Every year new freshmen enter their high school with some background knowledge about the school from their siblings or older friends, but most people don’t get the inside scoop like people with these connections do. So, to help enlighten the incoming freshmen, here are some tips about the school that would be of use to… Read More Tips for Incoming Freshmen
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to volunteer or take part in community service, and interact and enjoy fellowship with other teens, then the new Rotary Interact Club is for you. Interact is a branch of Rotary International that is run by high schools all over the world. There are about 330,000 youth involved… Read More The New Interact Club
Competition isn’t just all fun and games. Sure, the thrill of competing to win the first prize can boost adrenaline levels, but it also requires loads of precision and practice to get points, score, and impress the judges. For Ledyard Music’s Select Singers and Chamber Choir, they decided to step up to the plate and… Read More Ledyard Music Takes on the Big Apple
This past February, five Colonels struck out in continuing the success of their predecessors in winning the annual National Oceans Sciences Bowl, but still represented Ledyard strong in Colorado. The Colonels who attended were chosen out of a pool of sixteen students to compete in a district event representing Ledyard High School, pushing them to… Read More Colonels in Colorado
In the dark, mood-lit cafeteria of Ledyard High School, senior Rayne Santiago runs around during the National Honor Society coffeehouse, mingling, singing, and stopping the show with a memorable, perfectly pitched “promposal” to his longtime friend senior Emma Graebner. He was all smiles that night: he pleased the crowd with his smooth songs, secured himself… Read More Senior Rayne Santiago on his $104,000 ROTC Scholarship
It’s that time of year again, Colonels. Warm weather is returning, school’s almost out for the summer, and prom is right around the corner. But don’t forget, leading up to the big dance is the fun-filled, friendly competition against all four classes: Spirit Week. Time to break out your crazy outfits and face paint!… Read More Let the Color Wars Commence!
At 4:15 p.m. on March 4th, Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found collapsed on a bench in Salisbury, England. Skripal was convicted and jailed by the Russian government for revealing the identity of undercover Russian intelligence agents in Europe to the MI6, the United Kingdom’s secret service. The Russian spy earned his freedom,… Read More Spy Wars?
Although the snow days might feel relaxing and enjoyable in the moment, they have a huge impact on the well-deserved summer vacation. With the four recent nor’easters slamming Connecticut with high winds, cumulative snowfall, and below freezing temperatures, LHS administration has come to the conclusion to move senior graduation to July 4th, 2018. That’s right,… Read More Colonel Pride, Diplomas, and…Fireworks?
Do you volunteer? …No? Well, now it’s not really a choice. Ledyard High School, following examples set by other southeastern CT schools is now implementing a community service requirement for graduation. The new policy will require a minimum of 100 volunteer hours throughout your four years of high school. This is expected to help seniors… Read More Less Netflix, More Work
Students at Ledyard High School have been filled with jubilee repeatedly as nor’easters have swept in resulting in Superintendent Jay Hartling cancelling school. But this undiluted joy will come to an abrupt stop as soon as they find out the consequences of Mother Nature’s actions. New England has been hit with winter storm after… Read More No Rest for the Weary
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