36 Years of the Holiday Assembly

Whitney Gulden
Reporter

“The holiday assembly used to be called ‘Cacophony of Sound’, don’t ask me how to spell it,” Attila Levai said. Mr. Levai has been teaching at NCHS for 36 years now, and his first year teaching was also the first year of the now traditional holiday assembly.

“Ultimately the holiday assembly is a showing of mostly student musical talents,” he said. “Over the years…

Athlete of the Week, Conor House

Doug Reilly
Reporter

With 26 points against Darien and 40 against Norwalk to start off the season, Conor House is this week’s Athlete of the Week. The 26 points Conor scored against Darien helped the Rams achieve a 78-55 win. Two nights later at Norwalk he scored 40 points, but the Rams were defeated 91-81…

Senior Breakfast and a little guidance

Emily Greene
News Editor

Tomorrow there will be a mandatory senior breakfast. Seniors will be excused from classes from 8-10:30 to learn about the transition from high school to college and life in college.

The first part of the event will take place from 8-9:15 in the College and Career Center. Members of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Schools David Abbey, and a select cross-section of freshman college students will be chosen to represent different kinds of colleges and universities…

New chapter for student and librarian relationship

Emma Hutchins
Features Editor

You’re at a table in the library with a few friends when you pop open that Izze you bought during second lunch, and suddenly a librarian is at your side. Busted. Moments like these lead some students to feel a strained relationship with librarians. “There’s definitely some tension in the interactions with librarians,” said sophomore Jack Neuhaus.

Junior Carly* agrees, “I generally would say librarians and students are not on the best terms…”

Leadership opportunities open for JV and freshman teams

Ellen Trinklein
Sports Editor

JV teams this year have been faced with a new ruling: they are no longer allowed to have full –time captains. Instead, coaches are required to designate new captains on a weekly or gamely basis.

Athletic director Jay Egan says that this is a new philosophical position he wants to advance in the coaching of JV and freshmen teams. His reasoning is that these teams are, for the most part, developmental…