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Town executives plan the 2025 FY budget at the South Windsor Board Of Education’s Office.

2025 School Budget for Connecticut’s “Outlier Town”

Eliza Blanchfield, Editor 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 South Windsor school district. Throughout the past decade, the rising price of living in South Windsor,...

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S.A.D.D. Hosts Annual Stress Fest Event

Pooravi Srivastava and Keerthana Toram March 9, 2024

South Windsor High School's S.A.D.D. Club hosted their annual Stress Fest event on Thursday, March 7th.

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A student depicting in class what struggling with an having an eating disorder might look like.

Bring Awareness to Eating Disorders

Gwen Giard, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

The week of February 25th through March 3rd is recognized as National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.  According to the National Eating Disorders Association, 28.8 million Americans will suffer from some type of eating disorder in their lifetime. Many of those people will suffer in silence. This...

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The empty lacrosse field at South Windsor High School awaiting practices which will begin on March 16th.

No Coach to Cradle

Katelyn Roux, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

With the spring sports season only a few weeks away, South Windsor is still looking for a girls lacrosse coach.  Coach Duclos has been a coach at South Windsor High School for over 30 years, with nearly all of those years as the girls lacrosse coach. He resigned from coaching in June, and South Windsor...

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Carlo Papa and Shane Sylvester demonstrate shooting a fire hose.

Exploring Fiery Opportunities for Teens

Emily Porter, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

The South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department has been working to save and better the lives of South Windsor citizens since 1938. In order to connect with the community and teens of the town, the department offers a program called the Explorers program. The program invites teens ages 14-17 who are interested...

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South Windsor High School’s group of debaters preparing their arguments for their debates.

Debate Club Attends First CDA Tournament

Hadi Memon, Staff Writer March 4, 2024

On March 2nd, 2024, South Windsor’s debate team attended their very first Connecticut Debate Association tournament (CDA). The atmosphere was charged with excitement as the team embraced different challenges.  This was the last CDA tournament of the 2023-2024 school year. It hosted over 300 debaters,...

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Hands on Hartford receives the care bags that South Windsor High School students have collected.

Do You Care?

Jaelyn Salas, Staff Writer February 29, 2024

The Care Bags Project is a club started by South Windsor High School students, junior Vidyuth Srikanth and his mother Jisha Srikanth. This project strives to help different communities within Connecticut by collecting items such as toothpaste, gloves, socks, deodorant, hand warmers, and food and distributing...

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The apps Snapchat and Instagram on freshman Pranathi Matchas phone.

Snapchat Blocked

Erin Fang, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Students at South Windsor High School were outraged when they discovered that they can no longer access Snapchat or Tiktok using the school wifi.  Tiktok and Snapchat are social media apps that have grown almost universally popular among teenagers. Students can interact with others online, and post...

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SWFTLK gathered at the Dance-a-thon to raise money for local childrens hospitals

SWFTLK ‘Dance the Night Away,’ raises $8,000 for local Children’s Hospital

Ethan Sands and Maanya Pande February 27, 2024

The South Windsor For The Local Kids (SWFTLK) club held its 10th annual Nicki Cartier Dance Marathon on Friday, February 23 from 6 to 9 pm in the SWHS cafeteria. The event included dancing, games, speeches, and a raffle, all to raise money for the Connecticut Children’s Memorial Hospital. Many patients...

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The cast rehearsing to prepare for the upcoming spring play, The Play That Goes Wrong.

The Play That Everyone Needs to See

Gwen Giard, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

At the beginning of February, auditions for the SWHS theater department’s spring performance were held in the auditorium. This spring, students are excited to bring ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ to the SWHS stage.   The play is directed by long-time director Brynn Chandler. It will be put on...

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