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THS Girls’ Soccer Make Amazing Run

Written by Charlotte Greene The students on the Terryville Girls’ Soccer Team raised attention to the team as they rose through the rankings of the CIAC leagues up to the State Championships. Averaging about 4 points across all of their 19 games, the team had sparked up the school’s spirit as more students became more interested in attending the successful soccer team’s games.    The girls’ soccer team these past two years has had an…

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Student Council is Making Moves

Written by Charlotte Greene Taking the initiative Students within the student council are striving to make changes within Terryville High School and within the board of education to make a well-rounded and accommodating school environment for the students that attend the school. Student council has recently taken big initiatives towards this goal, providing a school that is functional with the students in mind. Working with staff and student representatives, the student councils have decided to…

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FALL SPIRIT WEEK 2023

Written by Charlotte Greene   Terryville goes into its yearly tradition of Spirit Week where THS Students dress up to different themes in honor of school spirit. Donations given during October are donated to support breast cancer research. A pink out at the end of the week highlighted our fundraising contributions to support breast cancer awareness.   Many students contributed to the event and represented THS with outfits for each theme on each day. Monday…

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Bring in the Funk Bring in the Noise: Pepping it up in 2023

Written by Hannah Foster On Friday, October 20th, Terryville High School hosted its annual Fall Pep Rally! This year was kicked off with the thrilling theme “Barbie vs. Ken” and Pink Out in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! A total of $374 of donations was raised for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. After Fall Sports were introduced and lined up, Senior Hannah Foster performed the National Anthem –…

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A Survey of Student Life at THS

Written by Giovanny Colon   Student life is the most important aspect when it comes to being in a school environment. At Terryville High School, they want what is best for students to concentrate on their academics and find ways to excel. Last year, students had multiple problems when it came to being on task in school due to the policies that were not properly enforced.  One example is the cell phone policy. Currently, a…

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A Starry Filled Night at Homecoming

Written by Giovanny Colon   On November 3, 2023, the amazing event “Homecoming” also known as “HOCO” took place at Terryville High School with the theme of Starry Night. This event was hosted by the PTSA which took extra care of making sure the students had fun. There were food platters, cold drinks, and an incredible music selection such as the famous song “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex. All grades and even former students attended…

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The Curious Disappearance of THS Drama

Written by Hannah Foster   For decades, the Terryville High School Drama Club has had a progressive impact on Terryville. With actors branching from all levels of the school district, the Drama Club has proven to be an important factor in our growing community in both entertainment and unity.  Last year, the Terryville High School Drama Club kicked off their best year yet with their production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, directed…

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We Love Books and We Cannot Lie!

We sent a survey asking staff about their favorite books and what genre they preferred. We received a wide variety of responses from each department each with different opinions. In findings that will come to a shock to no one, English teachers seemed to prefer fantasy or fiction books while math teachers preferred nonfiction books. The top 2 genres were nonfiction and fiction while the least popular genres were horror and mystery.  A lot of…

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Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner! A Round Up of Lunch Favorites

In the beginning of February, Newspaper club asked about your favorite cafe lunches. We gathered a good number of responses and the overall consensus was that sandwich wraps are the best school lunch. Coming in at a strong number two was General Tso’s. The least favorite lunches were mozzarella sticks, chicken patties, and salads each with only a singular vote.  We interviewed the lunch director Mrs. Dupont about the results. She agreed that the favorite…

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Meet and Greet: New Staff Interviews

In the past couple of years, Terryville High School has hired several new staff members. Mr. Valentin is one of the new additions to the staff here at THS, teaching in the math department. He said that he didn’t go to school for education, but instead got certified through a nonprofit organization called Teach For America (TFA). TFA helps to certify teachers in order to provide a better education for children that attend low-income schools….

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