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At Brookside, English and Spanish merge into one
Audrey Piehl
Reporter
On Thursday, December 2, Spanish IV and V students ventured to Brookside Elementary School in South Norwalk.
The journey included several weeks of preparation, beginning with groups of four to six students. Their mission: assemble various activities designed around a book translated in both Spanish and English, and read it to students spanning from ages Kindergarten to fifth grade.
Rising Above award ceremony honors “unsung heroes”
Kelly Saiz
News Editor
Thirty minutes before the start of school on Tuesday, November 30th, the semi-annual Rising Above award ceremony was held in the College and Career Center. Rising Above certificates were awarded to eight individuals nominated by staff for their contribution to the school community under difficult circumstances. Attended by administration, staff, honorees, parents and relatives, the ceremony lasted twenty minutes.
6th annual Holiday Stroll will ring in the holiday season
Lauren Stewart
Reporter
The 6th annual New Canaan Holiday Stroll will be held tonight and tomorrow. The festivities will begin at 6 pm today with the arrival of Santa Claus, who will kick off the annual lighting of the town trees. Store hours will be extended for late evening shopping. There will also be complementary refreshments and live entertainment. The evening will come to a close at 9 pm. The celebration will continue on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Founder of Free the Children speaks out to Connecticut teens
Lily Kazemi
Reporter
On Monday, November 29, Craig Kielburger, founder of Free the Children, addressed students, parents and educators from surrounding towns at the New Canaan Outback Teen Center.
Mr. Kielburger created Free the Children when he was just 12, inspired after reading an article in the Toronto Star about a boy his age who was assassinated for protesting child labor.