This is Sophie Tzunum. She is a six year old first grader who goes to Maple Hill School in Naugatuck, Connecticut. On January 28, 2020 she was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and she and her family are fighting it with everything they have. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and Sophie's diagnosis,...

The Naugatuck High School 5 percent Jacket Ceremony took place April 21st in the auditorium and was available online for friends and family to view due to COVID restrictions. The event was an hour and a half dedicated to honoring these students who have worked so hard to earn their spot in the top...

On March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person- nine months before Rosa Parks did the same thing.  According to her biographer Philip Hoose, her classmates got up and moved to the back of the bus, but Colvin did not- and...

Loujain al Hathloul, a 31-year-old Saudi Arabia women’s rights activist, has now been released from prison after spending 1,000 days in custody for “promoting and advocating women’s rights.”  During her studies in Canada, she started publicly expressing her opinion on the ban for a woman...

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to serve in the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by former President Ronald Regan for this position in 1981. She served in the highest Supreme Court position. After she was elected she inspired many young women to go into law, when she...

With Women’s History Month upon us, it is very important that we celebrate someone who has made it her job to fight for everyone in this country.  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is the U.S representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District since 2019 and she deserves all of...