The year is 2019. 1300 students at ELHS watch the clock, waiting for it to strike 10:30: lunchtime.
The entire student body spills out of classes and into the commons. With one lunch wave and limited...
March is an unusually busy month for me.
On top of the usual chaos school brings, my two younger brothers’ birthdays take place on the 17th and 18th, and much like me, they both enjoy music from decades...
Divorce takes a toll on both parents and children. While separation may be best for the parents, it’s important to support and understand the child’s perception of such a great change.
When you...
ELHS junior, Tom Matlock, set the school record for the shot put at a whopping 63’0.25”.
That’s as long as two fully grown whale sharks. Who held the previous record you may ask? Well, he did....
Global pop-superstar Taylor Swift has been angering many football fans as of late. Swift has recently made her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs football star, Travis Kelce, public. Being a supportive...
Typically, integration between the EL schools is rare to see. However, Feb. 9 marked something different as members of the ELHS Cultural Awareness Club visited ELMS to present issues of microaggressions...
You turn 16, spend hundreds of dollars, take the painful safety classes, and now it’s finally time to get your license.
Friends have been calling shotgun in your car for months, assuring you it’s...
It’s 5 a.m. the morning after a snowstorm. You wake up wearing your pajamas inside out, having flushed ice cubes down the toilet the night before. All students await the ring of the phone to say “school...
Paramedic Linda Akerman responded to a call Nov. 30 for a house fire in East Haddam. Ms. Akerman is currently a deputy fire marshal for the town of Colchester and has been a paramedic for 35 years. After...
Class of 2025 vice president Jonny Harms, owner of JH Detailing has been able to create a large clientele with his car detailing and lawn mowing business. Harms started his business the summer before sophomore...
He says, “If you come to England I'll marry you.” I said, “Are you crazy? I don’t even date American Sailors!”
With her cheater glasses stooped low on her nose, blurring up her eyes, Gayle...
Some things cannot be put into words. That feeling when you’re at peace, when you fall in love for the first time, or in this case, when you find a home where you’d least expect it. Isabel Mia, whose...