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SOS for LTS?

SOS for LTS?

Julia Gathy, Reporter December 11, 2024

Learning Through Service (LTS) has been a part of Waterford High School (WHS) for over 20 years. To graduate, seniors were required to have 80 hours of community service.  In December 2023, the Waterford...

What Keeps YOU Motivated Throughout the School Day?

What Keeps YOU Motivated Throughout the School Day?

Chloe Saad, Reporter/Advertising Editor December 3, 2024

Do you have days where you might say, “I can’t do the work assigned” or when you can’t find the motivation to pay attention in class? This is a common feeling for students in school.  If you...

Family Consumer Sciences On Pause at WHS

Family Consumer Sciences On Pause at WHS

Lexie Hullivan, Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2024

Mrs. Balisciano went on maternity leave at the end of last school year. Mrs. Balisciano also decided to take a year-long leave of absence to focus on raising her beautiful baby boy.  While this comes...

Students participating in a capstone project.

Changes in the Graduation Requirements

Madilynn Gruss, Reporter October 10, 2024

Recently, Waterford High School administration has altered the requirements for students to graduate.  Up until 2023, the mandatory number of LTS (Learning Through Service) hours was 80. For the past...

Samantha Catala working on her laptop

Getting Ready for College

Maeve Pelletier, Author October 4, 2024

Many Waterford High School students have been preparing for college. Seniors and juniors have been looking or even committing to a college.  Colton Murch, a junior at Waterford High School, has not...

The Hispanic Heritage Month flag in the Language Hallway

Adding New Language Classes

Elizabeth Olmstead, Reporter October 2, 2024

Waterford High School offers four languages to students: French, Spanish, Latin, and ASL. There is a push by some students to offer more, In Connecticut languages taught include Spanish, French, Latin,...

Diversity in Literature

Diversity in Literature

Lexie Hullivan, Online Editor June 3, 2024

Whether you take AP English 12 with Mr. Lytle, Sports Literature with Mr. Silverstri, or English 9 Advanced with Mrs. Peluso, you are bound to open a book at some point, willingly or reluctantly. However,...

Having Stress? Here's How to Deal With it

Having Stress? Here’s How to Deal With it

Evy N., Reporter March 19, 2024

Stress is defined as mental or emotional strain caused by demanding circumstances. It is normal to deal with stress, but it becomes a problem when it consumes a student’s whole life. Exams are a demanding...

Fall Back, Spring Ahead

Fall Back, Spring Ahead

Zoey Cone and Saeeda Samed March 6, 2024

The clocks go ahead an hour on March 10, 2024. The ritual of turning clocks back one hour in the fall and putting them ahead one hour in the spring has been happening in the United States since 1966. Daylight...

WHS Senior Alexa Collins, recipient of the regional Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship

Scholarships

Saeeda Samed, Author January 26, 2024

For the 2024 senior class, high school is coming to an end, fast. College has now become the main concern for a large part of the senior class. Seniors are preoccupied with college applications, extracurriculars,...

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