Students work for array of summer jobs

Sara Levine
Features Editor

When school is let out for summer break, students are relieved at the low pressure the two months of vacation have to offer. Whether they spend the break sitting by the pool or training for sports, students take advantage of the time to recharge for the upcoming school year. This summer, some students enjoyed filling up their time with a job or volunteer opportunity.

Scholarship Drive Slideshow

Kelly Saiz
News Editor

Student volunteers gathered at NCHS yesterday to receive routes and instructions for the annual door-to-door scholarship drive. Organized by the Scholarship Foundation, the event aims to raise funds to help NCHS students pay college tuition.

Annual Scholarship Drive Takes Place this Sunday – 4/3

Lily Kazemi and Ilene Anders
Reporters

The NCHS Scholarship Foundation will kick off the annual Scholarship Drive on Sunday, Apr. 3 from 12-1. The drive’s purpose is to provide financial aid for the higher education of students, and consists of student volunteers who will go door-to-door throughout town, asking for donations. These donations will make up grants, which will be given to the students and, according to event co-chairman Francesca Lacerenza, usually range from $500 to $7500 per person.

Gap Year grows in Fairfield County

In towns such as New Canaan, Darien, and Greenwich, teens feel pressured to receive top marks throughout high school and immediately proceed to elite universities. Whether it be work-overload, homesickness, or general irresponsibility, many students fail to resolve early problems they develop, and one in every four college students drop out before they have completed their freshman year (American College Testing).

The new vacation: college visits

Jackie Ouellette
Reporter

For most juniors and seniors who plan on attending college, now is the time to start narrowing down choices. Throughout the country, colleges and universities offer visits to their schools to give a first-hand look at what each of their college experiences are like. Student-led tours of the campus, information sessions and an interview with the admissions office are all available to visitors.

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