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Author: Carly Risom

Carly Risom began working at the Courant as a sophomore, eventually moving up from staff reporter to News editor her junior year. In her last year at the paper, she works as Web Director, focusing on social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Carly will be attending Lehigh University in the fall, where she hopes to write for the newspaper. For daily updates, follow @CRisomCourant and @NCHSCourant on Twitter, courantinsta1 on Instagram, or friend Nchs Courant on Facebook.
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The Five People You Meet in Advisory

Carly Risom
Reporter

When I first heard about the fact that we were having Advisory, I immediately flashed back to Saxe. Advisory there was mainly comprised of sitting in a circle and drawing pictures, and the rest I don’t remember because the room reeked of Expo markers and the heat was on, even though it was May. I begrudgingly went to find my name on the intimidatingly long list of students, and was oh so happy to see that I was placed in Cafeteria A. I would like to mention that I had never heard of about 25% of the people on the list, so this should be a riveting graduation ceremony come June of 2015. More importantly, I didn’t know that there was such thing as Cafeteria A.

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New standardized testing to be introduced

Carly Risom
Reporter

The Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) is the standardized testing that sophomores have been taking since the early nineties. The tests are state-based exams used to measure the performance of Connecticut students. “The exams are used to test student proficiency across the state,” Principal Dr. Bryan Luizzi said. “They are brought in to align high school curriculums with state standards.”

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The perils of Tinder

Carly Risom
Reporter
Meanwhile, I’m not so out of it that I don’t know what Tinder is. I was introduced to it about a week and a half ago, and have only seen it in action a few times. I don’t really know why, but every time I get a chance to see it, either a rather heavy or unattractive man shows up, and only one word comes to mind, repulsive. I began to wonder why everyone was talking about how addicting it was.

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Watch the Super Bowl XLVII Properly

Carly Risom
Reporter

Hey all you football fans. I am for an update on your beloved sport. Everybody enjoys a good game, but with it can come such scandal.

Above all are the parties, and with parties comes the coveted food. Loosen your pants and open your mouth! Seven layer dip, Scoops, salsa, brownies, shriveled vegetables discarded in the corner. You want it, ‘Merica’s eatin’ it. By the time the actual game is over, you will look like you’re wearing seven layers, and may have guacamole in your hair.

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