The Bobcat Prowl

Late Buses and Long Days for Elementary Students

Ethan Sands, Copy Editor/ Opinion Specialist • March 18, 2024

Wake up. Go to school. Come home - in darkness during the winter. Eat dinner. Go to sleep. This is the daily routine of most elementary schoolers on the late school schedule. Elementary schools in the...

Educational Adventures Across the Atlantic

In preparation for the upcoming France-Spain trip, The Prowl sat down with trip organizer, Mrs. Ruiz, to raise excitement for the journey.

Max Schwartzman and Eliza Blanchfield • March 16, 2024

Over April break, 102 students and staff will embark on an 11 day trip across France and Spain, getting to explore a place few of them have visited before. The trip's itinerary includes visits to...

Bridging the Generational Gap

SWHS students interview local seniors

Tiffany Castellon, Staff Writer • March 15, 2024

The sophomore English classes from South Windsor High School went on a field trip to the senior center on March 5th and March 6th. They purpose of this trip was to ask local senior residents about factors...

History Day Team Moves on to States

Lilliana Girouard and Zoe Gagliardo • March 15, 2024

The 2024 History Day Tournament occurred on Saturday, March 2nd on UCONN's campus. South Windsor had two teams competing, one high school team and one middle school team. Combined, the teams earned 26...

Madness of the Mammals

Adam Albaghdadi, Social Media Editor • March 13, 2024

March Mammal Madness is an annual educational event held every March. It is a global event where people around the world predict fictional battles between different mammals, and other animals, in a bracket-style...

SADD Club Proposes Deterra Bag Legislation to Fight Opioid Abuse

Eliza Blanchfield and Maanya Pande • March 12, 2024

Medication misuse is an issue that has taken the country by storm, with numbers rising steadily in the past few years. These issues often feel too big for young people to have any control over, but a group...

Mock Trial Club Attends Elite Eight Quarter Finals

Hadi Memon, Staff Writer • March 12, 2024

On March 8th, 2024, the Varsity Mock Trial team attended the Elite Eight Quarter-finals in Middletown. The two rounds the members competed in were very competitive and complex. This year's case was...

Bobcat Robotics Team Takes First Place in Hartford Competition

Nick Perez, Staff Writer • March 12, 2024

On the first weekend in March, the Bobcat Robotics team traveled to Hartford for their first competition of the year. The team brought home the first-place prize and were ecstatic over the big win. “Being...

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Judith Mohan, Staff Writer • March 12, 2024

Ramadan is a religious fest among the Islamic community, meant to aim for one’s spiritual growth and build stronger relationships within their religious groups. Ramadan is supported each year by South...

2025 School Budget for Connecticut’s “Outlier Town”

Eliza Blanchfield, Editor in Chief • March 9, 2024

On Monday, March 4th, the South Windsor Board of Education’s 2025 Fiscal Year Budget was proposed to the Town Council. The proposed budget will play a role in funding the increasing enrollment in the...