Shedding light on student trends and culture at the high school.
John Berger
Reporter
Skyrim has received perfect reviews.Insidegamingdaily.com said, “Quit your job. Divorce your spouse. Give your children up for adoption. Do whatever you need to do to find the time to play Skyrim.” The video game made half a billion dollars within one month of its release in November. Not only that, half of the copies were picked up within the first two days of the original launch.
Taylor du Pont & Emilie Kushner
Associate Multimedia Editor
“I’ll be right there.”
The infamous text [above] was involved in many car crashes, a result of texting while driving. Such a simple habit has become an epidemic, causing about 6,000 deaths each year. The question remains: can it be stopped?
Although texting while driving is illegal in the United States, the American Automobile Association found that nearly 50 percent of teens admitted to resorting to it at one point or another. Here at NCHS, many upperclassmen drivers also admitted to taking part in the dangerous and deadly activity.
Video by Taylor du Pont, Emilie Kushner & Giuliana Savini
John Berger
Reporter
Skyrim has received perfect reviews. Insidegamingdaily.com said, “Quit your job. Divorce your spouse. Give your children up for adoption. Do whatever you need to do to find the time to play Skyrim.” The video game made half a billion dollars within one month of its release in November. Not only that, half of the copies were picked up within the first two days of the original launch.
Julia Hardy
Reporter
When one drives along Oenoke Ridge Road and sees the $200 T-shirts in Togs, the wealth of New Canaan could not be more evident.
Recently, this wealth has received national recognition. On Dec. 6, Business Week Magazine released the top 50 richest zip codes in the United States. Placed in 19th, mainly behind suburbs near Silicon Valley, New Canaan was ranked higher than any other town in Fairfield County.
Emily Wood
Reporter
It’s that time of year again, when those who are in a relationship have the excuse to amp up the PDA, and the other single teenagers break out their box of chocolates and the latest season of the Bachelor.
