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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Obama gives his first State of the Union Address

Danielle Sorcher
Reporter

In the recent State of the Union Address on Wednesday, January 27th, President Barack Obama aired his views on where America stands right now, and where it needs to go next. He touched on a multitude of issues including tax cuts, job stimuli, and the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” military policy.

The speech itself was different than most others in years past. “There’s been a tradition since Reagan of pointing out someone in the crowd and using an individual anecdote to illustrate a point or to create a moment in the speech,” Stephen Vehslage, AP US Government and Politics teacher said. “But Obama didn’t do that. It was the first time since the early 80’s that they haven’t pointed to someone in the crowd as part of the speech.”

Another difference in the speech was the fact that Obama challenged a decision that the Supreme Court had made recently, right in front of them. “An interesting moment was when the President directly criticized a recent decision made by the Supreme Court about campaign finance reform,” Mr. Vehslage said…

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