Find out what’s going on at NCHS.
Charlie Dorf
Arts and Entertainment Editor
On Wednesday, May 26, the choir and the Madrigals will perform their final concert of the year at the First Presbyterian Church at 7:00. The choir’s repertoire ranges from Renaissance composers Josequin De Prez and Jacob Arcadelt to contemporaries Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen. Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni are also included on the night’s song list.
Conor Goodwin
Reporter
On Thursday, May 20, Ramstock, the annual battle of the bands, took place in the lounge as students came together to perform all types of music.
This year’s winner, Ballet for Athletes, won a $350 cash prize for their performance. Its members are juniors Lexi Bodick, Bridgette Lemoine, Sean Peterson, Ryan Timberlake, and Nick Zanca.“Ramstock was great, the turn out was surprisingly very big. All the bands really rocked it,” Ryan said. “We’re hopefully going to put our earnings into saving up for recording purposes.”
Danielle Sorcher and Olivia Marcus
Features Editor and Reporter
During A period on Tuesday, May 19th, an informally planned event could be heard echoing throughout the halls of the school. The source of the commotion was found in the lounge, where senior boys were having a cereal eating contest. The terms of the competition were simple: whoever finished their box of cereal first, won…
Last night, on Tuesday, May 18, fifty-five juniors were formally recognized as members of the National Honor Society (NHS) in an induction ceremony that took place in the Wagner Room. At the event, Superintendent David Abbey, Principal Tony Pavia, and the New Canaan NHS Chapter Advisor Roger Hansell, along with senior NHS members Aubreigh Guynn, Victoria Fairchild, Emily Milano, and Anne-Kelly Rhudy spoke to students and parents.
The inductees listed alphabetically are:
Selina Koller
Reporter
On Sunday, May 17, the Mikey Czech Foundation held the Miles for Mikey 5k walk/run through New Canaan, starting at NCHS.
The Mikey Czech Foundation was established by the Czech family following the September, 2008 death of their 11-year-old son, Mikey, from a pediatric brain tumor. Since then, the foundation has been instrumental in raising funds for and awareness of pediatric brain cancer…
