CAPT Week: a test or a vacation

Meghan Guarnieri
Reporter

While the first week of March provides freshman, and many juniors and seniors with sleep-ins, it provides the remainder with number 2 pencils, scantrons, and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, also known as CAPT.

Many upperclassmen who passed the CAPT enjoy the idea of an additional break from the school routine. “CAPT week is awesome because it triples our vacations,” senior Andrew Leslie said.

Some students are so gung ho over CAPT week, they see no reason to come to school…

Anime Club holds video game fundraiser

Kelsey Anspach
News Editor

Wednesday February 24th, the Anime Club held a Super Smash Bros. tournament in the lounge to raise money for Haiti. Students who attended the event played against each other in the video game on a large-screen projection. According to the club’s president, senior Katrina Mondonedo, “It was really successful. We had a good turnout and raised about $300,” she said. “About 25 people came, which was better than we expected, and we had a great time…

AP Registration ends March 1st

Registration for AP tests in the College and Career Center ends 3/1. The test is for students who are currently enrolled in AP courses and wish to get AP credit.

Each test costs $95.00, and checks should be made out to NCHS Guidance. If financial aid is needed for the tests, students should see Ms. Carroll in the College and Career Center…

Virtue-Moir earn ice dancing gold for Canada

Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor

Oh, Canada! Monday night in the ice dancing event, partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir brought home the gold for the host country at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Meryl Davis and Charlie White from the United States won the silver medal, and Oksana Domnina and Maksim Shabalin from the Russia Federation took home bronze…

Photos from the Family Free Skate on Saturday

On Saturday, the Varsity Girl’s Hockey Team held a Family Free Skate fundraiser at Terry Connors Ice Rink in Stamford. The fundraiser was designed to support the players and to help pay for practices at local ice rinks (practice time on the ice can be costly). Also, the ‘Free Skate’ encourages youths to join hockey programs. Here are some photographs of the event…

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