The Bobcat Prowl

SWHS Students and Political Spam

From students' perspectives: has political spam gone too far?

Katelyn Drenga, Editor • December 7, 2022

Recent Elections have ramped up political spam texts sent out by the campaigns of local politicians in South Windsor, CT as well as Nationwide. According to The New York Times, 1.29 billion texts from...

South Windsor Schools Face Enrollment Increase

South Windsor Public Schools are facing the positive challenge of increased student enrollment in the district

Emma Cherubini, Content Editor • November 28, 2022

Since 2010, South Windsor’s population has increased 4.7 percent. That is a gain of 5,727 people in a span of 10 years with 6,201 of the 26,918 residents being children. Many more people are moving to...

First Openly Trans Man Elected for State Legislature

Cat Martino, Staff Writer • November 28, 2022

New Hampshire has elected their first openly trans state representative, claiming a victory for trans people everywhere. 26-year-old James Roesener will serve in the 22nd house district, ward 8 in Concord. "I...

United Community Party With State Rep Run

Marek Kozikowski´s goal to help bring opportunity, unity and voice into South Windsor

Katelyn Drenga, Editor • November 4, 2022

For the November 8th ballot, Marek Kozikowski, a politician from the new South Windsor party, UCP (United Community Party), is joining in the race for state rep. The campaign is big for UCP as a whole....

How Halloween First Began

Anthony Sosa, Staff Writer • November 4, 2022

Halloween has always been very popular in the U.S. All of the celebration surrounding the month of October has always been loved and celebrated by society in the U.S. The season, the trees, and all the...

The Haunting of Beelzebub Road

South Windsor's most chilling street

Ava Nicole Shasha and Andrew Kronenwetter • November 3, 2022

Beelzebub, by definition, is 1: the devil, or 2: a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan. Beelzebub claims to cause destruction through tyrants, to cause demons to be worshiped among...

Meet the Third Parties Running Midterm Candidates

Max Schwartzman, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2022

With the Midterms just around the corner, many Americans are making their final decisions on who to vote for. However, most Americans only think of the Republican and Democratic parties, not even realizing...

New Year, New Case: Voter Suppression the New Crime?

Anjani Anamthoji, Staff Writer • September 29, 2022

The school bells are ringing, the lockers are being opened, the books are being dusted off; the new school year has started. For a lot of students, this is their last year of high school and for others,...

S.W. Community Reflects on Recent Manchester Mall Shooting

Katelyn Drenga, Editor • September 22, 2022

On August 18th, Buckland Hills entailed a major fright after a loss prevention officer was shot in the chest by Windsor man, Richard Laplante. Shots were reportedly fired in the men’s clothing section...

Un-American: US Coast Guard Barred from Entry to Solomon Islands

Max Schwartzman, Editor-in-Chief • September 8, 2022

In the Pacific Island nation of the Solomon Islands, a United States Coast Guard Cutter was prohibited from docking with experts citing Chinese influence as a primary cause. The US Coast Guard Cutter...