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The Student News Site of South Windsor High School

The Bobcat Prowl

Ready, Set, Egg Hunt!

Eliza Blanchfield, Editor April 13, 2023

On Friday, April 7th, 2023, hundreds of South Windsor families took part in the annual egg hunt held at South Windsor High School’s stadium. For the past 38 years, the South Windsor community has gathered together each year to share the joy of the Easter Holiday and kick off the spring season.  Volunteers...

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Career Fair

Olivia Liegl, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

On Thursday, April 6th, South Windsor High School hosted a career fair.

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Bridget Hoffman, Mr. Hoffman, Ms. Cliff, Ms. Davis, and Mr. Rizzuto won first place at SWHSs Annual Trivia Night held on Friday, March 31st.

Time For Trivia!

Elizabeth Sinclair, Editor April 3, 2023

On March 31st, South Windsor High School's student council hosted its annual Trivia Night. There were eight categories for trivia: celebrities, sports, school history, school subjects, food, music, movies, T.V. shows, and teachers. Raffle prizes included gift cards to awesome places were announced throughout...

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Picture of the entrance of The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk. New stores have opened in the last few months and others are scheduled to open soon. Hopefully this will bring new life back to the shopping center.

Evergreen Walk Makes A Comeback

Maria Verly, Wire Services Manager April 3, 2023

For the past few months, many new stores have opened in Evergreen Walk in South Windsor. To be more specific, Shake Shack opened in February and Whole Foods is set to open in the upcoming months. These two stores, and many more to come, may help bring people to Evergreen again. For the past year,...

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GPT-4 creates a massive storm inside the tech industry, with its ability to surpass Chat-GPT leaving the future of AI, and its capabilities an serious area of concern.

Pacing Towards Technological Singularity

Rishi Bala Meenakshi Sundaram, Staff Writer April 3, 2023

In a recent announcement of a new installation of Open AI’s popular Chat Bot, Chat GPT, now upgraded to GPT-4, this upgraded version now houses further privileges and functions than its predecessor. GPT-4, the 4th in the GPT series (Generative Pre-Trained Transformers), has recently sparked copious...

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At South Windsor Parks and Recreation  38th Annual Fishing Derby, volunteers present prizes to the winners of the smallest catch category.

38th Annual Fishing Derby

Eliza Blanchfield, Editor April 2, 2023

Saturday, April 1st marks South Windsor Parks and Recreation’s 38th Annual Fishing Derby. Despite the dreary weather, the South Windsor community assembled at Frazer Fir Pond for a family-friendly fishing competition. With a fishing pole and a warm hot chocolate in hand, families took their places...

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To recognize Womens History Month, South Windsor High Schools Black Alliance Club and the Unified for Underprivileged Girls club hosted a women’s fair to highlight local women who work in male-dominated fields.

Recognizing Local Women Pioneers

Emma Cherubini, Copy Editor March 30, 2023

On March 29th, the Black Alliance club and the Unified for Underprivileged Girls club at South Windsor High School hosted a women’s fair to highlight local professional women who work in traditionally male-dominated fields or who have started a career or business for themselves.  Ten business women...

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The Maple Sugar Fest took place on Main Street in South Windsor. The photo shows a taxidermy showcase of native animal species in Connecticut along with Native American artifacts.

Maple Sugar Fest

Eshal Irfan, Staff Writer March 29, 2023

On March 25th, from 9:45 am to 4:00 pm, the Wood Memorial Library, on 783 Main Street hosted the first Maple Sugar festival they’ve had in years. To commemorate this momentous occasion, they poured maple sugar into cups for participants of the event to enjoy. With the all-natural maple syrup, corn...

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With the rise of AI, there are concerns about technology ultimately being the ones in control. Pictured- robot created by the South Windsor High School robotics team with its controller.

A Meteoric Rise in Sci-Fi: AI

Anthony Sosa and Aasrith Veerapaneni March 28, 2023

When do the lines of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and reality begin to blur beyond recognition? Or even further, when does AI overtake the very essence of what we consider to be humanity? The future is rapidly approaching, and technology continues to advance at a break-neck pace. Everyday, technology...

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Student view of ECE Environmental teachers, Mrs. Field´s, oil presentation during a class discussion involving the Willow Project.

Alaska’s Willow Project Gains Nationwide Attention

Katelyn Drenga, Editor March 27, 2023

Conocophillips Petroleum Refineries Company recently proposed a multi million dollar plan to drill oil in Alaska, which has taken the media by storm.   Planning to span for roughly 30 years, the site of The Willow Project will produce an estimated 240 tons of carbon dioxide, which sparks major...

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