This past Monday, Brandon Silveria relived his experience with drunk driving, and encouraged this year’s juniors and seniors to think carefully about the consequence of “just a couple of beers.”
Category: Featured
Seniors walk the runway at the Starry Nite of Style
Kelly Saiz
Reporter
On Saturday, seniors hit the runway at the eighth annual Starry Nite of Style, the post-prom fundraiser. This year, the hour-long show featured over 90 models wearing an array of prom and post-prom fashions.
Starry Nite of Style has never had so many participants. “We have a record number of kids this year. We didn’t say no to anybody, they were great!” Co-Chair Bridget Robustelli said.
The seniors were only required to attend one meeting, fitting, and dress rehearsal in preparation for the show. Everything came together in the end, with the last day of fittings just four days before the show date…
SafetySuit’s Life Left to Go
The Moment: “I need to let go of the things I see that have always let me fall/ And I cannot find my way home no because I’m already home.” Somehow this song is like a sarcastic slap in the face, hence why it’s my favorite. Instead of taking the normally bitter and sad route for a break up song SafetySuit uses their words to express emotions while playing guitar that makes Tim Brantley look emo.
Ben Stryker: the man behind the Courant cartoons
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
When deadlines creep up on the Courant reporters and editors, the journalism room becomes a blur of crazed and anxious reporters, searching for an interesting graphic to add a visual appeal to an article. Sometimes, the usual picture or Photoshop graphic doesn’t fit the bill. In an attempt to spice up the aesthetics of our publication, while also adding a dash of humor, we turn to our go-to guy for a witty cartoon. Whenever he’s called upon, junior Ben Stryker willingly picks up his pen and churns out cartoon after cartoon to help us out…
Spring Instrumental Music Concert brings music to the auditorium
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
At 7 pm last night, orchestra and band students flooded the Lapham Auditorium with music for the Spring Instrumental Music Concert.
The orchestra, conducted by Orchestra Director Leo Ficks, took to the stage first. They played five songs, ranging from classical to modern. Since the bassists are “often lost on the back of the stage”, Mr. Ficks brought them to the front to play Basses Loaded. Each bassist performed a solo in this piece and was accompanied by the rest of the orchestra. Mr. Ficks noted that size and quality of the five-person bass section was impressive for a high school orchestra…