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The Greyhound

The student news site of Naugatuck High School

The Greyhound

The student news site of Naugatuck High School

The Greyhound

New state laws target the legality of abortion

New state laws target the legality of abortion

Did you know that at just four weeks during the gestation period the fetus begins to develop the spinal cords and brain? Babies begin to develop key bodily functions early on in pregnancy. The fetus develops...

Alison Bodyk, Catarina Rego, Sabrah Cegielski, Natalie Paradise

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...

Our oceans are in danger from garbage

Our oceans are in danger from garbage

Randy Yu, Staff Contributor May 24, 2019

The oceans cover up 71% of Earth’s surface, making up the largest ecosystems on Earth. The oceans are the most diverse bodies that accommodate a large array of organisms, ranging from small plankton...

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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...

This year's Met Gala has its winners and its losers

This year’s Met Gala has its winners and its losers

Kadrisha Bizati, Staff Reporter May 17, 2019

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, Katy Perry, Cara Delevingne,...

Burkina Faso suffers terrorist attacks

Burkina Faso suffers terrorist attacks

Justin Dinis, Staff Reporter May 17, 2019

Burkina Faso, which is a landlocked country (surrounded by six countries) in northwest Africa, has been the victim of extremist violence and terrorism in recent months and year as Islamist groups have...

High School student in Ohio promposes, using racism as his punchline

High School student in Ohio promposes, using racism as his punchline

Jillian Potter, Staff Reporter May 17, 2019

It is finally prom season--the season of finding the “right” dress, calling hairdressers, trying on multiple tuxedos, and, most importantly, the adorable promposals that we all wish to witness. However,...

Forty-two thousand year old horse unearthed

Forty-two thousand year old horse unearthed

Evelyn Diaz, Staff Reporter May 15, 2019

Scientists in the Yakutsk region of Siberia have managed to extract samples of liquid blood from a 42,000-year-old foal that was found embedded in permafrost back in 2018. They hope to eventually clone...

Mail: A Short Play

Mail: A Short Play

Hennessy Hernandez, Featured Writer May 15, 2019

CAST OF CHARACTERS   ALEXANDER: ALEXANDER is a man in his 60’s. He never married, and the only thing he has going for him is the post cards he sends to his college sweetheart.   WAITER:...

Kendrick Castillo (Photo courtesy of Maria Castillo via Instagram)

Student dies rushing a school shooter

Aferdita Emini, Staff Reporter May 15, 2019

On May 7, 2019, a high school student saved his fellow classmates when he lunged at. a shooter. When he lunged he gave his classmates time to hide and run away. He didn’t survive the attack. Kendrick...

The Royal Family welcomes Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

The Royal Family welcomes Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

Jessica Maguire, Staff Reporter May 14, 2019

At last, on May 6, 2019, Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, welcomed the highly anticipated royal baby into the world. The Duchess gave birth to a seven pounds, three ounces healthy...

New ruling frustrates Semenya's future

New ruling frustrates Semenya’s future

Shannon Burns and Hailey Deitelbaum May 13, 2019

Last week, the future for Caster Semenya, a South African distance runner and Olympic gold medalist, changed forever after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Semenya opposed a 2018 policy...

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