Dear Seniors, The end of the year is coming up fast, which means the only thing that is on our minds is the next chapter in our lives, making high school seem more and more unimportant. Even though senioritis is spreading like wildfire, we have to make our last days count. Here is all of… Read More A Reminder to Seniors

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

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

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?

A new school policy will be introduced Monday, April 3. This policy, which has already caused an uproar in the student body, will ban makeup usage in Ledyard High School. As discussed in a policy meeting of district administrators on Wednesday, “Makeup is a facial covering — and it is hypocritical to ban certain attire… Read More Cosmetic Contraband

Due to the recent increase in students walking around various areas of the building during their “bathroom breaks,” LHS students will now need to sign into the main office after leaving their classrooms if they wish to use the bathroom. For those who attended Ledyard Middle School, this system should be familiar. “I think that’s… Read More Strolls Stopped For Good

It was early in the morning; the sky was clear, the air was crisp, the stars glistened up above, and the moon shone in the night sky. The trees were silent and the birds quiet, saving energy for the morning. Houses were fast asleep with their blinding lights off for the night when the phone… Read More Bursting at the Seams

As the saying goes, “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It.” A fine line however, determines whether this is truly a good or bad thing. Recent news has produced some striking parallels to the events captivated in American history textbooks, especially those affiliated with the works of notable African Americans. February… Read More Made by History

Worldwide trans people are faced with the issue of which bathroom they can use. Across the US there are many different policies on the issue. Some include, you have to use the bathroom you identify as or use the bathroom that corresponds with your birth gender. These policies vary based on the state’s political majority,… Read More Bathroom Breaks Are At Stake