National Honor Society has been working with a group called the Community Shoreline Women that collects products for soldiers. Senior Sasha Lopez-Watson is the leader of this project. She contacted a member of the group Lisa Lahti to ask for a list goods that NHS could collect. She decided to pick hygiene… Read More NHS Soldier Drive
February is a month of cold weather, Valentine’s-Day-inspired love and scrambling to get course selections completed. This February, however, also means dog grooming, where Agricultural Science students get to show off their canine grooming skills for a good cause. Teachers bring in their dogs, students groom them and the money raised goes to the Ledyard… Read More Dog Grooming for the Ledyard Food Pantry
American pop star Kesha Rose Serbet (Ke$ha), 28, has been in a three-year court battle with her music producer of ten years, Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald (Dr. Luke). The singer is suing Dr. Luke on multiple counts of sexual harassment over the past ten years, stating she no longer feels safe or comfortable working with him,… Read More A Fight for Musical Freedom
Ruth Gowitzke, Staff Writer Senior Ruth Gowitzke is a staff writer for the 2015-2016 Colonel. She participates in Symphonic Band, Marching Band and Jazz Band.
The Colonel: Why did you choose to compete in throwing? Mitchell: My event is shotput which is basically throwing a 12-pound ball the farthest you can and I chose this event because like in any sport, you do your strengths. I am just simply strong, that is why I chose this event. It requires strength… Read More Athletes of the Week: Seniors Mitchell Hempstead and Imani Williams
Dimmed lights, a bright stage and people laughing and enjoying their night. This will be the scene in the Ledyard High School auditorium on Friday, January 22. Friday, the Safe Graduate Parent Committee has organized a comedy show to help raise money for the senior class party. The doors are to open at 7 p.m.… Read More Friday Night Comedy
Spoiler alert! Movies, most of them seem to have the same plot these days, but “The Forest” was certainly a standout. With a bucket of fresh popcorn and a 64-ounce drink (Waterford Cinemas now provides massive drink options), we were ready to watch this new thriller with Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney (in real… Read More “The Forest” Movie Review
A to the Tri-M induction: We all wish we were musically inclined, but congratulations to the new club members! to scholarships: There is plenty of money just waiting for you on the ledyard.net website! Some of them may not seem like a lot of money, but every little bit helps! F to the overflowing Lost… Read More Jan. 22 Report Card
Setting a new record for one of the highest lottery prizes in history, the Powerball jackpot quickly rose to a steep $1.5 billion. Unless you buy your ticket in one of only six states that doesn’t require you to come forward — Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, or South Carolina — good luck staying… Read More No Press Please!
The 88th annual Academy Awards Show is taking place Feb. 28 and bringing more controversy than trophies. Last year, ratings dropped a deep 16 percent because of a lack of diversity — all nominees were white. This is the second consecutive year that the Academy has neglected to nominate any actors of color in the… Read More Diversity vs. Quality
