Category: Arts & Tech

Teresa Montanari
Reporter

There is no greater mystery than that of which lies in the thoughts of a dead man. Charles Dickens, renowned English novelist, holds such answers to the ending of his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Ironically enough, it was never completed due to the sudden death of Dickens leaving the ending of the novel, and essentially the answer to the mystery, a mystery in itself. Until now, that is.

Coming March, the high school’s hallways will be busy with the burning question, “who done it?”…

Serra Oral
Reporter

On December 15th, at 7:30 p.m., NCHS choir students will perform at New Canaan’s First Presbyterian Church, something they have been preparing for since September. The Madrigals, who rehearse with choir director David Gomez every Wednesday evening, will also be performing.

One of the most important things that they have studied in preparation for this concert is the ability to read music. “Mr. Gomez is teaching us how to read music,” said senior John Harness. He thinks…

Julia Harvey
Reporter

For the past couple of months, more than thirty orchestra students have prepared for their annual Orchestra Festival, which will be performed on Wednesday, December 16th at 7 pm.

“We do all kinds of different music, from “Purple Haze” by Jimmy Hendrix to what one would think orchestras play, like classical music,” said Orchestra Director Leo Ficks. According to Mr. Ficks, the students have been preparing for the Orchestra Festival since the beginning of the year and will only have one rehearsal with the eighth graders before the actual performance…