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Common Sense

The student news site of Cedarburg High School

Common Sense

Ellie Lisiecki

Ellie Lisiecki, copy editor

Junior Ellie Lisiecki is a second-year member of the Common Sense staff. She is also a part of the school stage crew and helps paint sets for the plays and musicals. You can often find her drawing, reading, making crossword puzzles or listening to music (specifically her favorite band, Prefab Sprout).

All content by Ellie Lisiecki
Ida (junior Josie Witte) watches in surprise as Ugly (freshman Marissa Jacoby) hatches from his egg. 




All photos are courtesy of Deni Storm Photography.

Honk!: a quackin’ good show

Ellie Lisiecki and Elise Lenhart
Feb 23, 2024

Taking a bedtime story to the stage, “Honk!” is a heartwarming tale with a message of not defining a person’s (or bird’s) worth by their appearance. When mother duck Ida’s (junior Josie...

February - CHS Mini Crossword

“February” – CHS Mini Crossword

Ellie Lisiecki, copy editor
Feb 23, 2024

"February" (click on the image below to try out the puzzle)

Holiday cards were collected in the Community Service office before being delivered to senior citizens.

Students give back to the community

Ellie Lisiecki, Copy Editor
Dec 21, 2023

This holiday season, students gave back to the community by volunteering locally.  The largest Community Service project was creating holiday cards for senior citizens. According to the Community Service...

Holiday Season - CHS Mini Crossword

“Holiday Season” – CHS Mini Crossword

Ellie Lisiecki, Assistant Editor
Dec 21, 2023

"Holiday Season" (click on the image below to try out the puzzle)

Donation collection area for the Kapco Kids2Kids toy drive. Courtesy of Braden Baken

Student Council organizes community toy drive

Ellie Lisiecki, assistant editor
Dec 21, 2023

The Student Council recently collected an estimated 1,600 toys in a community toy drive for the Kapco Kids2Kids Toy Drive.  Toys were collected at all schools in the district. In previous years, Stu...

This 1926 Cedariel yearbook is displayed at the Cedarburg History Museum.

Established in 1896: the roots of CHS

Ellie Lisiecki, Assistant Editor
Nov 20, 2023

Educational Roots, 1840s-1890s Although it is obvious CHS has changed since its establishment over a century ago, we probably do not stop to think about how much it has evolved.  According to Cedarburg...

Odysseus (junior Sam Neill) kills a suitor (senior Sarah Gleed) in The Odyssey: A Play. Reference photo credit to Deni Storm. Drawn by Ellie Lisiecki.

Cast, crew of fall play display ‘bold scenes, stellar acting’

Ellie Lisiecki and Elise Lenhart
Nov 20, 2023

This month's performances of “The Odyssey: A Play” were chock-full of bold scenes and stellar acting.  Directed by English teacher Kristen Mickie, the show follows Odysseus (junior Sam Neill),...

November - CHS Mini Crossword

“November” – CHS Mini Crossword

Ellie Lisiecki, assistant editor
Nov 20, 2023

"November" (click on the image below to try out the puzzle)

Dog-Poet

[Photo] How-to Haiku

Elena Evans, writer
Nov 20, 2023

Superstitions - CHS Mini Crossword

“Superstitions” – CHS Mini Crossword

Ellie Lisiecki, Assistant Editor
Oct 13, 2023

"Superstitions" (click on the image below to try out the puzzle)  

“The Odyssey”: Preparing to set sail

“The Odyssey”: Preparing to set sail

Ellie Lisiecki, assistant editor
Oct 13, 2023

“The Odyssey: A Play” will premiere Nov. 9-11 at 7 p.m. at the CPAC. A 2 p.m. matinee will be held Nov. 12. This year’s fall play, by Mary Zimmerman, chronicles ancient Greek war hero Odysseus’...

“Thank you for the music,” Mamma Mia! cast and crew

Ellie Lisiecki, opinion writer
Feb 27, 2023

CHS Theatre, directed by Kristen Mickie, recently presented the jukebox musical, Mamma Mia!  at the CPAC. It was a packed house, perhaps due to the weather-related cancellation of their opening night...

Cast, crew choose favorite parts of musical

Cast, crew choose favorite parts of musical

Jilian Wilde and Ellie Lisiecki
Feb 16, 2023

What is your favorite song from Mamma Mia!? Sophomore Sharon Chumlea: “I Have A Dream” because it is very sentimental. Senior Katie O’Connor: I like “Slipping Through My Fingers” because...

Seniors Sabrina Borg, Katie OConnor and Brianna Petersen perform as Donna and the Dynamos.

Snow day delays Mamma Mia!

The cast and crew of Mamma Mia! need to wait one more night to hear “Thank You For The Music” from the audience after Thursday’s opening night performance was canceled because of the snowstorm. “Dancing...

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