Nonnewaug High School's Chief News Source

NHS Chief Advocate
Nonnewaug High School's Chief News Source

NHS Chief Advocate
Nonnewaug High School's Chief News Source

NHS Chief Advocate
Brianna Johnson '25

Brianna Johnson ’25, News Editor

Brianna Johnson is a senior at Nonnewaug and a news editor for the Nonnewaug Chief Advocate. Brianna has an interest in reporting on Nonnewaug’s agriscience program and FFA news. In the time not spent reporting on news, she works with dairy cattle, socializes with friends, and goes hiking.

All content by Brianna Johnson '25
Coach Toby Denman celebrates Noah Sapack’s senior night by wearing him on his T-shirt. It was a bittersweet moment Sapack and Denman shared at the end of Sapack's high school soccer career, but Denman has no doubt that they will maintain some sort of relationship after he graduates -- “hopefully a close one.” (Courtesy of Toby Denman)

For NHS’ Sapack, Soccer is More Than a Sport

Brianna Johnson '25, News Editor
November 20, 2024
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
Ag instructor Kathleen Gorman, right, assists her SAE student, Levi Johnson, with filling out his AET journal. Students who previously dreaded logging their hours now have the time and support to make sure it is completed during their Tribe or Focus time. Teachers, students, and parents will see a lot fewer incomplete grades in PowerSchool this year.

Agriscience Thrives with the Addition of Tribe and Focus

Brianna Johnson '25, News Editor
September 24, 2024
Instagram pages for incoming college freshmen, like these for Quinnipiac, UMass, and SUNY Cobleskill, are one way for future students to find potential roommates. Nonnewaug seniors find it important they find the perfect roommate to experience this transition with, but once they start looking, they realize how complicated that could be. (Screenshots by Brianna Johnson)

For Class of 2024, Modern Roommate Shopping Proves Problematic

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
April 26, 2024
Advanced culinary students, from left, Brayden Altieri, Jaren Hunt, and Quinn Leonard talk to senior citizens making sure to get them their meals April 4. The Senior Citizen Drive-Thru is prepared and operated by John Dominello's culinary students.

Senior Luncheon Brings Community Together Despite Wet Weather

Ava Hustek '25, Grace Nelson '25, and Brianna Johnson '25
April 4, 2024
Local farming is a key tenet of the NHS community which not only employees many agriscience students but these local farms are also key to our local economy. (Courtesy of Jeff Bergen/Pixabay)

Johnson: Buying From Local Farms Brings Satisfaction To All

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
March 18, 2024
Nonnewaug junior Jakob Reynolds is known for his many mechanical skills, skills he's refined in some of his course units like engineering.

The ‘Jakob’ of All Trades

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
February 16, 2024
Southington students had the freedom to choose seasonings for the chicken they ground during a visit to NHS campus. These three students poured a mix of seasonings into the meat before the sausage casing process. (Courtesy of Molly Allard)

Southington Looks for Guidance from Nonnewaug’s Ag Production Class

Brianna Johnson '25 and Grace Nelson '25
January 17, 2024
Culinary instructor John Dominello, left, and culinary student Case Hackett help to deliver one of the 140 meals to community senior citizens Nov. 30.

Senior Citizen Meal Continues to Bring Campus and Communities Together

Brianna Johnson '25 and Grace Nelson '25
December 1, 2023
Sophomores, from left, Nasir Stevenson and Nico Alonza interact with new piglets, Sophia and Rose. Students are involved in making the piglets feel at home in Nonnewaug’s large animal lab.

New Berkshire Piglets Provide Multiple Benefits at Nonnewaug

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
November 27, 2023
Junior Haley Sarandrea, left, speaks to eighth-graders and their parents about the opportunities in Nonnewaug’s agricultural production class. Sarandrea taught visitors how to craft mozzarella cheese out of goat's milk. (Courtesy of the Woodbury FFA/Instagram)

Woodbury FFA’s Up-and-Coming: Looking Back at This Fall’s Open House

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
October 31, 2023
Landscaping instructor Tom DiMarco talks to eighth-graders and parents about the various options the Woodbury FFA offers for students with different interests. Students can explore the lawn mowers and landscaping equipment in the six-bay garage.

Open House Keeps Woodbury FFA a Growing Chapter

Brianna Johnson '25 and Grace Nelson '25
October 16, 2023
Daniel Coyle gets into his truck as he prepares to leave during fifth period. Coyle, a junior at Nonnewaug, completed his requisite MBLE steps to earn leave and return privileges.

Not So Fast, Student Drivers: Leave and Return Depends on MBLE

Brianna Johnson '25, Reporter
October 11, 2023
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