The 88th annual Academy Awards Show is taking place Feb. 28 and bringing more controversy than trophies. Last year, ratings dropped a deep 16 percent because of a lack of diversity — all nominees were white. This is the second consecutive year that the Academy has neglected to nominate any actors of color in the… Read More Diversity vs. Quality
The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, have repeatedly received backlash from both viewers and actors for failing to diversify nominees. For the second year in a row, all nominations were for white actors. The Oscars has a huge problem with racism and lack of diversity. The entire system is extremely flawed. Since… Read More Oscars Whiteout
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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