The Central Digest

The Central Digest Celebrates Honors in THSPA Awards

Maghan Champion, Staff Writer • March 16, 2015

The Tennessee High School Press Association (THSPA) has announced the winners of this year's THSPA Awards. Among individual accolades, the Central Digest came in third place overall in the news website...

Lady Pounders Are Lacing Up For Their Grand Slam Season

Philip Bonnington, Sports Editor • March 16, 2015

With the softball season starting up, the Lady Pounders are looking to make a long run in the state tournament this year. "Our goal is to win our last game," Coach LeeAnne Shurette emphasized. The...

Pounders’ Baseball Looks Forward to a Strong 2015 Season

Kaleb Blanton, Staff Writer • March 11, 2015

The 2015 Central High School baseball season is underway. With a strong season opener against Tyner at home, the Pounders conquered the Rams 11-1 on Monday, March 9. Last season, Central finished the season...

Coach’s Husband Helps Send Bibles to Uganda

Shelby Campbell, Staff Writer • March 11, 2015

Burt Shurette, husband of Central's softball coach and physical education teacher LeeAnne Shurette, spent the last of the 2014 year helping raise money to buy Bibles for families in the Nakivale Refugee...

2015 Track Season Looks To Have Many State Hopefuls

Jared Eddy, Staff Writer • March 10, 2015

This year's boys' and girls' track teams have a lot of returning seniors and many new freshmen. The girls' track team has about ten new freshmen girls and more are coming after basketball season has ended. "We...

Harper Lee Announces Sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird”

Savannah Smith, Staff Writer • March 9, 2015

Harper Lee, the memorable author of the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird, has decided to publish a sequel to her timeless novel. To Kill a Mockingbird was published on July 11, 1960, and had sold...

Central Alumni Help Marching Band Afford New Instruments

Savannah Smith, Staff Writer • March 9, 2015

"Without music, life would be a mistake," Friedrich Nietzsche once said. That is motivation that keeps the Central Sound of Chattanooga running. On average, it costs about $100,000 to fund a full-running...

CDC Kids Dance the Night Away at Valentine’s Day Dance

Alyssa Rosenzweig, Managing Editor • March 9, 2015

On February 13, the CDC kids of Central High School enjoyed a night of dancing, food, friends, and fun. Starting at around seven o'clock, the kids dressed in red and pink to celebrate Valentine's Day on...

Senioritis: The Epidemic of High School Seniors

Kaleb Blanton, Staff Writer • February 23, 2015

According to Wikipedia, senioritis is used to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school careers. Many seniors around Central...

Central Student Accepted for Governor’s School

Judith Bell, Staff Writer • February 13, 2015

Tennessee's Governor's School is a summer program that provides challenging coursework for the state's brightest students. This program, which has twelve different categories that students can enter into,...