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The Colonel is Ledyard High School's award-winning news magazine, serving as the student voice of LHS for almost 50 years.
Friday the 13th
It’s Friday, November 13. At 7:15a.m., your alarm pierces the silence in your bedroom with your favorite song in an attempt to wake you up. It’s even harder than the day before to get out of your bed, but the thought of having to deal with the mountain of missing assignments that you’ll build up… Read More Friday the 13th
Pfizer Creates Hope with Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer recently announced that its vaccine has shown to be about 90% effective in early drug trials. This news comes as a beacon of hope, as cases in the United States, have spiked recently and are expected to further increase with the oncoming holiday season. Of course, nothing has been set in… Read More Pfizer Creates Hope with Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
Roving: Among Us
Is America Hurtling Straight into Another Civil War?
Former vice president Joe Biden and current president Donald Trump are in one of history’s tightest and most contentious races as they both vie to win the 2020 presidential election. The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent political events have slashed the United States into two extremely polarized groups based on left-wing or right-wing beliefs, and… Read More Is America Hurtling Straight into Another Civil War?
What to Watch This Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, we find ourselves getting into the spirit of fall: apple picking, pumpkin picking, pear picking (all the pickings!), haunted houses, corn mazes, and most importantly, costume creations. Craft store shelves are constantly empty as DIY-ers occupy their time creating costume contest-winning ensembles. But what if you wanted to stay… Read More What to Watch This Halloween
Red Roadster to Red Planet
Remember when SpaceX launched a Tesla Roadster with a mannequin into space on a Falcon Heavy rocket? That same car just made a flyby of Mars on October 7. Just over two years and six months after the first flight of a Falcon Heavy rocket, the rocket that carried Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space,… Read More Red Roadster to Red Planet
October Roving: TikTok and more
The Problem with Celebrating Columbus Day
On Monday, October 12, many schools, colleges, and workplaces around the nation observed Columbus Day, a federal holiday initially designed to celebrate the discovery of America by European explorer Christopher Columbus. The holiday was first federally recognized in 1934, but in the years since then, 14 states and Washington D.C. have replaced the holiday with… Read More The Problem with Celebrating Columbus Day
Let Them Play
“Let them play.” These three words were written on almost every poster that surrounded the Connecticut State Capitol building on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Football players, cheerleaders, parents, and even some coaches from around the state, were there to rally against the decision of canceling the fall football season. The previous night, Governor Lamont tweeted… Read More Let Them Play
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