NHS celebrates National Coming Out Day
Alivia Stonier, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2019
Friday October 11th marks National Coming Out Day, a time when any members of the LGBTQIA+ community can come out or feel free to celebrate who they are and embrace their sexuality. Last Friday Naugatuck High School’s Gay Straight Alliance took part by throwing a pride celebration for all students an...
NHS celebrates Pinkapalooza
Lissette Agosto, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2019
OCTOBER IS HEREEEE - you know what means its Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This day is all about educating students and adults on breast cancer and supporting people that have it or have survived it. Every year Naugatuck High School supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month by celebrating a special day ca...
A letter to overwhelmed seniors
Lauren Rupsis, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2019
The 2019-2020 school year is in full swing and seniors have to handle applying to college while still maintaining grades, sports, clubs, and social life. The task can be overwhelming and requires careful time management. There are many strategies students can use to help combat the stress of this proce...
The Greyhounds are having an explosive season
Joel Alexander, Ryan Maguire, and Josh Trabka
November 1, 2019
The Naugatuck Greyhound varsity football team, headed by coach Dave Sollazzo, are off to a great start to the 2019 season as they sit atop a 5-0 record heading into this Friday night’s game against Torrington High School. Led by senior quarterback Jay Mezzo, the offense has looked explosive whil...
Naugatuck rallies around local man stricken with cancer
Nailah Lewis, Staff Reporter
October 30, 2019
Over the summer, local Naugatuck District employee, Mike Yablonski, 56, was diagnosed with Lyme disease and prescribed the common antibiotics. Told that he would soon be fine, Yablonski went off on a family vacation with his wife and two kids. Gradually, his health began to take a turn for the worse. He was...
Connecticut responds to EEE
Ryan Maguire, Staff Reporter
October 15, 2019
Over the past few months, the rather elusive mosquito-borne disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), has killed three residents and has been found in over 23 towns and cities in the state of Connecticut. The three victims were bitten in East Haddam, Old Lyme, and East Lyme respectively. All ...
Mr. Mariano named new dean
Elizabeth Kilmer, School News Editor
October 3, 2019
The 2020 school year is bringing many new changes to Naugatuck High School, one of the biggest being our dean, Mr. Pompeii, becoming principal at Holy Cross. While students were saddened by the news, everyone welcomed Mr. Mariano as dean with open arms. Mr. Mariano who has been at NHS for five yea...
Naugy Girls Tennis undefeated
Mia Normand, Staff Reporter
May 24, 2019
The Naugatuck Girls Tennis Team had another phenomenal, undefeated season this year. Their record is 17-0, ranking first in the league. The team is second in division M, only because the girls lost to Pomperaug, 1-6. The loss does not count towards their ranking in the league because Pomperaug is not...
The state needs to provide more
Spencer Curtis, Staff Contributor
May 20, 2019
In many public schools, such as Naugatuck High School, there is a consistent need to participate in fundraisers in order to meet the status quo for the year’s budget. This need hits both the school overall and its various after school groups alike. According to the Naugatuck Public Schools’ reported budget on ...
Two Greyhounds advance to the finals in Fresh Voices Poetry Competition
Kevin Day, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019
These two Naugatuck High School students are about to be judged with there work by John L. Stanizzi, a judge for the competition. We have interviewed one of the Naugatuck partisan pents, Riley Arellano a senior at Naugy. We asked her some questions about what her feelings are about her and the...
Naugy holds annual Post-secondary Fair
Jasmine Braziel and Elizabeth Kilmer
May 1, 2019
The Post-secondary Fair is an annual occurrence at Naugatuck High School as well as many other schools in America. The fair is a place where students who want to go to college can look into possible schools they may want to be a part of in the future. Many schools that attend the fair include Pa...
JROTC holds annual military ball
Kaitlyn Roberts, Staff Reporter
April 12, 2019
The end of the school year is full of proms and dances, just magical nights where everyone feels they belong. Nobody would expect for one of the most magical nights to be run by Naugatuck High School’s Air Force JROTC at the third annual JROTC Military Ball. On Friday, April 5, cadets of Naugatuck High...
Faith Williams, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019 • No Comments
“We want to make every effort to get rid of the STIGMA that masks the depression and suicide crisis we are facing in our towns and cities. We cannot accomplish this dream...
Samantha Ottowell, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019 • No Comments
On October 1st 2019 a bill was passed that allows Florida teachers to have the option to carry guns on school grounds. The bill was introduced and passed in response...
Sixteen year old takes his own life
October 28, 2019
On September 23, 2019, Channing Smith, a 16-year-old student at Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tennessee, took his own life due to his classmates posting his private text messages and...
New studies reveal surprises about Venus
October 28, 2019
Two weeks ago, Dr. Michael Way, study author at the Goddard Institute of Space Science, presented a study at the European Planetary Science Congress, which suggests that the planet Venus could have supported...
Eleven elephants die as they try to rescue a calf
October 28, 2019
Eleven elephants have plummeted to their deaths and have been discovered in Thailand's waterfall, known as the “Ravine of Hell”. The first group of elephants died on October 5th, 2019, while trying...
Kadrisha Bizati, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2019 • No Comments
Last week was the first Monday of May, which means the Met Gala happened. The theme this year was Camp: Notes on Fashion. Many celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian,...
Justin Dinis, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2019 • No Comments
*This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of the final season of the television series, Game of Thrones, which first aired on April 14, 2019.* The long-awaited...
Michael Joo, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Hedgehogs live in forests. Hedgehogs eat insects, slugs, baby mice, frogs, fish, worms, small snakes, eggs, and even fruit. Hedgehogs are small, They also have spikes.
Javonte Card, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Foxes live in a forested area found in mountains, grasslands and deserts. They make their homes by digging burrows in the ground. Foxes have a rather slender appearance,...
Summer Bush, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
Where they live: in a wild forest, What they eat is: rabbit, bear, and birds, etc. The fact is, that they can roam large and long distances, sometimes up to 12 miles...
October 28, 2019