Even though Ledyard Girls’ Varsity Basketball is coming to an end, the spotlight on Seniors Moriya Phillips and Johnay Burns will forever shine. Both young ladies gathered family members to walk the court and put their hearts into one more game to take the win from Woodstock Academy. With the score being 57-46, these young… Read More Athletes of the Month: Johnay Burns and Moriya Phillips
Jolie Suarez, Staff Writer Sophomore Jolie Suarez is a staff writer for the 2016-2017 Colonel. She spends her time outside of class playing soccer and swimming. She also enjoys reading, writing, and singing.
As the third quarter comes to an end in early April, the high school administration has decided to revoke the long-awaited senior privilege of final exam exemptions. In the past, seniors have been exempt from final exams if they have a 90 percent average or higher, but from now on all seniors will have to… Read More Exemptions Go Extinct
Sadly, Ledyard schools have recently put into place a new set of policies that can get you suspended. These rules go into place at LHS on April 3, 2017. Blaring music through the halls with a speaker. Even though you and your friends enjoy your music, the teachers don’t seem to agree. Playing music in… Read More Tighter Restrictions for Colonels
At the end of April, we will unfortunately be saying goodbye to a beloved member of our school’s family — our principal, Amanda Fagan. Fagan plans on relocating to another high school in Detroit, Michigan due to both the need for administration in the city and her familial connection to the area. Arty Fischel, the… Read More Fagan Reborn
Senior prom night is the event that every high school student can’t wait to partake in. It’s one of the only times that students can go full out in elegant attire and enjoy an expensive meal. As tradition has it, Ledyard High School holds senior prom in a hall or ballroom special buildings; last year… Read More Senior Prom Moves Down the Hall
As many Colonels know, for many years the football team has been coached by athletic director James Buonocore. But when our former assistant principal Shane Winters retired, Buonocore took his place. With the loss of a coach James Buonocore the Ledyard football program was in need of someone new to fill his shoes. Ledyard recruited… Read More Q&A with Jonathan Hernandez
Due to increased cell phone usage among students, numerous teachers have started to collect phones at the start of classes. This has led to a new policy change: LHS administration has reconsidered their original idea that cellphone use should be up to the teachers. At the beginning of the day, students will be required to… Read More No More Snapchat?
The Jeopardy! Teen Tournament will take place in Jan. 2018, and these episodes will be different than all others— Alex Trebek will introduce a Ledyard student (and hopefully more than once). Junior Charles Crain, who will be a senior by then, is eager to appear on “America’s Favorite Quiz Show.” Crain has consistently been a… Read More Junior Charles Crain to Appear on Jeopardy!
Freshman Savannah Wahrer is taking her soccer skills to a whole different playing field. Come Sept. 2017, she will be kicking her way into the Friday night lights. After representing Ledyard’s girls’ soccer team as a top goalie last year, Wahrer has prepared herself immensely for this opportunity to become a part of the Ledyard… Read More Kicking Her Way Into Sophomore Year
