“I know you see me standing there.” Those were the beginning lyrics that Zoey 101 fans nationwide heard and sang along to for years. That is until the show’s final season aired in 2008, and fans fell into a great depression. Reruns and the lack of cast reunions caused fans to have their hearts broken… Read More Zoey 2015
After months of hard work and late nights at the school for rehearsal, members of Ledyard Drama performed the classic French tale, “Les Miserables.” Truly, they did an absolutely amazing job. From the chorus to the main cast, those who participated captured the hearts of everyone in the crowd. This musical made its debut on… Read More A Night to Remember
Andrea Gamboa, Multimedia Editor Junior Andrea Gamboa is the Multimedia Editor for the 2014-2015 Colonel. She sings in Ledyard Carolers, Chamber Choir, and Acabellas, and was a lead role in Ledyard Drama’s production of How to Succeed in Business, Without Really Trying.
It all began when several years ago sophomore Michael -“Waldo”- Riegert got his iPad Mini for Christmas. While playing around with all the preinstalled apps, he discovered Garageband and began messing around with its tools, just seeing what he could do. He liked it, and kept going with it, pursuing several apps to make music.… Read More Oxidize Odyssey
On Feb. 14 UCONN held their 2nd Annual Real Men Sing! High School Choral Festival, which aimed to recruit male singers into high school choral programs. Among their performers included Ledyard’s very own Final Cut. Being the only non-professional male a capella group, performing was quite an honor. “It felt awesome to sing in a… Read More Final Cut Proves They’re ‘Real Men’
In June of this year, Harper Lee, the 88-year old author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has finally decided to release a sequel, “Go Set a Watchman.” However, the publication of her second novel is surrounded by mysterious circumstances. The decision to release the book came soon after the death of Harper Lee’s sister, Alice… Read More A Long-Awaited Sequel
The Arts Department has recently released a new website highlighting much of the work done by many art students in multiple courses including Art, Drawing and Ceramics. Featured on the new arts department website’s front page is a section about the art department in general and what the department means to the students. Quotes like… Read More Art Department Releases Website
The film starts with Smaug’s attack on the Lake City, and it’s dead. The dwarves isolate into the mountain and ignore the help searching people from the lake, because the Arkenstone made Thorin sick. Elves and other dwarves arrive and they are “eye to eye” as enemies to each other. But the big battle is… Read More The Battle Has Begun
Shortly after many music students auditioned for a role in the musical “Once Upon A Mattress” music director Russell Hammond made an executive decision to change the musical to “Les Miserables.” “I changed it because when opportunity knocks you answer,” Hammond said. “We have the students to take on Les Mis, so we are. It… Read More An Epic Change
Into the Woods follows the lives of Jack and the Beanstalk, Prince Charming, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. These five stories intertwine when the wicked witch, Meryl Streep, allows two married bakers hoping for a child to gather a cow as white as milk, shoes as pure as gold, a cape as red… Read More Review of “Into the Woods”
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