Kayla Pinkin

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist

Kayla Pinkin is a junior at South Windsor High School who is excited to write for The Bobcat Prowl. Aside from writing, Kayla is a level 9 gymnast who hopes to continue her sport in college. She also plays clarinet and bass clarinet for the symphonic band at SWHS. In college, she hopes to major in the communications field. She is excited to communicate with her school and community through writing for the newspaper.

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Summer Ends With a Splash of Controversy

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
September 11, 2025

On Wednesday, August 13th, a camp of 38 newly graduated preschoolers unloaded at the South Windsor splash pad, looking to continue a field trip tradition, blissfully unaware of the trouble they would encounter. Opened...

[Photo] South Windsor High School Welcomes Mrs. Lavoie

Lilliana Girouard, Web Editor
September 9, 2025

Newly hired math teacher at South Windsor High School, Ms. Taryn Lavoie, stands in front of her classroom.

Setting Sights on New Heights

Kayla Pinkin and Diya Krishna
January 16, 2025

On January 11th, junior Mallory Mead set a new all time record. Mead beat the previously held South Windsor High School indoor track record for the girls high jump, by jumping 5' 2" at the 40th Yale Interscholastic...

Goal Getter

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
January 6, 2025

Lili Ficaro, a senior at SWHS has a lot to be proud of with her talent for hockey. She plays for the Storm, a girls highschool co-op team along with Glastonbury, East Catholic, Tolland and Rockville High...

Brains and Gains: SWHS Students Soar to the Next Level with Science Olympiad

Kayla Pinkin and Alex DeCiantis
November 27, 2024

Since 2003, South Windsor High School (SWHS) has consistently competed in the Science Olympiad, a prestigious national competition involving 7,000–8,000 teams. Over the years, SWHS has built...

Prepping for Success

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
November 15, 2024

A semester SAT Prep class, one quarter English and one quarter math, has been offered to help prepare students for the SAT at South Windsor High School since 2019. However, standalone English classes will...

[Photo] Break into the Halloween Spirit with a Tour of the Spookiest Houses in South Windsor

Nirvaan Thakran, Staff Writer
October 28, 2024

The Grim Reaper stands nearly 20 feet tall towering over a spooky scene below.

‘Vision’ into Future Careers

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
October 12, 2024

South Windsor High School offers a large variety of clubs to meet the needs of every student. No matter what your interests are, there is a club for you. Whether that interest is art, music, games or participating...

Don’t Be An Airhead

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
October 11, 2024

The SADD Club (Students Against Destructive Decisions) passed out airheads during the morning bus drop off at South Windsor High School on Wednesday, October 2nd. When you walked in on Wednesday morning,...

Swimming to Victory

Diya Krishna and Kayla Pinkin
September 27, 2024

The South Windsor High School girls swim team defeated East Hartford 99-48 at Star Hill in Tolland. SWHS currently holds a record of 3-1 for the season. The Bobcats started off the meet with the 200...

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...

Monthly Assemblies Improve School Environment

Kayla Pinkin, Editor/Opinion Specialist
September 9, 2024

During the week of September 2nd, all students in grades 9-12 had a grade-level assembly. These assemblies are new to South Windsor High School and will be occurring once a month until the end of the year. Now...