10 Things I Love, 10 Things I Hate (pt. 4)

Kate Gilhool
Associate Editor

Love:

1. A little more than two months left of high school for the class of 2012.
2. Opening up iTunes and remembering that you downloaded two hours worth of new tunes that you’ve yet to hear.

Hate:

1. Brushing your teeth and dribbling toothpaste down the front of your shirt.
2. Walking out of ‘Project X’ and realizing that you weren’t actually at the party.

Freaky Friday breaks down lounge boundaries

Isabel Lawrence & Emily Brand
Reporters

To break the social barriers in the lounge, the Student Advocates hosted NCHS’ first Freaky Friday during an extended lunch block on Friday the 13th. The Student Coalition, Student Advocates and Emerging Leaders banded together to unify the grades with seating, music and ice cream in what could become a tradition.

Students at Poetry Fest lay down some rhymes

Kelly Saiz
Editor-in-Chief

Last Night, Thursday, Apr. 26 student poets, teachers and parents came together for an evening of original poetry readings. The four winners were junior Annie Conover for best poem “Letters Home from Baghdad”, sophomore Tyler Kendall for best imagery in “Grandfather”, senior Jenny Curt for best performance, and senior Olivia Marcus for most artful use of language in an untitled poem.

Dr. Kolek named superintendent of NCPS

Kate Howard & Lily Kazemi
News Editors

On Mar. 19, after a national search, Chair of the New Canaan Board of Education Hazel Hobbs announced the unanimous selection of Dr. Mary Kolek as the new Superintendent of the New Canaan Public Schools (NCPS). Effective July 1, Dr. Kolek will be the first female superintendent for this district.