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NHS Players and Fans 'Flip' Over Stankevich's Throw-In (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
Deme Jones '26, Multimedia Editor • October 16, 2024
Julia Longoria, left, and Ava Hustek pull on the tug-of-war rope during the Class of 2025 Senior Field Day on Sept. 27.
Bees, Rappers, Superheroes and More Team Up on Senior Field Day (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
Addison Bushka '27 and Ava Hirleman '27 • October 2, 2024
Latest Headlines
Collaborative Courses at NHS 'Really the Perfect Situation'
Nesim Iljazi '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Greene Reconnects with Nonnewaug as Interim Assistant Principal
Brianna Johnson '25, News Editor • October 18, 2024
NWEA Offers NHS Students ‘Needed Confidence for the SAT’
Joseph Abaire '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Lyme Disease Season Back in Full Swing
Maria Eggers '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Woodbury FFA Using Tribe, Focus to Squeeze in Meetings
Elsie Crocco '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Students Use Tribe and Focus to Conquer NHS' Challenges
Macey Chmiel '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
FFA Car Show Returns for the Second Year (PHOTOS)
Chase Heidorn '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
What's the Buzz with All the Bees?
Julia Gwiazdoski '27, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Nonnewaug Marches on Second Annual Emergency Evacuation Route
Lexi Sweeney '25, Ag/FFA Editor • October 17, 2024
Who's on the Turf Today?
Lila Farrelly '28, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Hustle Continues for Ag Students Preparing for Nationals
Emma Bigman '25, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Blake Introduces New Media and Video Game Clubs
Caila Palaia '26, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Safety Paramount for Woodbury FFA
Keira Zupan '26, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Is Three a Crowd? Some NHS Teams Experience Stunted Attendance
Katie Savulak '26, News Editor • October 17, 2024
Out With the Old, In With the New: Students Upgrade Chromebooks
Kristi Sundstrom '25, Reporter • October 16, 2024
News
NHS senior Noah Sapack reviews his NWEA score on the math section and creates a bar graph to track his growth throughout the year. Each student is provided with a copy of their test scores so they can see specifically what areas they need to improve.
NWEA Offers NHS Students ‘Needed Confidence for the SAT’
Joseph Abaire '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Students practice a fire drill in 2023. Nonnewaug practiced an evacuation Oct. 9. (Chief Advocate archives)
Nonnewaug Marches on Second Annual Emergency Evacuation Route
Lexi Sweeney '25, Ag/FFA Editor • October 17, 2024
Before handing in old Chromebooks, students had to remove stickers, like these from Ice Breakers cans.
Out With the Old, In With the New: Students Upgrade Chromebooks
Kristi Sundstrom '25, Reporter • October 16, 2024
Fiona Scozzafava, left, and Thea Oleynikov work on assignments during Tribe. Being athletes, freshmen students like Scozzafava and Oleynikov have utilized this time to keep up with class assignments and meet with instructors while juggling fall sports.
Tribe, Focus Moments to ‘Take Advantage of Different Learning Opportunities’
Kailey Townsend-Meeker '27, Reporter • October 15, 2024
Abigail Risi waits in her truck wishing to leave campus, resembling what she can no longer do -- leave campus and return.
Leave-and-Return Policy Not Returning This Year
Aryanna Lucas '26, Reporter • October 10, 2024
Nonnewaug 2024 homecoming court winners, from left, Gavin Sandor, Chloe Weaver, Olivia Gwiazdoski, Thatcher Budris, Luke Lodice, Addi Bushka, Brooke Stokes, and Justin Maddox. (Courtesy of Nonnewaug High School/Instagram)
Homecoming Court Highlight of the Night for Winners
Maya Hines '25, Reporter • October 2, 2024
Sports
The Nonnewaug field hockey team plays Northwestern on Oct. 10. They are one of four fall teams that shares the turf. (Courtesy of Jason Scozzafava)
Who's on the Turf Today?
Lila Farrelly '28, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Nonnewaug Athletes' Council members, from left, Kelly Farrell, Katie Farrell, Savannah Czerepacha, Emma Jackson, Liam Sandor, Thomas Lengyel, Matt Shupenis, and Ellie McDonald, pose with Olympian Kara Wolters at the annual CIAC Sportsmanship Conference. They attended this conference to help promote sportsmanship in the Nonnewaug community. (Courtesy of Kyle Brennan)
NHS Athletes' Council Returns to CIAC Sportsmanship Conference
Savannah Czerepacha '25, Sports Editor • October 15, 2024
The Nonnewaug girls soccer huddles during halftime of a game against Thomaston. Conversations like this help build the camaraderie that's important in sports. (Courtesy of Jen Salisbury)
Inside the Lines, Nothing Else Matters
Aubrie Salisbury '27, Social Media Editor • October 10, 2024
Girls soccer player Hailey Goldman, left, and boys soccer player Vincenzo Rose are the Chief Advocate's Athletes of the Month for September.
Rose, Goldman NHS' September Athletes of the Month
Chief Advocate Staff • October 10, 2024
NHS Hosts 65th Cross Country Invitational (PHOTOS)
NHS Hosts 65th Cross Country Invitational (PHOTOS)
Arabella Rosa '25, Sports Editor • October 8, 2024
Northwest United's Reed Woerner (11) kicks off with James Shaughnessy (22) on coverage. Woerner attends Shepaug and Shaughnessy attends Lakeview, two of the four schools that comprise the co-op.
Northwest United Players Always on the Road
Sophia Caldarella '25, Reporter • October 8, 2024
Features
From left, Max Lapke, Dylan Diezel, and Camden Jones work during Tribe. Students use their time wisely to meet with peers to work on group projects. This is a beneficial time for the kids who don't have rides after school to get to other people's houses. (Courtesy of Billy Calabrese)
Students Use Tribe and Focus to Conquer NHS' Challenges
Macey Chmiel '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Ava Hirleman, left, and Jadyn Heron notice that the cafeteria patio is closed due to aggressive yellowjackets.
What's the Buzz with All the Bees?
Julia Gwiazdoski '27, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Students at Nonnewaug work during study hall. On the left, one student preferred to use the clear cases provided by the school, while the others opted for not using the case.
Chromebook Cases: Great Idea or Annoyance to Students?
Rowan Boisseau '28, Reporter • October 16, 2024
Nonnewaug assistant principal Declan Curtin, left, and principal Mykal Kuslis laugh together during the Class of 2025 Senior Field Day on Sept. 27. Curtin is in his first year as the assistant principal after six years as the athletic director and dean of students.
Curtin Shifts Administrative Gears from Fields to Classrooms
Audrey Doran '27, Social Media Editor • October 10, 2024
Cate Frechette, left, and Nasir Stevenson use their phones during study hall. As the year moves on, administrators and staff members are more strictly enforcing the cellphone policy.
Nonnewaug vs. Cell Phones: New Policy Shows Benefits, but Students Aren't Thrilled
Ashley Blood '25, Reporter • October 10, 2024
Noah Zupan, a Nonnewaug junior, looks at the 2024-25 student handbook reviewing the new policies being enforced for underclassmen.
Juniors Feeling Sting of Privileges Being Pulled
Ava Hustek '25, News Editor • October 10, 2024
NHS Ag/FFA
NHS junior Nicolas Sniffin welds the hay feeder together that the agriculture mechanics is building. It's common for Sniffin and his classmates to work alongside classmates to complete class projects.
Collaborative Courses at NHS 'Really the Perfect Situation'
Nesim Iljazi '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
An infected deer tick, or "black-legged tick" transmits Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in Connecticut. Not all ticks carry the bacterium, but recent reports of increasing counts and various species of ticks new to the state are raising concern. (Courtesy of Unsplash)
Lyme Disease Season Back in Full Swing
Maria Eggers '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
Woodbury FFA Luciano Pedros, left, gathers the FFA chapter's attention with his fellow officers by his side to start the second meeting of the month Oct. 18 during Focus.
Woodbury FFA Using Tribe, Focus to Squeeze in Meetings
Elsie Crocco '26, Reporter • October 18, 2024
A 1940s Ford coupe custom built from LA with custom grill, paint job, and custom body work. (Courtesy of Chris Pelletier)
FFA Car Show Returns for the Second Year (PHOTOS)
Chase Heidorn '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
The Woodbury FFA held a Safety Day on Sept. 19 for students to learn the importance of safety in classes, on-the-job experiences and everyday occurrences. (Courtesy of the Woodbury FFA/Instagram)
Safety Paramount for Woodbury FFA
Keira Zupan '26, Reporter • October 17, 2024
Jennifer Plasky is the new Nonnewaug High School landscaping teacher. (Courtesy of Woodbury FFA)
Plasky Brings Decades of Landscaping Experience to Nonnewaug
Merije Iljazi '26, Reporter • October 16, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
In today’s digital streaming era, NHS students love the convenience of at-home entertainment, though there are still many that relish the experience of seeing movies on the big screen. (Courtesy of Glenn Carstens-Peters/Unsplash)
NHS Students' Entertainment Habits Continue to Evolve
Jackson Brent '25, Reporter • October 16, 2024
Ceramics student Molly Hartmann, left, works on the pottery wheel as social studies teacher Steve Bunovsky looks on during the Club, Activities, and Electives Fair on Sept. 26. (Courtesy of Kyle Brennan)
Nonnewaug Club Fair Displays Talent of Arts and Music Programs
Elliana Obolewicz '27, Reporter • October 10, 2024
Last year, according to Publisher's Weekly, comic books sales made $1.87 in the USA. For NHS students, these texts have not only provided a source of entertainment, but they've also helped students develop reading strategies and improve creativity. Photo credit Erik Mclean (Unsplash)
NHS Students Find Joy -- and Catharsis -- in Comics
John Wenzloff '28, Reporter • October 8, 2024
Morgan Willis, left, and Claire Rogers work on a pencil drawing at the light table.
Leave the Lights On: Art Room Still Bustles into Evening Hours
Jadyn Heron '27, Reporter • October 2, 2024
The NHS volleyball team stands together as the pose to take their annual homecoming photo on Sept. 20. (Courtesy of Lana Zupnick)
Was Homecoming Worth it?
Trevor Santopietro '25, Reporter • September 26, 2024
NHS drama director Catherine Pelkey facilitates a rehearsal with this fall's cast of 12 Angry Jurors. The play will feature a unique blend of returning actors alongside students that are new to the craft.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: 12 Angry Jurors to Hit NHS Stage
Adrian Astudillo '26, Reporter • September 24, 2024
Trending Stories
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An infected deer tick, or "black-legged tick" transmits Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in Connecticut. Not all ticks carry the bacterium, but recent reports of increasing counts and various species of ticks new to the state are raising concern. (Courtesy of Unsplash)
Lyme Disease Season Back in Full Swing
Maria Eggers '25, Reporter • October 18, 2024
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Nonnewaug interim assistant principal Suzi Greene, center, is able to reconnect with freshmen Maci Johnson, left, and Martin Razo. After being assistant principal at Woodbury Middle school for many years, no one expected Greene to be back at Nonnewaug in this interim role.
Greene Reconnects with Nonnewaug as Interim Assistant Principal
Brianna Johnson '25, News Editor • October 18, 2024
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Students practice a fire drill in 2023. Nonnewaug practiced an evacuation Oct. 9. (Chief Advocate archives)
Nonnewaug Marches on Second Annual Emergency Evacuation Route
Lexi Sweeney '25, Ag/FFA Editor • October 17, 2024
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Nonnewaug's Durkin Stankevich completes a flip throw-in during the boys soccer game against Northwestern on Sept. 13 at the NHS turf field.
NHS Players and Fans 'Flip' Over Stankevich's Throw-In (PHOTOS + VIDEO)
Deme Jones '26, Multimedia Editor • October 16, 2024