For the past few weeks, Food Network has been broadcasting the show, “Best Baker In America,” a competition composed of nine skilled bakers from all over America to win a prize of $25,000. Each week contestants compete in two challenges, the skills challenge, and the master challenge. The skills challenge evaluates the technique of the… Read More Bake Off!
For four straight years the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been facing off in the NBA finals. The NBA finals can consist of up to seven games, depending on how many wins a certain team has. In order to win the title, one team must obtain four wins before the other team..… Read More Four Games, Another Win
There is a new business in town, Mitzi’s Coffee and Crepes located at 39 Kings Highway. Mitzi’s opened up in Gales Ferry less than a month ago, and they did not disappoint. As soon as anyone walks in the door they are greeted by nothing but smiles. It is a very cozy restaurant for everyone… Read More Holy Crepes!
LHS students got to enjoy the new Winter Dance which was a nice change from strictly Homecoming and Prom. We enjoyed an inspirational talk from Chris Herren learning to stay on the right path. The Ledyard Music program went through some great changes with the new choral director, Melanie Cometa. Students got to rock out… Read More 10 Great Things That Happened At LHS This Year
Athletes who continue their career in college normally are considered to be some of the luckiest athletes in the world. Most of the time college athletes are on full scholarships that cover everything; they are in a great position to make a name for themselves in the collegiate level and get themselves ready for the… Read More College Athletes: Paid to Play?
May 19 was a huge day for not only for the United Kingdom, but the world as citizens speculated about what the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle would entail. The exciting day took place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom as 600 people watched the ceremony… Read More American Actress Takes on the United Kingdom
Almost every high school student dreams to break a record in something or to just be noticed. This dream came true for a fellow Ledyard Colonel. Senior Captain Megan Larmann of the girls’ lacrosse team was awarded 1st team All-Star and Scholar Athlete Award this season along with finishing her high school career scoring 143… Read More Another Record Broken
We’ve all had the common cold. Adults get an average of two to three colds every year according to the CDC. Over 200 different viruses cause the common cold and there is no cure. Until this point, scientists have tried and failed at developing a cure for the most common infectious disease. UK scientists have developed a… Read More Say Bye to the Common Cold with New Scientific Breakthrough
My family has had a consistently wistful relationship with the Norwich State Hospital for years. I grew up with a very close relationship to mental illness; my mother has worked in the mental health field since well before my birth. In the mid to late 80’s, my mother worked very happily at the Norwich State… Read More The Condemnation of the Norwich Hospital
To all current juniors and incoming seniors, my college application process didn’t go quite as planned and I hope these tips and suggestions will help to make your experience better than mine. Most importantly: listen to people who have gone through this process before. I had countless people talk to me about the process and… Read More A Word of Advice
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