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Ethan Sands

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer

Ethan Sands is a new junior at South Windsor High School. He loves writing of any kind and is excited to start at  The Bobcat Prowl this year. In his free time, he likes to play basketball in his driveway and he also climbs at Stone Age Rock Gym in Manchester CT. He doesn’t know what career he wants to pursue, yet, but is planning to go to some sort of college after high school. Between high school and college, he wants to go on a road trip across the country with his friends.

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Gonzalez standing in front of a statue at USC and Coursey when he visited the U.K. last summer.

Seniors Travel Thousands of Miles for a Unique College Experience

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
June 5, 2024

With the 2023-24 school year coming to a close, most seniors already know their plans for next year, including what colleges they will be attending. While a large number of graduating seniors at SWHS...

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Science Fair

Hana Moustafa, Izabella McKenna, and Ethan Sands
June 5, 2024

South Windsor High School Science Fair took place on Friday, May 24th. Freshman science students presented their work to a panel of judges.

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Senior Joey Bemis poem was selected to be read at this years graduation ceremony.

Student Poet Joey Bemis to Read Aloud at Graduation

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
May 21, 2024

An annual SWHS tradition is to select a senior to read an original poem at graduation and print that poem in the program. This year, graduating Senior Joey Bemis has been selected as the student poet to...

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Student fills in bubble sheet as was done when the SAT’s were paper-based.

Students Took The SAT Prep Course. How Did They Do?

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
May 6, 2024

South Windsor High School offers a semester-long SAT prep course in the fall to help prepare students for that year's spring SAT.  In accordance with the structure of the SAT, there is a math and reading...

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Barbara Eddy, ASL teacher in her classroom on the second floor.

Eddy Wraps up her Final Year Teaching at SWHS

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

After nearly 20 years of service in the South Windsor School District, SWHS’s American Sign Language (ASL) teacher Barbara Eddy is retiring in June 2024. She has taught at SWHS since 2010, starting as...

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SWHS students going to buses after school gets out in the afternoon

Late Buses and Long Days for Elementary Students

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
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...

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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,...

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Language display put up in the second floor hallway of the main building.

World Language Offers More Than Just a Credit

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
February 7, 2024

Language display put up in the second floor hallway of the main building.

SWHS student modeling cheating methods while working in class.

Maintaining Academic Integrity During Midterms

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
January 22, 2024

SWHS student modeling cheating methods while working in class.

Festis 4th period class working on their model business projects.

Entrepreneurship Starts Mobile Business Project

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
January 11, 2024

SWHS teacher Ellen Festi begins every day of her entrepreneurship class with a pitch from Shark Tank.  Having bought all 15 seasons of the show, she handpicks episodes to play at the beginning of each...

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Picture of an empty Hall of Achievement displaying athletic records.

Does Anybody Actually Peak in High School?

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
December 22, 2023

In almost every high school movie from the 80s into the 2000s there has been the stereotype of the popular kids who “peaked in high school.” But does anybody really “peak” in high school? Personally,...

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Peter Korchari (current SRO) and Jeremy Weiss (incoming SRO) in room 101.

A Changing of the Guard

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
December 1, 2023

SWHS’s current School Resource Officer (SRO), Officer Peter Korchari is leaving SWHS on December 6 to work as a digital investigator. Officer Jeremy Weiss will take up the SRO position. Korchari has...

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Proposed location of the new lighted turf field, currently baseball field, and SWHS tennis courts.

$7.5 Million SWHS Campus Improvement Proposal

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
November 14, 2023

On October 24, the South Windsor Board of Education voted unanimously to pursue the $7.5 million campus improvement plan introduced by the Superintendent of South Windsor Schools, Dr. Kate Carter. Included...

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The colorful face painting tent attracts customers at Apple Fest.

[Photo] Apple Fest Provides a Taste of Fall

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
October 16, 2023

The colorful face painting tent attracts customers at Apple Fest.

Unorganized assignments and trash strewn around a frantic student’s desk.

How do Students Handle Stress?

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
October 11, 2023

High school can be a particularly busy time in a person’s life. Between school, clubs, sports, extracurriculars, work, and maintaining a social life, calendars fill up fast. As “Unit 1 review”...

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The light hits the Wapping School sign on an early Thursday morning.

Walking from Wapping to the Annex

Ethan Sands, Staff Writer
September 21, 2023

The light hits the Wapping School sign on an early Thursday morning.

The light hits the Wapping School sign on an early Thursday morning.

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The light hits the Wapping School sign on an early Thursday morning.

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