A to Powerade machines in the locker rooms. All athletes will finally get the sports drinks they deserve! Not for free, but still a nice addition. A to The Colonel returning to paper form. Turns out a WordPress subscription is more expensive than paper, who would’ve thought. Copies of next week’s Colonel will be available… Read More April Report Card
During the March faculty meeting, the Ledyard High School faculty decided to ban all headphones use during the school day. The previous policy put in place stated that students were not allowed to have both earbuds in their ears at the same time. Teachers brought up to the administration that students continue to have both… Read More No Headphones, No Fun
Although the snow days might feel relaxing and enjoyable in the moment, they have a huge impact on the well-deserved summer vacation. With the four recent nor’easters slamming Connecticut with high winds, cumulative snowfall, and below freezing temperatures, LHS administration has come to the conclusion to move senior graduation to July 4th, 2018. That’s right,… Read More Colonel Pride, Diplomas, and…Fireworks?
Do you volunteer? …No? Well, now it’s not really a choice. Ledyard High School, following examples set by other southeastern CT schools is now implementing a community service requirement for graduation. The new policy will require a minimum of 100 volunteer hours throughout your four years of high school. This is expected to help seniors… Read More Less Netflix, More Work
Students at Ledyard High School have been filled with jubilee repeatedly as nor’easters have swept in resulting in Superintendent Jay Hartling cancelling school. But this undiluted joy will come to an abrupt stop as soon as they find out the consequences of Mother Nature’s actions. New England has been hit with winter storm after… Read More No Rest for the Weary
Getting up in the morning is one of the biggest struggles in life to a high school student, especially after pulling an all nighter to finish that paper you procrastinated on the week before. Pulling your sleep deprived body out of bed is hard enough, however, most girls want to have pin straight hair and… Read More School is NOT Beauty Parlor
Ledyard Public Schools have had several school cancellations because of snow. Legally, Connecticut public schools must have 180 days of school and cannot have school past June 30th. Spring has started, but nature has continued to provide harsh weather. To ensure that Ledyard students reach the required number of school days and get out for… Read More Ledyard Principal Announces School on Saturday
**Warning!! Spoilers Below!!** As the third and last installment of the Maze Runner trilogy, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” certainly left many viewers on the edge of their seat hoping for more. The book series, which was first published in 2009, is a dystopian trilogy that brings readers into a post-apocalyptic world full of action… Read More “Great! We’re all bloody inspired!”: A Death Cure Review
Senior Kyle Krupansky has recently been awarded a $106K scholarship from the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program to attend the University of Connecticut, known as Detachment 115 (Air Force ROTC units at colleges and universities are referred to as “detachments”), in the fall. UCONN was his first choice, but he also… Read More Senior Kyle Krupansky Receives $106K Air Force ROTC Scholarship
Jolie Suarez, Staff Writer Junior Jolie Suarez is a staff writer for the 2017-2018 Colonel. While binge-watching The Vampire Diaries, she eats salt and vinegar chips, Twizzlers, Wendy’s, Sour Patch Kids, and drinks Olive Garden limontas. You may deliver these foods at any reasonable hour to the main office for her.
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