Sit: As the year comes to an end, we are simply trying to just make it to June 19th. Try sitting and just taking a breath. Refocus all your energy into the tasks that need to be done in the next couple of weeks. Don’t start barking at your teachers, like Spike might start barking… Read More Dog Tricks to Remember as the Year Ends
Reading The Circle by Dave Eggers was a lot like watching a train crash. The situation presented kept getting worse and worse, but the worse it got, the faster I read. The characters, although they could be infuriatingly realistic in their attitudes and mannerisms, were intriguing. The action, although incredibly mundane at times, never seemed… Read More Review of The Circle
1 ) Lost Voices by Sarah Porter Lost Voices is a beautifully rich novel of abuse, neglect, loss, love, and pain. The writing exhibits an artful use of imagery, and delicately crafts each individual character. Book one in a trilogy, Lost Voices is followed by Waking Storms and finally concluded by The Twice Lost. Lost Voices surrounds… Read More A Few of the Best and Simultaneously Obscure Novels
Rickie Adams…Military…Navy Allison Antcliff…University of New Haven…Chemical Engineering Jonathan Archer…University of Buffalo…Accounting Julia Austin…University of Rhode Island…Undecided Kelly Banach…Quinnipiac University…Biomedical Sciences Medasi Bendele-Asante…Bethune-Cookman University…Biology Samantha Beacham…University of Connecticut…Communication Disorders Hannah Billings…Coastal Carolina University…Early Childhood Education Tiffany Bivens…Undecided Holli Bledsoe…Rhode Island College…Biology Austin Brandt…Three Rivers Community College…Undecided Blake Brochu…University of Massachusetts Lowell…Computer Science/Engineering Michael Bunch…Three Rivers… Read More Where They Will Go
Jolie’s choices: “Dream” by Imagine Dragons “Kiss the Devil” by Bel Heir “Hotel Room Service” by Pitbull “Bubblegum B****” by Marina and The Diamonds “Hunger” by Ross Copperman “Mercy” by Kanye West Tyler’s choices: “Jump” by Van Halen “Tom Sawyer” by Rush “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison “Santeria” by Sublime “Rose Tattoo” by DKM… Read More Journalism’s Jam List
The end of the 2016-17 school year is fast approaching, and with that, Ledyard High School will bid farewell to yet another graduating class that will emerge from the highs and lows of adolescence as adults and new alumni. While alumni are out of sight, they certainly aren’t out of mind. The class of 2016… Read More Words from the Wise: A Look at Ledyard Alumni
Everyone has something that makes them tick. Whether it’s seeing public displays of affection (PDA), or getting stuck behind someone who thinks it’s cool to stop right in the middle of one of the busiest hallways to talk to a friend, these are a few things that people do that elicit cringes everywhere. Walking slowly… Read More Cringy Things LHS Students Do
For readers, having a new book come out is a celebrated event. Finding the edition you want to buy is important to some readers and different stores offer different editions. Big box stores have extra goodies and local bookstores have signed copies and other offers. Sometimes, the authors even come to a local bookstore which… Read More Why More Authors Need to Come to CT
On April 22, America’s 47th Earth Day, thousands of science enthusiasts and environmentalists gathered to march and encourage the use of the scientific method using evidence to support decision making. Protesters directed their grievances toward the federal government, which has perpetuated “alternative facts,” including the claim that global warming is a hoax created for and… Read More “Science, Not Silence”
The Ocean Bowl team is exposed to valuable learning experiences on their trip to compete in Oregon Senior Hannah Roediger was very excited to dissect the baby seal. She was one of the first students volunteering to get involved in the necropsy, beginning the process by taking some external measurements. Seniors Kelly Banach and Jenna… Read More Ocean Bowl in Oregon
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