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[16 Nov 2011 | One Comment | 108 views]
Dazed and Concussed

Gogo Jones
Sports Editor

The last thing senior Wesley Rhudy remembers before waking up in an ambulance is the face of a running back: “I was about to make the tackle and then all of a sudden…bam, everything went black,” he said. “I woke up sometime later and my head was spinning.”

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[1 Oct 2011 | No Comment | 199 views]
Seniors attend assembly that addresses application stress

Lily Kazemi
News Editor

On Wednesday, September 22, seniors attended a mandatory assembly addressing the stress and pressures linked to the college application process. The speaker, Michael Thompson, is a psychologist who specializes in families and children, and is the co-author of a book called The Pressured Child: Helping Your Children Achieve Success in School and Life.

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[9 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 436 views]

Logan Phillips
Senior Editor

Although it’s a rivalry that has lasted decades, the New Canaan-Darien rivalry has never been bigger and more exciting than it’s been in the past four years. Across all varsity sports, there is a different atmosphere in the New Canaan-Darien game…

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[11 Apr 2011 | One Comment | 638 views]
Dr. Bryan Luizzi, new principal, tours NCHS

Elizabeth Kilbride
News Editor

Dr. Bryan Luizzi, Principal’s Tony Pavia’s successor, visited NCHS on Friday, April 8, and was given by a tour by Mr. Pavia and Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Abbey.

“It’s a big change [for the school] – it’s a new principal,” Dr. Luizzi said. “Anytime you move into a new school community there’s a little anxiety around getting to know everybody, but it’s something I enjoy. My favorite part of the day is when I get to move around the building and talk to students and people.”

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[8 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 932 views]
Boys’ Lacrosse eyes first FCIAC Championship of Whitten era

Logan Phillips
Senior Editor

In a 18-5 run last year, the boys’ lacrosse team came within an inch of winning the FCIAC Championship in a game they lost by only a point. With their first taste of championship lacrosse since 2006, the Rams are hungry for more.