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Keeping Colton High School Informed Since 1917

The Pepper Bough
Keeping Colton High School Informed Since 1917

The Pepper Bough
Keeping Colton High School Informed Since 1917

The Pepper Bough
Erin Dallatorre

Erin Dallatorre, Features Editor

Erin is a Junior at Colton High, she writes for the Pepper Bough while also sharing her time as the Drum Major of the CHS Marching Band. Whenever she's not at school she's cuddling with her cat, taking pictures of her cat, dressing up her cat, watching tv with her cat, etc. She also loves to play video games while screaming at the screen and binge watching shows with her mom.
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CHS receptionist, Cynthia Garcia takes time between answering phone calls and serving the public to play music for the school every morning.

Keeping it old school at the high school

November 30, 2022

Interview: Mayor Frank Navarro

November 2, 2022
The PSAT is an important test on the path to college admission. It provides freshmen and sophomore students an opportunity to prepare for the SAT in their junior and senior years.

How to ace your PSAT

October 12, 2022
Prestige Portraits will visit Colton High School for senior portrait appointments from Oct. 6-14.

Seniors can get their Senior portraits taken on campus between Oct. 6-14

October 6, 2022
Duke Medina is ASB President in his senior year and looking to win Homecoming King.

A Culture He Can Change

September 26, 2022
ASB is bringing the luck to CHS with next weeks Spirit days.

Get in the mood for Casino Night with Homecoming Spirit Week

September 23, 2022
Erin Dallatorre is running for Junior Homecoming Princess.

[Photo] Erin Dallatorre

September 14, 2022
Principal Abbott and VP Debbie Villegas present awards to CHS top scholars at the 2022 2nd semester awards ceremony on Sept. 2.

Renaissance recognizes CHS scholars at Fall Awards Ceremony

September 6, 2022
To get the Colton community pumped for the CHS/GT game on Friday, Aug. 26, ASB invites everyone to participate in next weeks Spirit Week events.

Back to School Pep Rally coming Friday—time to get in the spirit

August 20, 2022
Aidan Smith and Samay Ramachhita are determined to make a huge impact as Link Crew leaders this year.

Link Crew leaders are our freshmen’s knights in shining armor

August 10, 2022
Mr. Victor Schiro passed away on June 9, 2022 at 69 years old. He served Colton High School from 1994-2018 as a beloved teacher and administrator.

Former CHS Assistant Principal, Victor ‘Vic’ Schiro, passes away at the age of 69

August 2, 2022
With the upcoming overturn on the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, this image came to the mind of CA Assemblyperson Eloise Gomez Reyes, who remembered when a group of men, led by Donald Trump, signed a maternity law in 2017 that stopped U.S. dollars from being given to international womens health organizations.

Opinion: When it comes to womens’ health rights, they need to have control of the table

June 3, 2022
Dannya Diaz hands Guadalupe Vazquez the letter written back at Senior Sunrise in August.

Nighty night, it’s Senior Sunset

May 20, 2022
Jose Calderon has worked as a library assistant at CHS for the last 25 years. He has been rocking so much longer.

[Photo] Classified Staff Week Focus: The two faces of Jose Calderon

May 20, 2022
Michael Franks serves Colton High as its Computer Lab Instructional Assistant. He cares deeply about students education: Every day you gotta learn something. It may be a new way to cook things, it may be a new way to do things; but either way, you gotta be learning something.”

[Photo] Classified Staff Week Focus: Michael Franks will find a way to fix it

May 19, 2022
Colton Highs Choir performs Seasons of Love from the Broadway musical Rent at the Grand Terrace Highs Spring Concert.

CHS Choir performs at GT Glee Club’s Spring Concert

May 15, 2022
Gabriel Galindo and Ellis Wright-Bradbury represent Colton High with the welding sculptures at the 2022 SkillsUSA state competition in Ontario.

CHS Welding Pathway students place in state SkillsUSA competition

May 3, 2022
Ms. Roxanne Berch is beloved by many CHS students past and present. She keeps a wall of photos to remind her of them.

Teacher Appreciation: Ms. Roxanne Berch

April 25, 2022
Reyna Chavez brings the resilience and tenacity she showed on the basketball court to her campaign for Prom Queen.

Prom Court 2022: Reyna Chavez takes her shot at Prom Queen

April 20, 2022
Megan Kelley and her team of athletic trainers support an injured Colton football player during the 2021 season.

Colton’s Athletic Trainers are on the call

April 7, 2022

ColtonCast – Episode 1.1 – Dr. Luis Gonzalez

March 7, 2022
Kenneth Taber leads a band of students from across the district in a rendition of The Dragon Prince.

First District Festival of Bands in two years brings CJUSD’s bands back together

March 4, 2022
XGames bronze medalist Zach Newman performs a stunt for students outside the Cafetorium as part of the No Hate Tour assembly.

CHS flips for special lunchtime “No Hate” BMX assembly

February 23, 2022
Vaccination may be the quickest way to create herd immunity against COVID-19 and its variants.

Opinion: Vaccination is our best way out of this pandemic

February 15, 2022
Music Director Kenneth Taber leads the CHS Choir in a performance of All I Want for Christmas is You at the Winter Concert on Dec. 10.

CHS’s choir and band spread Christmas spirit

December 13, 2021

‘Magic Man’ Arturo Morelos connects students to the art of magic

November 23, 2021
Students line line up at booths to learn more about colleges and careers at the first annual CHS College Fair.

CHS showcases college and career opportunities with first ever College Fair

November 17, 2021
Ms. Ina-Marie McCortney wore many hats as she served at CHS for 40 years, from 1945-1985. For many, though, she was an exceptional School Psychologist.

Colton High “Fact of the Day” – Nov. 14

November 14, 2021
Principals secretary, Adriana Agredano (left) and Assistant Principal Diyaira Durham (right) score the door for Dr. Cannadays class, room 200, in the annual PBIS Unity Week Door Decoration Contest.

Winners announced for PBIS Unity Week Door Decoration Contest

October 27, 2021
Madison Barrera has a fiery competitive spirit that has her looking to be the 2021 Homecoming Queen.

Madison Barrera is fired up to win

October 23, 2021
Brooke Carlson is bringing her sense of humor to this years Homecoming Court.

Brooke Carlson is busting high school stereotypes

October 21, 2021

TOP teaches adults with special needs how to adult

October 14, 2021
Max Curry takes the MAP test, which will help his teachers determine better ways to support him.

MAP testing’s benefits outweigh any feelings about it

September 27, 2021
Dr. Jessica Cannaday prepares a lesson about supply and demand for her economics students before school begins.

New social science teacher brings a deep love of learning and teaching to Colton High

September 22, 2021
Larissa Lopez (Grade 11), HEAL student and 2nd blood donor of the day, laughs as friend Haley Arenas supports her while getting blood drawn.

CHS HEAL Pathway draws blood at LifeStream Blood Drive

September 15, 2021
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the variety of Spanish speaking cultures that make up the United States.

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the experiences of our diverse community

September 15, 2021
Teachers at CHS are using cell phone or Chromebook scanners to issue digital hall passes through the 5-Star Student system.

Goodbye pink paper; CHS implements new digital hall pass system

September 3, 2021
Drum Major Brooke Carlson helps instruct Marching Band students during an after school band practice.

Opinion: Of course academics matter, but right now they are killing our extracurriculars

August 31, 2021
Link Crews finest welcome Coltons freshmen and sophomores to the Luau at the Mac.

Freshman and Sophomore Lu-Wow!

August 12, 2021
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