In Brad Timmons’ AP Psychology class, junior Daisy Riley flips a coin with her non-dominant hand. Students learned about the bilateral theory by testing how many coins they could catch with both hands, with half of the class starting with their dominant and the other half starting with non-dominant. “Doing it with our non-dominant first made your dominant hand do way better,” Riley said.

During Brian Weidman’s AP Environmental Science class, junior James Ignaut looks at Honey Creek, which flows close to the school. Students saw examples of how the school has altered the environment. “I really liked that we got to get out of class and go do a hands on lesson,” Ignaut said. “It was really neat being able to see some real examples right here in the school”.

Junior Aryan Nixon tries out the new cafeteria’s food for the first time. As part of an expansion project to add more classrooms, Center Grove opened the academic pavilion with a second cafeteria. “I really enjoy the atmosphere here,” Aryan said. “There’s a lot of natural light, and I really like the food in this cafeteria. I’m going to be eating here from now on.”

Senior Tara Parlagreco takes notes during a class discussion in Sociology. The class watched an episode from “30 Days,” a social experiment show, and discussed what they observed from the film. “I really enjoy Sociology class because of our class discussions,” Parlagreco said.

Senior Ali Hopkins chats with senior Ashley Line as they exit the school during the August fire drill. The fire drill occurred during STaR on Friday, just one week after CGHS conducted a July fire drill in order to be in compliance with state law. “I don’t like how frequently we have to do fire drills, but I’m glad we have measures in place to keep students safe in case of an emergency,” Hopkins said.

Junior Elijah Wright talks with junior Makenzie Wade in the midst of a fire drill during STaR. “I was kind of glad there was a fire drill because all my classes are really cold,” Wade said. “Going outside where it was warm and taking a break was nice.”