In light of the snow

Lucia Molina
Reporter

View photos of the snow

You’re wrapped in a Snuggie, hot chocolate in hand, standing at your doorstep as you look out into a powdered winter wonderland. You’re wearing the biggest smile in the world—it’s a snow day.

Principal Tony Pavia predicts that there will be a few snow days this year, and hopes to enjoy the quiet at school. “I love snow days. I get to come into a peaceful and quiet school, do work, and answer the calls of those questioning whether it’s a snow day. And the view outside my window is fantastic,” he said.

Calling a snow day may seem like an easy decision to make of by looking outside your window, but there is much more that needs to be considered before you receive that phone call declaring the day off…

Boys’ hockey team shuts out rival Darien, 4-0

Doug Reilly
Reporter

Yesterday, the Rams hockey team defeated long time FCIAC arch-rival Darien with a score of 4-0 in front of a full crowd at Darien Ice Rink. The Rams took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a goal from senior and captain forward Sam Stanton and never looked back, scoring twice in the 2nd period and again in the 3rd to seal the victory. On December 26th, the boys hockey team defeated the Blue Wave in one of the most exciting New Canaan vs. Darien hockey games in history, score 2-1.

The Blue Wave, looking for revenge from their earlier loss to the Rams, came out strong and put the pressure on the Rams, but the Rams defense and freshman goalie Tim Nowacki, who accounted for 19 saves and another shutout, stood strong and kept the Wave of the scoreboard…

Guest speaker talks about “Freedom Riders”

On Monday, John Seigenthaler was a guest speaker at an assembly during E period. The topic of discussion was Freedom Riders and Seigenthaler’s participation in the Civil Rights movement. Seigenthaler was hospitalized when he tried to help Freedom Rider Susan Wilbur, who was being chased by an angry mob. He was the editor of The Tennessean, and served as an administrative assistant to Robert F. Kennedy where we was the sole witness to a meeting between Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr…

Annual AP/Honors Night on Thursday

AP/Honors Night is this Thursday from 7 to 8:15 pm in the auditorium. The purpose of the event is to familiarize students and parents with the course requirements and offerings for AP and honors classes.

The evening will start with a panel discussion and a Q & A led by department heads and the Advanced Placement Coordinator Lori Lewandoski…

Gymnastics Team loses at Weston match

Ellen Trinklein
Sports Editor

On Friday, January 15th, Weston defeated the gymnastics team 100.65-85.3. This match was especially important to the team because last year, it was their most successful game and first win in three years.

“Weston is the same level as our team — we have the opportunity to beat them,” head coach Anne Tomaselli said. “It would be nice—our first win of the season.” Unfortunately for the team, this was not the case.

The problem fell mainly on the team’s beam abilities…

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