Danielle Sorcher and Olivia Marcus
Features Editor and Reporter
During A period on Tuesday, May 19th, an informally planned event could be heard echoing throughout the halls of the school. The source of the commotion was found in the lounge, where senior boys were having a cereal eating contest. The terms of the competition were simple: whoever finished their box of cereal first, won…
Last night, on Tuesday, May 18, fifty-five juniors were formally recognized as members of the National Honor Society (NHS) in an induction ceremony that took place in the Wagner Room. At the event, Superintendent David Abbey, Principal Tony Pavia, and the New Canaan NHS Chapter Advisor Roger Hansell, along with senior NHS members Aubreigh Guynn, Victoria Fairchild, Emily Milano, and Anne-Kelly Rhudy spoke to students and parents.
The inductees listed alphabetically are:
On Monday, April 26th fifty-four biology students went on a field trip to The Bronx Zoo in New York City. During their tour, the group visited the Sea Lion Pool, Big Bears exhibit, Himalayan Highlands exhibit, Tiger Mountain,the Monkey House, the Mouse House, the World of Birds exhibit, the World of Reptiles exhibit, the Madagascar! exhibit, the Congo Gorilla forest, and the African Plains exhibit.
Emily Greene and Catherine Chiocchi
News Editor and Arts Editor
Senior year. That crucial milestone. It’s a time to deepen maturity, self-awareness, and personal passions — and at times it can seem like a social vacation akin to that of Ferris Bueller.
After college applications are finished, many seniors contract “senioritis,” because they see little academic worth in the rest of the school year. Why, these seniors ask, should they still even be in school?
Some state legislators have been asking the same question. Earlier this year, Republican Senator Chris Buttars of Utah proposed a plan to eliminate senior year for students who have already earned enough credits to graduate as a part of a statewide budget cutting effort. After receiving considerable backlash from the public, he revised his plan, making senior year optional instead.
Could this idea eventually become a reality? For students who choose to graduate early, it already is…
Sara McCloskey and Dan Popper
Managing Editor and Sports Editor
There are many AP courses offered at the high school ranging from AP Music Theory to AP Physics. Each May, AP tests are offered by the College Board to students taking these courses. Prior to this year, students were strongly encouraged yet not forced by their teachers to take the classes respective AP test. However, at the beginning of this school year the administration implemented a policy stating that in order to receive the honors weighting that comes with taking an AP class, all students must register for an AP test through the school at a fee of $95 per test.
In January 2009 a committee of faculty members presented a solution to the Board of Education to address the large number of students who take AP courses but not the AP test…
