Transitioning and setting into your senior year can feel claustrophobic. Today, we asked a handful of seniors how they have adapted to senior year. How have you adapted or set into senior year? Theresa Post: “It feels almost unreal; I remember coming in with years to go. Now I am going to college next year.”… Read More Senior Set-In
An all-ECC runner learns a completely new sport? Senior Joey “JoJo” Morales took the track by storm in his sophomore and junior years, quickly becoming a top contender in his events (4×400,1440 medley, 300m, 55m, and more). JoJo usually spends his fall season rehabilitating and training, but this season he decided to pick up the… Read More Running With a Different Kind of Baton
Joining a sports team, or any club, is a great way to immerse yourself in the culture here at LHS. Sports organizations are a great way to make new friends and stay in shape. Are you an athlete? Are you planning to join one of the LHS teams this upcoming year? Here are some things… Read More What To Know As a Freshman Student Athlete!
Junior Sarah Vincent is a staff writer for the 2023-2024 Colonel Newsmagazine. She likes Taylor Swift, sea otters, and drinking iced coffee.
This year’s Junior Prom was a blast to many. Dancing with friends, dressing up to the nines, and being able to spend a night out around the people closest to you, all brings great fun. With 171 attending last year’s dance and 157 (Smaller graduating class) attending this year’s dance the results may shock you… Read More Junior Prom Report Card
Tips for New (and Current) Ag Students Agri-Science is one of the best parts of Ledyard High School. The teachers are welcoming, the classes are great, and the opportunities are endless. Despite how great Ag is, it can be confusing at times. Here are my tips (as an Ag senior) for incoming (and current) Ag… Read More Tips for New (and Current) Ag Students
Have you ever been doing your homework and been suddenly stopped by internet buffering? Have you wondered why? Maybe you heard someone around you blame it on Albert, the service that monitors and sensors the content on our Chromebooks. Well, it may shock you just how little of the issues you’re seeing are actually related… Read More Is Albert Really That Bad?
Was Edgar Allan Poe’s death an act of foul play? Or was it caused by alcohol? Cooping, perhaps? Whatever the cause of Edgar Allan Poe’s early death, his work, and theories over how he died have become ingrained into pop culture. Poe’s work and public image are directly tied to the mysterious way he died.… Read More What Happened to Edgar Allan Poe?
One of America’s biggest threats has always been the danger of deer running headfirst into cars. Oddly enough this danger changes throughout the seasons and it begs the question: why is this such a problem in our great nation? To go over why deers run into cars so much, many factors and variables need to… Read More Do Deer Like Getting Hit By Cars?
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