Getting up in the morning is one of the biggest struggles in life to a high school student, especially after pulling an all nighter to finish that paper you procrastinated on the week before. Pulling your sleep deprived body out of bed is hard enough, however, most girls want to have pin straight hair and… Read More School is NOT Beauty Parlor
Ledyard Public Schools have had several school cancellations because of snow. Legally, Connecticut public schools must have 180 days of school and cannot have school past June 30th. Spring has started, but nature has continued to provide harsh weather. To ensure that Ledyard students reach the required number of school days and get out for… Read More Ledyard Principal Announces School on Saturday
**Warning!! Spoilers Below!!** As the third and last installment of the Maze Runner trilogy, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” certainly left many viewers on the edge of their seat hoping for more. The book series, which was first published in 2009, is a dystopian trilogy that brings readers into a post-apocalyptic world full of action… Read More “Great! We’re all bloody inspired!”: A Death Cure Review
Jolie Suarez, Staff Writer Junior Jolie Suarez is a staff writer for the 2017-2018 Colonel. While binge-watching The Vampire Diaries, she eats salt and vinegar chips, Twizzlers, Wendy’s, Sour Patch Kids, and drinks Olive Garden limontas. You may deliver these foods at any reasonable hour to the main office for her.
Total as of 10/19/17: 1. Juniors: 1003 2. Seniors: 841 3. Freshman: 671 4. Sophomore: 624
When the leaves hit the ground and the temperature drops, it can only mean one thing. It’s time to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and catch up on all the new shows on TV. Fall shows are coming out now and here’s a list of some that are worth watching. First, there’s… Read More Time to get Watching
“I’m every nightmare you’ve ever had. I’m your worst dream come true. I’m everything you ever were afraid of.” Anyone who is a horror movie fanatic has seen the original Stephen King’s IT. Twenty seven years later, just as Pennywise would be resurfacing in Derry, Maine, the remake of IT came out. The remake was… Read More IT Review
To submit your quote, you can: Email TheColonelLHS@gmail.com Complete the survey on Senior Advisory Classroom Contact Carina Wang (cywang0630@gmail.com) Contact Megan Rosen (meganrosen9420@gmail.com) The FINAL deadline for quotes is Nov. 1, if we do not have your quote by then, it will NOT be in the yearbook.
CAUTION: SPOILER ALERTS There has been a quote used repeatedly throughout the extremely popular television show, Grey’s Anatomy. Said by Ellis Grey and her daughter Meredith Grey, “The carousel never stops turning,” has become extremely popular with the viewers and is a metaphor to the show’s plotline. Thankfully, ABC network has continued operating their carousel,… Read More Grey’s Anatomy Season Premiere: The Carousel that Never Stops Turning
Reading The Circle by Dave Eggers was a lot like watching a train crash. The situation presented kept getting worse and worse, but the worse it got, the faster I read. The characters, although they could be infuriatingly realistic in their attitudes and mannerisms, were intriguing. The action, although incredibly mundane at times, never seemed… Read More Review of The Circle
COLONEL NEWS 