Lauren Campbell
Reporter
One year ago, senior Isabella Carillo’s beloved horse, Polo, was stolen by a horse trader, leading Isa to found the Polo Foundation last summer. The foundation aims at preventing the slaughter of horses and ponies.
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The class that will save our economy’s future
Gogo Jones
Reporter
First introduced as an independent study project, the Financial Literacy class was launched this year. The course aims to help students achieve their goals through prudent and informed management of their financial resources. Today, Financial Literacy is offered to high schoolers in thirteen states and mandatory for them to take in nine.
Homecoming week extended
It’s that time of year again! Get all your spirit week and homecoming coverage on Courant Online. Check out photo slideshows of students’ spirit day
Tracking device reports overstated
Jana Persky and Dan Popper
Editorial Directors
“We’re calling all the students in the auditorium and the lights will go off. The students will fall asleep and wake up 15-20 minutes later with a pain in the back of their head. They will now be tracked wherever they go.”
This is how Principal Tony Pavia described a proposal to track students’ activity based on the media perspective. Recent nationwide news reports have been presenting the sensational story that the New Canaan school district will be planting tracking chips on students’ identification cards. However, the NCPS administration says that the reality is much different.
Moobella machines are newest cafeteria craze
Maureen Dinnie
Senior Editor
Earlier this month, students were introduced to the Moobella Machine, which serves as a quick and simple ice cream maker.
The Moobella Machine, created by Bruce Ginsberg in 2001, claims to be a new innovation in the world of ice cream. In three easy steps, the buyer chooses a flavor and a topping with a push of a button. The machine then takes 40 seconds to produce the fresh cup of ice cream into the hand of the buyer.
NCHS is the first high school to try out the Moobella Machine. Moobella was first installed destinations were Yale University and Yale Hospital, both in New Haven.