Internet surveillance

Kelsey Anspach and Peter Lacerenza
News Editor and Features Editor

In this day and age, there is no denying that social networking sites play an increasingly important role in students’ lives, whether they’re used to communicate about school and sports, publicize events, or catch up with friends. Because websites like Facebook and Twitter allow students to share information with such facility, people often have a tendency to post every uncut detail of their lives on the Internet.

While some may think nothing of posting such information, they might do well to remember that once something is on the Internet, it’s there for anyone to see. Schools, police and even government agencies have the ability to simply log into these websites to access a plethora of information about students’ activities…

Student poets perform at 3rd Annual Poetry Fest

Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor

Last night at 7 pm, the third annual Poetry Fest was held in the Wagner room where forty-seven student poets read and performed their original poems.

English teachers Darcy Smith and Kristen Brown organized the event. Ms. Smith has organized all three Poetry Fests and Ms. Brown has co-organized the second and third.“Mr. Pavia asked me a few years ago to be in charge and I enjoy it,” Ms. Smith said. “I think we have a lot of closet poets out there. To provide a venue for the celebration of student poetry is important.”

InspiRED by the Joseph Kelly Heilbron Foundation

Conor Goodwin
Reporter

The Joseph Kelly Heilbron Foundation, created by NCHS alumni Kenny Slattery, is asking everyone to “red out” today.

In honor of Joseph Heilbron, a former New Canaan resident who passed away this year at the age of eleven due to an undetected heart defect, the Joseph Kelly Heilbron Foundation hopes to increase awareness of and raise money for pediatric heart disease research.