Charlie Dorf
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Best Picture/ Original Screenplay/ Best Director/ Best Actor: The King’s Speech
As The King’s Speech won all four of these categories, I figured I might as well roll them all into one. Before I saw this film, I was hoping, somewhat wistfully, that True Grit would sweep these awards, being the Coen brothers fan boy that I am. However, after seeing The King’s Speech, I knew this was not a Coen brothers year.
Logan Phillips
Senior Editor
On Saturday, Feb. 19, junior Sarah Mannelly became the first woman in NCHS history to score 1,000 points. Sarah’s record-setting shot was a three-pointer in the third quarter of the FCIAC quarter-finals against the Danbury Hatters, giving the Rams a six-point lead. New Canaan ended up beating the Hatters 51-46 and advanced to the FCIAC semi-finals, where they lost 51-33 to the Ridgefield Tigers on Feb. 22.
Danielle Sorcher
Features Editor
Signups for AP tests began Monday, Feb. 28 in the College and Career Center and continue through Friday, Mar. 4. Registration requires a check of $95 per test made out to “NCHS Guidance.”
Students taking AP courses benefit from taking AP exams. “It would be in a student’s best interest to take the exam[s] because if they don’t, they won’t receive the weighted [course] grade on their transcript,” Sue Carroll, Coordinator of the College and Career Center, said.
Gogo Jones
Reporter
The official ski team was disbanded years ago due to a lack of seriousness and dedication among its participants, but the high school has revived the program this winter.
“For a long time the kids on the team would join, and didn’t have any intentions of taking it seriously. Unfortunately, their misconduct led to the team losing recognition,” one of the team’s parent founders, Suzanne Cole said.
