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Corey Neumeier

Corey Neumeier, Reporter, Photographer

Corey Neumeier is a reporter for CHS Today, and has been with the staff for two years. His primary job is as a staff photographer for both the newspaper and yearbook teams. Last year he took two state awards for published photography and is looking forward to winning more this year.

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AP test season has once again reared its ugly head, and the College Board's arduous and dated exams leave many asking the same simple questions. What is College Board? What do they do? Do I have to do this?

AP Monopoly: Analyzing the College Board’s Stranglehold on American Education

Corey Neumeier, Reporter
May 8, 2023
As the rates of gun related incidents continue to rise, the gun debate rages on in the legislature. As yet no compromise his been found, but the idea of gun control is not necessarily a purely liberal message.

A Brand New iPhone: The Conservative Argument for Gun Control

Corey Neumeier, Reporter
April 21, 2023
Bunnell's chemistry class setting methane bubbles on fire. "I think that was probably the biggest part of Mr. Bunnell’s legacy, his sense of adventure," Lewis said.

[Photo] Bunnell Scholarship Aims to Memorialize His Legacy

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
April 19, 2023
The term “sock baby” may lead to an array of things someone might picture. The sock babies were often pink (sometimes black) socks, filled with rice, with arms, legs and a head that made it look more like a real baby. Even though they resembled babies, socks go in shoes and, apparently, some students think sock babies do too.

[Photo] Don’t Sock My Baby

Sydney Sheets, Reporter
March 16, 2023
The outside of Pepe's Pizzeria in New Haven, Connecticut. The coal-fired pizza restaurant was founded in 1925.

Pepe’s Pizzeria: The Lost Art of the Culinary Rivalry

Corey Neumeier, Photograph/Reporter
March 14, 2023
Conifer High School used to host the lab through Lutheran hospital in the morgue, and the lab was run by a medical student on only one cadaver. The lab was then moved to Red Rocks, which provided the students the opportunity to observe both a male and female cadaver. "It’s two cadavers and you go in there and it’s much more open, it doesn’t feel like a morgue," Christine Stricker said.

[Photo] Conifer Students’ Cadaver Field Trip

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
March 9, 2023
Alyson Westfall posing with the HOSA skeleton at Trick or Treat Street. Keep Conifer Green ran a booth at the event on October 26th.

[Photo] $15,500: Where to Spend It?

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
February 1, 2023
One of Noah Bishop’s (20) 11 blocks. Bishop ranks 6th in the state in blocks per game and is a major force in the team’s defensive game. “I’m looking to improve my three-point shot,” Bishop said “Once I starting hitting my three-point shots, I'm gonna go crazy.”

Lobos Send Pirates Packing

Corey Neumeier, Reporter, Photographer
January 27, 2023
Tyler Leslie, senior, finishes a heavily contested shot. Coming in late in the game for Noah Bishop, Leslie took care of business, taking a few tough shots and rebounds.

Optimism reigns in Lobos’ loss to Rams

Corey Neumeier, Photographer/Reporter
January 23, 2023
Decrease in enrollment across Jeffco is being attributed to a decline in school aged kids. Schools are being consolidated in order to combat the negative consequences of low enrollment. "I really do believe that this is going to provide for more thriving elementary schools for our students to experience,” Dorland said.

[Photo] Jeffco Elementary School Closures a Consequence of District Wide Decline in Enrollment

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
January 11, 2023
After his AP Chemistry students completed their AP exams, science teacher Brian Bunnell had a tradition of creating tie-dye shirts with the class during finals week. Bunnell and senior Ashley Silvernale ('22) shared a laugh as she chose dyes to create her shirt.

[Photo] A “life of adventure:” Conifer remembers science teacher Brian Bunnell

Maya Dawson, Editor in Chief
January 5, 2023
Neumeier's home cooking, a nice and simple (but delicious) meat and potatoes.

Date Night! Deals and Drive-Ins for Cheap

Corey Neumeier, Reporter/Photographer
December 16, 2022
Rhys Hanson demonstrates a selfmade RC car during Trick-or-Treat street. Hanson has many roles on the team, not the least of which are the drive coach, which means that Hanson is very skilled at driving the robots the team creates. Hanson’s other jobs also include general management, electrical lead, Co-team lead, mechanical worker, and designer. “I wear many hats in robotics,” Hanson said.

[Photo] Robots and Buzzsaws and Contests, oh my!

Erich Bohn, Reporter
December 19, 2022
Senior Eric Waisanen gets checked on by a nurse while donating blood. Vitalant had a blood drive in the auxiliary gym on November 2nd. HOSA sponsored this event and their members were present at the event handing out cookies and water to the post-donation students.

[Photo] HOSA Prepares for State

Alaina Faler, Reporter
December 15, 2022
The dining room at Parisi. Photo courtesy of Parisi Pizzeria.

Beyond Olive Garden: The Best Italian Food in Denver

Corey Neumeier, Photographer/Reporter
December 7, 2022
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[Photo] Sydney Sheets

December 2, 2022
Ed Doyle died last-June, leaving the team without a coach. No replacement was found and the players were scattered to other schools in the district to continue their tennis careers.

[Photo] The Legacy of Ed Doyle, Boy’s Tennis Coach

Daniel Pinarretta, Reporter
November 28, 2022
A high-school football referee makes a call during the Conifer game against opponents Lewis Palmer last year.

[Photo] Referee Crisis Continues

Patrick Doty, Reporter
November 19, 2022
Senior Eric Waisanen gets checked on by a nurse while donating blood. Vitalant had a blood drive in the auxiliary gym on November 2nd. HOSA sponsored this event and their members were present at the event handing out cookies and water to the post-donation students.

[Photo] Blood Drives Lives

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
November 4, 2022
Sunny Poe posing next to a pumpkin cuts out during last year's Trick or Treat Street. Student Media's booth theme was pumpkins for last year's event. "I had lots of fun eating candy and seeing all the cool costumes," Poe said.

[Photo] Trick or Treat Off the Streets

Alyson Meyers, Section Editor
October 17, 2022
Ms. Paschke standing in the main office holding the staff photos.

[Photo] Meet Becky Paschke: World Traveler, Professional Musician, and New Activities Director at CHS

Erich Bohn, Reporter
October 4, 2022
The outside of Tia Maria, the longtime home of Friday Lunch, that has since closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Story of Friday Lunch: Finding the Best Mexican Food in Denver

Corey Neumeier, Reporter
September 24, 2022
Wesley Paxton welcomes students during the 2022-2023 Rite of Passage ceremony to celebrate the first day of the new school year

[Photo] Conifer High School Principal Leaving

Maya Dawson, Editor in Chief
September 4, 2022
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[Photo] Alyson Meyers

August 25, 2022
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[Photo] Maya Dawson

August 25, 2022
Band and Orchestra director Sean Cartner conducts his students during class. Conifer’s music program does not have Honors or AP classes, which has led to some students leaving the class. “There are a lot of memories that are going to be made in high school, and I would hate for a student to be so stressed out because they’re worried about becoming valedictorian that they ruin their final semester in high school,” school counselor Justin Neuenschwander said.

[Photo] Review: Project Zomboid

Leo Nickerson, Reporter
May 30, 2022
Senior Hannah Hovey trudges up Conifer's front steps in the early morning.

[Photo] Schedule Changes: Yay or Nay?

Max Bogdanoff and Mia Vaughn
March 9, 2022
Several Conifer students walking the halls

[Photo] Will Students Attend?

Erich Bohn, Reporter
March 2, 2022
“I don’t think that the process was set up for high school teachers to do it correctly,” english teacher Grace Koeningbauer said.

[Photo] English Teachers Conducting Social Emotional Screenings

Alyson Meyers, Reporter
March 1, 2022
“I love to see the faces of my students and it’s great to see them smiling and engaging. I’m excited about that,” CHS principal Wesley Paxton said

[Photo] Unmasked At Last

Amelia Hobgood, Reporter
February 21, 2022
Junior, Ethan Fox, at the curriculum night advocating the peer counseling program.

[Photo] Struggling? It’s OK to Get Help.

Max Bogdanoff, Reporter
February 4, 2022
Junior Fletcher Hoban shoots a layup against Alameda and scores to help keep the Lobos ahead.

[Photo] Conifer Boys Basketball Gets Second Win of the Season

Ariana Pensy, Staff
January 31, 2022
AP Chemistry teacher Brian Bunnell holds a part-time teaching position this year due to the school's decreased funding

[Photo] CHS sees funding decline as enrollment drops 7% in two years

Maya Dawson, Editor in Chief
January 26, 2022
Junior Maya Dawson (#13) goes for a layup against Standley Lake on January 5th

[Photo] Conifer Girls Basketball Having a Rough Season

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
January 15, 2022
Sean Cartner, director of instrumental music and sponsor of Tri-M, made the final decision regarding the Musicthon.

[Photo] Tri-M Musicthon Event Postponed Until Further Notice

Alyson Meyers, Reporter
January 14, 2022
Senior Marina Cadilli (#23) serves the ball at an away game versus Standley Lake

[Photo] Awards and Praise for the Conifer Volleyball Team

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
December 14, 2021
Brass' seminar lasted from 7:45 to 9 and offered extra credit in social studies classes to those that choose to attend.

[Photo] Daughter of Holocaust Survivor Speaks During Seminar

Alyson Meyers, Reporter
December 10, 2021
Junior Nicolas Hudson, just short of the endzone.

[Photo] Heartbreaker of a Loss in the Lobos’ Season Finale

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
November 11, 2021
The Lobos faced Lewis-Palmer High School at home on October 15th.

[Photo] Lobos Fall Again: Rough Outing for the Lobos’ Varsity Football Team

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
November 2, 2021
Junior Seth Goodrich warms up for a game earlier in the season against Lewis-Palmer High School.

[Photo] “We Showed a Ton of Heart and a Ton of Fight” – Coach Shipley on Lobos’ Loss to Lutheran

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
October 27, 2021
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[Photo] Lobos Football Team Looking to Bounce Back After Loss at Home

Ariana Pensy, Reporter
October 21, 2021
Head coach Ed Doyle walks onto the court during warm-ups at a home game against the Littleton Lions on Oct 4, 2021

Conifer’s Ever-Shrinking Tennis Team

Corey Neumeier, Reporter
October 15, 2021
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