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COLONEL NEWS

LEDYARD HIGH SCHOOL / LEDYARD, CT

Author: The Colonel News

The Colonel is Ledyard High School's award-winning news magazine, serving as the student voice of LHS for almost 50 years.

What’s Ahead

This is a busy weekend for Colonel athletes. Follow your favorite sports teams: Boys’ Basketball:     Friday 1/22/16 home against Windham @ 7PM Girls’ Basketball:    Friday 1/22/16 away against Windham @ 5:30 PM Wrestling:    Friday 1/22/16 away against Ellis Tech @ 4PM Ice Hockey:  Friday 1/22/16 away against Shepaug-Litchfield at Gunnery Rink @ 8PM Fencing:… Read More What’s Ahead

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Golden Globes 2016: The 5 Best Dressed Women

  Leah Sheltry, Assistant Editor-in-Chief of The Colonel Senior Leah Sheltry is the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the secretary of Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is on the swim team.

January 22, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Male Athlete of the Week: Junior Troy Moeller

  Samantha Barnes, Social Media Editor Senior Samantha Barnes is the Social Media Editor of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the secretary of Student Congress and competitively horseback rides.

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 The Colonel News2 Comments

Student Congress Success

Recently, student congress decided to put in automatic water bottle fillers. They even filter the water! So say goodbye to the gross water that preceded them. Even more recently, there are fillers in the 400s, 200s, and ag, so inconvenience no more! Mr. Casertano, head of student congress, is the reason behind this change, as… Read More Student Congress Success

January 10, 2016January 10, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

An Acabella Style Fundraiser

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do. Do. Ti, La, Sofa? Mi, Re, Do. That scale could only mean one thing … either we are being invaded by aliens or there is a concert coming up. Signs point to a concert. If you picked that then you are absolutely right! The acappella choir is… Read More An Acabella Style Fundraiser

January 8, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Senior Spotlight: Lexi Armstrong

  Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief  Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is the secretary of the Senior Class. She is the Editor of Key… Read More Senior Spotlight: Lexi Armstrong

January 8, 2016January 10, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Jan. 8 Poet Laureate

I live for arrows drawn on paper that show A leads to B and there isn’t another way. I can explain in detail how African parasites evade our bodies complex immune system. I can differentiate a multi-variable equation in a number of minutes. I can tell you how we work, how millions of years of… Read More Jan. 8 Poet Laureate

January 8, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

America’s Dad?

Bill Cosby, comedian and father on the sitcom, The Cosby Show, will not be charged in two cases of sexual assault. Two different allegations of sexual assault were evaluated in a Los Angeles courtroom Jan. 6. The trial follows a string of sexual assault claims made by multiple women in 2014 and 2015, although the… Read More America’s Dad?

January 8, 2016 The Colonel News1 Comment

Star Wars Review

It’s no wonder the new addition to the Star Wars saga was both the highest grossing and most anticipated movie of 2015. The film ended up breaking international box office records left and right. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the seventh movie of the Star Wars saga featuring The Resistance’s search to find Luke… Read More Star Wars Review

January 8, 2016 The Colonel News2 Comments

Midterm Roving

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The Colonel Newspaper was launched in 1973 by the late Ledyard High School teacher Lance Rockefeller.

In the 2014-15 school year, the newspaper shifted to an online platform and transformed into The Colonel Newsmagazine.

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