Kate Howard
Reporter
When school lets out June 22, some students will head off to work while others pack their swimsuits and flip flops and retreat to the beach. The just short ten weeks of summer can be spent in a multitude ways: at home hanging with friends, involved in a college preparation class, honing language skills abroad, whipping out a paint brush in community service, or working for minimum wage as a Waveny Camp Counselor.
Kate Howard
Reporter
When you ask a kid what they want to be when they grow up their response is never the same the second time. “When I was little, I always said I wanted to be a flower girl, but then I realized the people who sold flowers were called florists. So, I wanted to be a florist. But then later, I decided I wanted to be a professional horseback rider instead,” Sophomore Sarah Luke said.
Just like Sarah, others have been asking themselves the same question: what do I want to be when I grow up? On Tuesday, March 22 from 7-9 in the school’s classrooms, this question may be answered.
Kate Howard
Reporter
Since the start of 2011, winter weather has caused three delayed openings, two early dismissals and six snow days. Due to the record amount of snow, students had only eight full days of school last month. NCHS began February with dual snow days on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. Currently the last day of school is scheduled to be Wednesday, Jun. 22.
Kate Howard
Reporter
While most morning bus rides consist of students half-asleep finishing breakfast, listening to iPods, or rushing to complete last night’s math assignment, those sitting in the back of Bus 13 are waiting to make the turn at Darien’s Barringer Road. The bus riders are preparing to swap their latest note with Darien High School (DHS) sophomores Spencer Dean and Andrew Fletcher.
Kate Howard
Reporter
Starting the last Thursday, December 9, report cards and progress reports will be available electronically, and no longer sent out in hardcopies. The move is designed to advance district communication and save money.
“When the school purchased PowerSchool as our main system of use, one of the benefits of buying it was in the intention of going online, providing greater access to students and parents,” Assistant Principal Ari Rothman said. “The second reason that we want to switch to online is because we are trying to save resources.”
