Steffi Badanes and Audrey Piehl Blogs Editor and Arts & Entertainment Editor Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has officially declared himself as a Republican candidate
Month: May 2011
Artist nears completion of multi-month project for the Outback
Kelly Saiz
Editor-in-Chief
After nearly five months of painting, sophomore Katie Melland is nearing the completion of a mural intended for installation in the Outback Teen Center late this month. Katie designed the mural last August after her mom spotted an article in the New Canaan Advertiser outlining the contest, which requested local painters to create a mural sketch. Later that month Katie submitted a 2’x1’ sketch, which was selected in October.
Rams Baseball: Starting to change their pace
Logan Phillips Senor Editor In 2006, the Rams reached the pinnacle of the sports world in a phenomenal 17-8, FCIAC Championship run. Since then, the
Perkins Testing
McCabe Hemmers
Reporter
Every year, several students who take career and tech education classes are chosen to take the annual Connecticut Career and Technical Education assessments, commonly known as “The Perkins test.” The name is actually misconceived by many but has been part of NCHS ever since the program started.
Department head, Jim Zambarano, has been part of the program for the past eight years. “The test has always been part of New Canaan High School ever since I’ve joined, but last year was the first year students can take the test online.”
Relationships ‘lured’ closer by fishing
Sara McCloskey
Editor-in-Chief
Many children experience fishing at a young age alongside a family member. A few students have continued this pastime in their high school years with friends.
Some, like senior Jack Church, picked up fishing while vacation with family in Florida. “I was on vacation when I was younger, around five years old, and I went out with my Dad for four hours,” he said. ”We didn’t catch anything, but since then we’ve always gone fishing on vacations – fresh water and salt water, we’d try it out.”