Insta-What? Instagram

Lizzy Burke
Features Editor

The daily life of a student includes so many activities. From sports games, to art class, to the school musical, there are always moments one wants to capture. As we move forward in the era of technology, we can now share these images in new and creative ways.

Instagram is a social networking app that focuses on sharing pictures. Many students alike enjoy the features of this app, and are able to incorporate it into their lives.

I Didn’t Vote Today! Why Students Don’t Care About The Election

Juan Pablo Rivera Garza
Blogs Editor

On April 24 the republican presidential candidates courted the vote of students when Connecticut hosted its round of the Republican Presidential Primaries. However, turnout for the primaries in New Canaan was extremely low, clocking in at only 13 percent. These numbers suggests little interest in the primaries, let alone the presidential race as a whole. So the question arises, do students in the high school care about this election?

Missing the simple life as childhood days start to wane

Tyler Kendall
Features Editor

Second semester senior Phoebe Wilks can be seen walking around school with a Disney princess backpack slung over her shoulder. Phoebe is one of the countless students who decided to enter senior year not only sporting, but embracing this childish style. “My princess backpack brings me back to being a little kid. It’s my last year of high school, so it’s sort of how I hold on to being a child before I morph into an adult,” she said.

The one year difference between seniorhood and juniordom

Isabelle Herde
Reporter

“When school first started, I didn’t think junior year would be as bad as people say, but within the first month I realized that they were right,” junior Molly Joyce said.

Seniors are posting their college acceptances on Facebook as juniors refresh Naviance for the thousandth time, checking their odds of getting into the college of their dreams.

Resume building: is it worth it?

Kit Clemente
Reporter
Every Wednesday, junior Molly Stine teaches third graders as a Walter Schalk instructor. Every moment is bittersweet, knowing that when she moves onto college she will miss the program and all it has offered. Other NCHS students are less dejected about moving on, as some admitted to participating in certain activities or taking certain classes solely to build their resumes.

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