“I’m a hard worker,” Bucko said. Key Club Advisor Danielle Holsapple agrees, “There aren’t many things [Evan] hasn’t done... He’s always the very first person to sign up for anything,”...

With a career that has encompassed 23 graduation days and speeches (four of which her own). June 13, Principal Deborah Kelly will take the mic for the final time, wishing her final senior class farewell. Her...

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...

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...

Between the #metoo movement and the backlash that ensued from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, female empowerment is at the forefront of society. This call to empower women is being...

When asked what kinds of books we like to read, few people can say “books like my own.” If you ask ELMS sixth grader Nadia Lira, that is her immediate response. “The first product is not always...

“It’s a huge temptation. Your laptop, adults understand that too,” East Lyme school district technology leader Ben McCarthy said. Every student knows how easy it can be to get distracted throughout...

“I want students to know I have an open door policy. If they have a question or they want to talk about something, (...) I’m always happy to talk,” newly elected East Lyme First Selectman Dan Cunningham...

“The underlying tone for these restaurants was [that] you can’t make it in the winter here in Niantic. You had to be seasonal. Now, you see restaurants thriving [year round],” president of the Board...

“The best medicine is simply walking in the woods,” Daniel Nazzaro, former advisor of the Hiking Vikings Club, physics teacher, and avid hiker said. So, I set out to test Mr. Nazarro’s theory, and...

“Understanding the importance of flexibility and realizing my coaches want to see my success was essential to my athletic accomplishments,” sophomore varsity soccer player Julianne Guarraia said. Managing...