Emilie Kushner
Senior Editor
While seniors buckled down to make November first deadlines, the few students hoping to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or Bachelor of Music (BM) program are in a different mindset. Supplements and test scores are the least of their worries – auditions however can make or break them.
Carly Risom Reporter It was almost destined for the 2012 election to be filled with political parodies. This being my first election with access to
Emilie Kushner
Senior Editor
As the new school year begins, college-bound seniors are buckling down to get good first semester grades, meet application deadlines and actually get in to college. High test-scores and GPAs are not their only worries, however – keeping up a good online reputation has become more and more important with the ever-growing technology.
A few years ago “college” was merely a distant milestone, a backdrop for summer comedies, and perhaps your father’s favorite nostalgic topic. But now, as my fellow seniors and I plunge into the application process, “college” has lost its quotation marks and has become a serious reality. And like most serious realities, it is not always a walk in the quad.So, for the sake of my peers’ mental health, I have made a list of a few observations and guidelines for the inevitable family college tour.
Emily Wood & Isabel Hetherington
Sports Editors
As Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIACs) and states start to wrap up, senior athletes are preparing to leave the turf fields of NCHS as they move on to college athletics. But for these athletes, summer is not just a vacation: it is also a training session to prepare for them for their upcoming chapter as a college athlete.
