Matt Riley News Editor This year marked the 7th annual Model United Nations Sophomore Simulation. Every year, the MUN club organizes and runs a special
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New Canaan High School to hold Annual Model United Nations Sophomore Simulation
Daniel Konstantinovic Tomorrow, May 22nd, will mark the start of New Canaan High School’s annual Model United Nations Sophomore Simulation, a yearly event run by
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.
New standardized testing to be introduced
Carly Risom
Reporter
The Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) is the standardized testing that sophomores have been taking since the early nineties. The tests are state-based exams used to measure the performance of Connecticut students. “The exams are used to test student proficiency across the state,” Principal Dr. Bryan Luizzi said. “They are brought in to align high school curriculums with state standards.”
Sophomore pitchers stepping up to the mound
Emily Wood & Isabel Hetherington
Sports Editors
Looking up at the mound, spectators are puzzled to see that the pitchers throwing strikes aren’t upperclassmen but rather sophomores JR Anderson and Ali Reilly. At the start of this spring baseball and softball season, these players are emerging as pitching threats.