Affects Colorado
Peter Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
GREEN SOLUTIONS: While solar panels are not likely to be used on the new campus, the district actively works with Xcel Energy to ensure greater energy efficiency .
What’s Green and What isn’t About the Future Campus
Oliver Scala, News Editor
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Recent Stories
Dolly Parton performs “Pure and Simple” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Aug. 23, 2016, as a musical guest
Forever an Icon: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of Dolly Parton
Diana Boynton (26-27), Contributing Writer | November 12, 2026
High schoolers should have a class to learn about feminist literature and feminism.
Reading Between the Patriarchy’s Lines.
Esme Mair (26-27), Staff Writer | November 6, 2026
See our photo galleries below:
During the Friday pep assembly, as poms perform in the foreground, a cheerleader is hoisted in the air, holding a giant C for "CCHS."A marcher yells a chant, hoisting a “F--- ICE” sign. La Alma Lincoln Park became the center of Denver’s huge ICE protests on Jan. 29, as a rally and a march combined to speak out against ICE’s recent killings of citizens and mass deportations.A man marches down Columbine St. in front of East High School, holding a sign picturing a spirited Martin Luther King, Jr.As speakers rally the crowd on the corner of 19th Street and Stout Street, a marcher hoists a flag, reading “AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL,” a saying popularized by the Industrial Workers of the World to signify worker solidarity. The protest on May Day focused on labor unions, but also criticized the Trump administration for many grievances.