Holly Santero News Editor @SanteroCourant For Veterans Day, faculty worked together to bring several commemorative aspects to the school day. Instead of the large presentations
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NCHS commemorates American Veterans
Holly Santero, News Editor @SanteroCourant This year, NCHS decided to take a new approach to commemorating our nation’s Veterans on November 11th. Unlike past years,
Veterans and students connect for Library of Congress project
Isabel Lawrence Editor-in-Chief Veterans from the New Canaan community participated in a series of interviews on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at NCHS as part of a
Students celebrate our nation’s retired soldiers
A panel of five veterans from various wars shared their individual experiences with the hardships of combat at the annual Veteran’s Day assembly. The assembly took place Thursday, Nov. 8 and was attended by students from AP U.S. History and American Studies classes.
9th annual Memorial Day assembly brings greater meaning to the weekend
Gabrielle Ames
Reporter
On May 27, NCHS hosted its ninth annual Memorial Day Veterans’ Symposium in the auditorium to honor of all the veterans in New Canaan and surrounding areas.
The assembly covered periods one and six and was a great success. Students from all grades came to honor the veterans. “This has been our biggest event ever, with over 180 veterans in attendance who fought in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq,” secretary Lynda Pescatello said.