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The Bobcat Prowl

The Bobcat Prowl
The Student News Site of South Windsor High School

The Bobcat Prowl
Chayton Dempsey

Chayton Dempsey, Staff Writer

Chayton Dempsey is a senior at South Windsor High School and it is his first year on The Prowl. He has been practicing French from 7th-12th grade. He is also a part of the Clay Club. In 8th grade, he was a part of the French Club and Board Game Club back in Massachusetts.

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South Windsor High School class of 2018 graduate, Luke St. Amand, takes a photo with Mrs. Barrett after filming his Shark Tank premier. (Mr. Barrett)

Pursuing Dreams

Chayton Dempsey, Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

Luke St. Amand, South Windsor High School class of 2018 alum, pitched his STEM-based business, LecTec, on the Friday, February 7th, episode of ABC’s Shark Tank, which aired at 8pm. South Windsor High...

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New Hall of Fame inductee, Mr Duclos, coaching the lacrosse team. (Jackie Cussin)

Duclos Down in Fame

Chayton Dempsey and Ethan Sands
January 14, 2025

Former SWHS lacrosse coach, Ed Duclos will be inducted into the Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame on January 24th at the Vazzano’s Four Seasons in Stratford, CT.  Duclos was originally a football...

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SWHS school resource officer, Officer Weiss' baseball card that was utilized as community outreach when he was a patrol officer.

A Card-Sized Reminder of Past Policing

Chayton Dempsey, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024

Baseball cards and police officer aren’t words one often sees in the same sentence. But for School Resource Officer Jeremy Weiss, these two things are heavily intertwined. When officer Weiss was first...

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Mr. Patrick Thibodeau was recognized at convocation as South Windsor School District's Teacher of the Year. (Mr. Duclos)

An Outstanding Teacher

Chayton Dempsey, Staff Writer
October 8, 2024

Patrick Thibodeau, a second-grade teacher at Orchard Hill Elementary School, has been honored as South Windsor School District’s Teacher of the Year for 2024. “I've had my own classroom for the...

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Senior Renee Gough and junior Kailie Girard preform a block during Friday's game against Manchester High School. (Kailie Girard)

South Windsor Girls Volleyball Secures Clean Sweep Against Manchester

Ore Akinsola, Kayla Pinkin, and Chayton Dempsey
September 24, 2024

On Friday, September 20, the South Windsor varsity volleyball team took on Manchester at home. The ‘Cats took a clean sweep over Manchester, winning 3-0. South Windsor wraps up that game with a record...

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Students together in homeroom enjoying their small break from school.

What’s in a Name?

Chayton Dempsey, Staff Writer
September 20, 2024

As the new school year kicks off  South Windsor High School goes through a series of changes, one of them being the name switch of Homeroom to Bobcat Block. The new school administration wanted to create...

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