App of the Week: Clash of Clans

Doodle Jump. Cut the Rope. Tiny Wings. These are just some of the many memorable titles in the iOS app Hall of Fame, but none have been taken up with such passion and enthusiasm at our school as Clash of Clans. This sprawling virtual kingdom of castles, dragons, elixirs and orcs has taken the high school by storm, claiming a tight-knit coalition of players around the school who join together in small groups to battle as a clan.

App of the week: Vine

Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology

If you’ve ever felt like that photo you posted on Instagram of your dog playing fetch didn’t fully show how cute it is, now there’s an app for that. Vine is sweeping the school and the app store as the latest social media app by sharing short video clips to stay connected.

Trey Oehmler: a self-taught technology mastermind

Julia Hardy
Arts, Entertainment & Technology

While New Canaan has its share of lacrosse stars and ivy-bound scholars, the role of the technology guru is less commonly found. Yet, freshman Trey Oehmler is more than able to fill this role. Among his many accomplishments, the website, complex.com named him one of the youngest tech prodigies in the nation for work he completed at age 12.