Elliott Cottington
Reporter
Although students spend hours in classrooms every day, the personal backgrounds of their teachers often remain a mystery. The truth is that students don’t really know their teachers very well; no one ever stops to wonder where the people that are employed to educate them were educated themselves. It may come as a surprise that there is a number of teachers who both attended and now teach at NCHS and have just as much New Canaan Pride as any alum.
Tyler Kendall and Isabel Lawrence
Features Editor and News Editor
If you want to know what happens behind the scenes in the sensational class of journalism, or what you can expect in the upcoming Courant issue, don’t fret, we’ve got you covered (trust us – it’s more exciting than it sounds.)
For senior Julie Newton, who is currently applying to colleges, the past summer has taken on a new dimension than previous ones. “School played a huge factor in my vacation, because I’m going through the college process,” she said. “I still had to make some visits while balancing summer work for school, writing my college essay, and filling out applications.”
Emily Brand
News Editor
Starting in September of this coming school year, a new method of entering grades and assignments will be put into place at NCHS. In hopes of diminishing problems that come up between teachers, parents and students, this new form of Powerschool will let students and parents view assignments that teachers put in their grade books online.
Lizzy Burke
Reporter
Although you may not know it, many members of our school’s teaching staff have traveled to quite interesting places, crossing the globe and acquiring endless knowledge that they bring back to the students.
