New laptop program introduced
Posted by J. Manela on June 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Mike Masiarz
Staff Writer
The Media Center now owns 20 laptops that are available for students to use for free. Recently, a new program was introduced in which laptops are offered for weekly rentals, and students have already started taking advantage of this opportunity.
The laptops are not only allowed to be used in the Media Center, [...]
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Psychotherapist relays knowledge to AP Psych students
Posted by J. Manela on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dr. Yael Sank, a certified psychotherapist trained to deal with trauma, was a guest speaker today at Westhill who gave a presentation to the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology classes.
Sank talked about her experiences working with patients who deal with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative identity disorder (DID). She also discussed ways to treat [...]
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Holocaust speaker relays his experiences to students
Posted by J. Manela on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On Thursday, June 3, Westhill hosted a Holocaust assembly for selected students. Speaking at the assembly was Andy Sarkany, a Holocaust survivor from World War II and current employee of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, who shared his experiences from the war and the concentration camps.
Various social studies classes, including Civics, Modern World, and US History, attended [...]
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Leaping to new heights: FROGG to perform at New Haven Music Festival
Posted by J. Manela on June 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Danny Tehrani
Express Editor
On Friday, May 21, Westhill students Minou and Skyler Clark’s band FROGG won the BandJam concert at Darien High School. The Westword decided to sit down and talk to the brother-sister act aspiring new musicians.
The Westword: Recently you have won an award, what was it for?
Minou Clark: We won BandJam, [...]
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Baseball eliminated in first round of States
Posted by J. Manela on June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Stuart Farber
Online Content Editor
On Wednesday, June 2, the Weshill Varsity baseball team played in the first round of the CIAC State Tournament against Southington High School. The team hoped to recover from its loss in the FCIAC semifinals last week, but this would end up being its last game for the season, as the [...]
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Giving Stamford something to talk about: Reilly, Swinton filming movie in city
Posted by J. Manela on June 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Keben Pérez
Viewpoint Editor
As the city of Stamford grows in size, it almost comes as no surprise that more and more movies are being filmed in the “city that works” (the State of Connecticut’s film tax credit sure does not hurt either). A movie currently in production titled We Need to Talk About Kevin is [...]
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May 2010 Issue Retraction: Changes in the Classroom (AP Physics)
Posted by J. Manela on May 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This article is the correct version of an article that was run on page 7 of the May 2010 issue. The Westword unfairly and incompletely ran an edited version of this article that did not stay true to the facts or the nature of the original piece submitted by the author. This is the original [...]
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Page of Fun: Riddle-Me-This Acronyms
Posted by J. Manela on May 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the May 2010 issue of The Westword, Scatterbrain created its own riddles that have to do with Westhill.
The answers are as follows:
48 minutes in a period
1 main entrance to the school
25 of June equals last day of school
2 proms (junior and senior)
3 waves of lunch
4 languages taught at Westhill
4 buildings in Westhill (Finch, Freshman, [...]
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Softball advances to FCIAC finals
Posted by J. Manela on May 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On May 19, the girls’ Varsity softball team played in their last regular season home game. The girls defeated Norwalk High School, 5-0.
“We didn’t make any errors and we got the big hits when it mattered most. [Senior captain] Jen Joseph also pitched really well. We also scored with two outs, which is key,” [...]
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Track and field finishes with a bang
Posted by J. Manela on May 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Earlier today, the boys’ and girls’ Varsity track and field teams competed in the FCIAC tournament. Standout performances from Westhill students included:
Dillin Smith, ‘11: 1st Place – 200 m dash
Bobby Kober, ‘10: 5th Place – Pole vault
Ashley Daniel, ‘10: 5th Place – 100 m hurdles; 6th Place – 300 m hurdles
Maddie Elkins, ‘11: 5th Place [...]
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