Find out what’s going on at NCHS.
Kate Howard
News Editor
On Jan. 18-20, the Post Prom Committee has been holding sign ups for models, emcees and stagehands in the lounge from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in preparation for the annual Prom Fashion Show. The event entitled, “Fashion’s Night Out,” will take place in the auditorium on Saturday, Mar. 24 at 7 p.m. to raise money for the senior post prom and will feature local stores like A Step Ahead and Togs.
Tyler Kendall
Reporter
Since Superintendent of Schools David Abbey announced his retirement on Oct. 12, a Superintendent Search Committee has been set up to make a decision regarding his successor. This committee set out to hire a search firm to help conduct the hunt. The committee has urged the community to take an active role in the decision making, too. Several Focus groups and an online survey were made available to all public school faculty, residents and students.
Jack Ludtke
Reporter
Even though Christmas is over and the nation is at work, the Junior Student Coalition is still in the season of giving. From Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the week before Super Bowl XLVI, the student leaders will run the “Soup-or-Bowl” fundraising campaign. Each English class will compete against each other to see who can collect the most cans for the Fairfield County Food Bank.
Isabel Lawrence
Reporter
The infamous October snowstorm that left many in the dark left some questioning New Canaan’s emergency preparedness. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is working to make the storm fall out as pain free as possible, utilizing the best possible technology for improved communication throughout the town. The next possible project? New Canaan’s very own AM radio station.
Because electronics continue to be replaced for the latest version, the Hope 4 Ghana Club has arranged a fundraiser from Jan. 4-14 to provide another alternative to simply throwing away old electronics.
The club is collecting used cell phones, lap tops, MP3 players, iPods, handheld games, GPS, video cameras and still cameras that can be dropped off in the boxes in NCHS main lobby or Saint Luke’s School. The money raised will support the Ghana Children’s Fund, an organization started by senior Julia Tuttle’s family, that benefits the Good Shepherd Orphanage in Ghana
