Two NHS students work on behalf of gay teens
Kathrine Brown and Taylor Siefer
January 17, 2019
Filed under School News
Naugatuck High School seniors Taylor Siefer and Kathrine Brown have approached the Naugatuck community head-on with a heart-wrenching topic. Gay teens in U.S. schools are often subjected to such intense bullying, that they’re unable to receive an adequate education. LGBT youth identified bullyin...
Crossing the Line will take place November 2
Jessica Maguire, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2018
Filed under School News
Naugatuck High School DECA will hold their annual Crossing the Line assembly for the sophomore class on November 2, 2018. The students who run the program strive to show sophomores the detrimental impact of bullying. To get the message across, there are videos, presentations, skits, student panels. ...
Maddie, the therapy dog, visits NHS
Evelyn Diaz, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2018
Filed under School News
There's a dog in the school! Over the past few weeks you may have seen a white poodle around the school. That's Maddie, a certified therapy dog that Naugatuck High School has brought in to interact with students of all grades. Maddie, a nine year old standard poodle, has been working as a therapy dog f...
A Greyhound shows his integrity
LeeAna Cruz, Carly Grohs, and Melanney Viera
October 19, 2018
Filed under School News
One day after school in late September, senior Dale Wakeley made his way to Mrs. Fitzgerald’s classroom because he had found a class ring from 1972 in a field near his house. Wakeley made a choice to find the owner of the ring by researching old yearbooks in the school library; he matched the ini...
Genesis Academy welcomes Mr. Vazquez
Elizabeth Kilmer, Staff Reporter
October 18, 2018
Filed under School News
Genesis Academy is an alternative education program that helps struggling students by providing a smaller and more focused environment in which to learn. This year Naugatuck welcomed Mr. Julio Vazquez to run the the Genesis Academy program where he has been working for over three weeks now. Vazqu...
Homecoming’s on December 7th!
Jasmine Braziel, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2018
Filed under School News
Naugatuck High School will hold its annual Homecoming dance on December 7. Homecoming has been a tradition for schools all around the country since the early 19th century. Homecoming is said to have started at the University of Missouri for alumni to come “back home” to watch the football game...
The Greyhounds defeat the Indians
Tyrell Allen, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2018
Filed under School News
The Naugatuck Greyhounds took on the Watertown Indians last Friday in Watertown. The Greyhounds came into the game with a lot of momentum after 3 consecutive blowout victories and a 53-12 win over the St. Paul Falcons the previous week. The Indians were still looking for their first win, coming i...
Thunder in the Valley has another successful year
Brianna Ludgis, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2018
Filed under School News, Uncategorized
This past Saturday, September 22nd, 2018, Naugatuck High School held their annual Marching Band competition, Thunder in the Valley, on the football field. Thunder in the Valley has been going on for about 20 years now. Thunder in the Valley is an annual marching band competition hosted by Naugatu...
JROTC cadets experience basic training
Kaitlyn Roberts, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2018
Filed under School News
Naugatuck and Torrington High Schools’ JROTC programs left Wednesday morning, September 19th for a three day overnight participation in physical training at Camp Niantic National Guard Base in Niantic, Connecticut. This trip introduced them to the experience of truly being in basic training. Camp Niant...
The Dream Team begins its new year
Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2018
Filed under School News
Everyone loves Mr. Zeigler! Justin Ziegler is the Dream Director at Naugatuck High School. This is his second year at Naugy and everyone loves the positivity he conveys. He helps students have an open mind and to be prepared for situations. The Future Project is all about positivity and being motivated t...
Naugy will premiere a newscast
Mohammad Khan, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2018
Filed under School News, Uncategorized
One of Mrs. McInvale’s, head of the Naugatuck High School video department, biggest goals is to start a newscast showcasing NHS and all the events happening by the end of September to the beginning of October. This has been one of Mrs. McInvale’s biggest projects for many years now, but with...
Mr. Troy returns to Naugy
Aubrey Lyons, Staff Reporter
October 2, 2018
Filed under School News
Mr. Richard Troy is returning to Naugatuck High School after a year long recuperation from an injury suffered in Uruguay. Mr. Richard Troy is a popular Spanish teacher at Naugatuck High School. He teaches Spanish two and three - five honor classes and two academic. Mr. Troy incurred his injury during his mili...
