On Oct. 24, the Genocide class students had the opportunity to listen to presentations from Holocaust survivor Henny Simon and veteran combat medic and liberator Ben Cooper. Genocide teachers Nina Bumpus, Bill Casertano, and Jen O’Brien organized the event, which lasted three hours during Blocks Two and Three. The first to speak was Henny Simon.… Read More “A Rewarding Experience”
Senior Aaron DeLorge is being featured in this Senior Spotlight video. Check out his awesome personality and accomplishments at the high school. Andrea Gamboa, Multimedia Editor Junior Andrea Gamboa is the Multimedia Editor for the 2014-2015 Colonel. She sings in Ledyard Carolers, Chamber Choir, and Acabellas, and was a lead role in Ledyard… Read More Aaron DeLorge
From the top row in the overcrowded and overheated bleachers, one can barely make out a pack of freshmen sporting yellow on yellow, meanwhile the cheerleading squad feverishly practices their backflips. But who puts in all the trouble and time to organize these festivities on the day of the Homecoming pep rally? “Really, it’s just… Read More Peppin’ it Up
Pro: Ebola: we are all afraid of catching this deadly disease. The media has been swarmed with news regarding the current Ebola outbreak. Some wonder if all of this media attention is necessary, and believe me, it is. For a virus that has already spread into other countries, it is vital that any information be… Read More The Battle Between Ebola and the Media – Pro/Con
Ebola is a disease that first plagued Africa in 1976, but a large number of new reports surfaced in March 2013. Though this virus has been associated with Africa since the seventies, some Americans are in panic as a few cases in this country have been found, traveling and treating being the likely cause. The… Read More Ebola Strikes a Few in America
Everyone’s seen the headlines, heard the news broadcasts, and felt at least a little taken aback by the severity of the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Criticism on not doing enough to keep the disease from coming into the United States, media outlets criticizing each other for… Read More What You Need to Know About Ebola
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Underneath my skin is a labyrinth of earthquakes, And underneath my nails is clawed through dirt. There are roots intertwined in the knots of my shoulders, And the veins of leaves on the back of my hand Are what I use to find my way back home like foot paths. I have raging rivers for… Read More I am the World
A’s To the sport team standings. Maybe your athletic abilities could even make up for us couch potatoes because we don’t see ourselves getting up anytime soon. To those of you who participated in the blood drive. Take the amount of people who gave blood, and multiply that by three, Colonels. You potentially saved… Read More Oct. 25
On 18 Oct. about 220 sophomores and juniors took the PSATs at Ledyard High School, including Fitch, St Bernard, and homeschooled students. Over 1.4 million high school students take them each year in the United States according “Princeton Review”. Why is everybody lining up to take the PSATs you might be asking? “Taking the PSATs… Read More Boosting Confidence for the SATs
