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Vaccines upgrade to help children under five

Riley Heafy-DeAngelis, Writer • February 23, 2022

As the pandemic started to slow down, vaccines have been made to help protect us from COVID 19. Healthcare workers have made sure these vaccines are safe by only giving them to teens and adults so far....

How Tiktok Influences the Public’s Music Taste

David Morison, Writer • February 23, 2022

The average TikTok user is on TikTok for about 52 minutes per day, and TikTok has about 1 billion global users. With that amount of people on TikTok, it is bound to affect the taste in music, food, trends...

Invasive Cocaine Hippopotami Run Rampant in Colombia—Ruled Legally People in U.S. Court

Max Schwartzman, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2022

The lasting effects of Pablo Escobar on the nation of Colombia are numerous, yet none more apparent than that of his former zoo creatures running wild around the mountains of Northern Colombia. While Escobar’s...

“You can’t always pay it back, but you can always pay it forward,” The Story of Alan Osit, How a Small Town Resident Made a Big Difference

Emily Osit, Editor • February 7, 2022

The date is June 19th, 2003. Alan Osit and a few friends are up bright and early setting up Topstone Country Club for the soon to be golf tournament fundraiser. Anxious for the eventful day to come, Alan...

The Mother Who Made a Change

Riley Heafy-DeAngelis, Writer • January 31, 2022

As a widowed mother of two teenage girls, Grace De Angelis, has a lot on her plate. She does everything she can to keep her children doing well in school, sports, etc, while also managing everything going...

South Windsor Local Jack Hathaway Selected for New NASA Astronaut Program

Kyle Berson • December 22, 2021

After an amazing military career and a surprising email, a South Windsor native is reaching for the stars, literally. South Windsor native Jack Hathaway was selected earlier this month to become one...

The COVID Guidelines That Have Now Shaped Our Lives

Riley Heafy-DeAngelis, Writer • December 22, 2021

The COVID-19 cases in the United States have been rapidly increasing. With over 50 million cases and over 796,000 deaths in the past 30 days. Over 79% of the US is considered to have high covid transmission....

Gas Prices Expected to Drop

John Montana, Writer • December 20, 2021

Huge price changes in gas will be coming. Gas Prices over the years have rapidly increased but there is still hope for the price of gas to drop. Matt Egan from CNN states, “The US Energy Information...

An Inside Look: Puerto Rican Culture

Izabella McKenna, Staff Writer • December 20, 2021

Puerto Rican people are known as the happiest people on earth, with a world record of having 19 holidays on their yearly calendar. Puerto Rican culture has a mixture of just about everything, Taino culture,...

The COVID Omicron Variant and What it Means for SWHS

Kyle Berson • December 16, 2021

The newly detected Omicron variant of COVID-19 is starting to spread within the U.S., and the CDC is recommending more pandemic restrictions as a response. What does this mean for South Windsor and its...