Eliza Blanchfield and Max Schwartzman sitting on a French train during the France-Spain trip of 2024

A world language class at South Windsor High School, ready to serve the future needs of its students.

This article won a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Golden Circle Award, one of the highest honors in student journalism.

Staring up at the elegant steel-clad Eiffel Tower, watching the fairytale-esque French countryside roll by outside the train window, watching the cold green waves of the Mediterranean crash into the...

Over April break, 102 students and staff will embark on an 11 day trip across France and Spain, getting to explore a place few of them have visited before.  The trip's itinerary includes visits to...

Scurrying through the abyss and deep silently, looking for its next victim. The creature lurks, eying its target. As it emerges from the dark, screams ring out, commotion sets in, and fear becomes widespread....

As a state that prides itself on being the “Constitution State,” Connecticut does not extend the most fundamental elements of our Constitution’s First Amendment to the voices of the future, hindering...

Editor's note: Given the nature of this article, all student sources have been granted anonymity to protect them from any social or legal reprisal Amongst teens, there exists a seemingly secretive world...

The Italian Club baked up some sweet desserts after school on Wednesday, December 20th with Mrs. Zaccardelli in room 105 to celebrate the holiday season.

For half a century, the Open Choice program has been creating an opportunity, allowing Hartford and surrounding suburban students to break educational barriers. South Windsor Public Schools proudly participates...

In a surprising upset, historically Democrat-controlled South Windsor experienced a big Republican victory in Tuesday’s election resulting in a change in the town’s government.  On November 7th,...

heck out the Prowl's video coverage of the pep rally.

Nestled between the Charles River and the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a place that typically conjures up images of beautiful historic buildings and a sprawling, yet serene, landscaped...

On the 19th of May 2023, Angelina Francesca Bellizzi was voted into office for President of the Class of 2024. Bellizzi, 16, went against Rayan Zaki and Olivia Kvadus. The race was close with Zaki, the...

The Bobcat Prowl is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the inaugural “Make A Change” mini grant.  Early on April 21, South Windsor Alliance for Families (SWAFF) and South Windsor Youth...

SWHS student scrolling through his social media feed in class.

Picture this: You’ve woken up late in the morning, the ground is covered in snow, and you’ve nowhere to go. What would you spend the day doing - or not doing? With almost half a foot of snow on...

The Frozen Winter Wonderland of Montmorency Falls just North of Quebec City.

Tis’ the season to be jolly and merry, especially in Mrs. Flachsbart’s period 6 AP Lang class, which participated in a student run “Secret Santa” gift exchange on December 20th. Occurring right...

Writing is often a difficulty for many students, but what if there was a place full of friendly faces wanting to help with your writing? This may sound like a fantasy but is nothing short of reality.  The...

‘Tis the season for the greatest ongoing debate in all of human history: are boxed frosted sugar cookies the greatest thing ever invented, or the most vile cardboard-esque snack? Today, we’re here...

This Friday, November 18, at 7pm, the curtains will open to the much anticipated SWHS rendition of The Giver. While tickets have been going fast, there are still plenty available for you and all your friends.  The...

With the Midterms just around the corner, many Americans are making their final decisions on who to vote for. However, most Americans only think of the Republican and Democratic parties, not even realizing...

In the Pacific Island nation of the Solomon Islands, a United States Coast Guard Cutter was prohibited from docking with experts citing Chinese influence as a primary cause.  The US Coast Guard Cutter...

On a foggy and gray Thursday morning, approximately two dozen students held up signs and gave speeches to warn of the danger of school violence as morning bus offloading occurred. Walking the track of...

"What is true, and I'm actually being serious here, is that there are, there's footage and records of objects in the skies, that we don't know exactly what they are. We can't explain how they moved, their...

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...

In their annual Giving Thanks event, locally based charity Dignity Grows provided over 3,000 local women health and hygiene products this past Sunday.  Dignity Grows, founded in 2019 by Jessica Zachs,...

Cael: Amid my final year at South Windsor High School, as I cut through the tumultuous world of applying to colleges, what I hold gratitude for has shifted entirely. This year seemingly out of the blue...

People often debate on who was the worst president or who was the most ignorant president, but what about who was the weirdest president or the most interesting? While studying American history, particularly...

In mid-August of 2021, China tested its first hypersonic missile. This test which wouldn't even be known about until recently may help usher in a new kind of arms race between the Peoples Republic of China...

Hawaiian volcano has a code red eruption, but there is no current or immediate danger to the local population as of now. Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park volcano Kilauea erupted on September 30, 2021....