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Professional Development Day

Lucia Molina
Reporter

While students are enjoying their first day of winter break on Friday, teachers and faculty will be attending their semi-annual department party known as Professional Development Day. For four days out of the year, New Canaan teachers get together to work on new skills, focus on curricular issues, listen to speakers, and watch presentations done by faculty members.

Professional Development Day is an opportunity for teachers and faculty to get together, share new ideas for teaching, and look for ways to best integrate the curriculum…

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In light of the snow

Lucia Molina
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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…

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MTV controversy at “Jersey Shore”

Whitney Gulden
Reporter

Until December 3rd, when you thought of Jersey Shore you would think of the actual place, but now the term Jersey Shore alludes to MTV’s reality TV show of the same name.

Filmed in August, 2009, Jersey Shore follows eight housemates living together in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, working at a boardwalk T-shirt shop, partying all hours, and getting into trouble. The show’s finale on January 21st broke ratings records for MTV with an estimated 4.8 million viewers…

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Football player by day, budding artist by night

Megan Joyce
Executive Producer of the Ram Review

At NCHS, Senior Blake Garrity is known for his role on the Varsity football team’s offensive line, his laid-back personality, and his trademark red hair.

But for his artistic abilities? Not so much. However, with word of his website starting to get around, all of that may be about to change.

Click on Blake’s website, and you’ll see slideshows of perfectly wooded guitars, multicolored bowls, robots, and much more, all designed by Blake himself. Blake’s interest in creation and invention dates back to his elementary school years. “In fourth grade, one of my friends invited me to participate in a woodworking class, over at ‘The Woodworker’s Club’ in Norwalk, CT,” he said. “I ended up signing up for classes myself, and continued solely with woodworking for a couple of years.”

It wasn’t long, however, before Blake’s interests started to branch out, and other forms of art caught his eye…

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Planning for some summer

Siddharth Deshpande
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In the midst of a cold winter, most people eagerly await the onset of summer but are far from planning what they actually plan to do over the two-month vacation. However, students interested in pursuing summer programs and jobs this year need to start planning for their activities now, as deadlines for applications to summer opportunities are quickly approaching.

According to Ms. Susan Carroll, coordinator of the College and Career Center the deadlines for applications to summer programs may be due sooner than we think…

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