By Mairin Hoffman ’25 Heading into the 2023-2024 school year, the school’s athletic program introduced the first JV girls hockey team offered. Previously, the only opportunity for girls wanting to learn hockey
By Jay Lee ’24 During the first weekend of November, the Prefects attended the Prefect Retreat hosted by Adventure Recovery. Adventure Recovery guides young people through the internal and external wilderness, cultivating
By Sebastian Komaritsky ’25 TPACC, short for Thomas Perakos Arts and Community Center, donated by Thomas Perakos ‘69 and Johnathan Tisch ‘72, is a state-of-the-art 32,000-square-foot building that opened on May 4th,
By Sebastian Komaritsky ’25 Many students from Frederick Gunn School like to use the student center as a means of relaxation, meeting new people, and hanging out with people. In this article,
By Bridie Bolger ’24 The greater municipal elections of September have passed us by, prompting discourse over the stability provided by candidates in Derby, Bridgeport, Hartford, and others. Now, our local elections,
By Matis Molina-Ricard ’24 TikTok, a popular short-form video platform, has revolutionized the way we consume content in recent years. While TikTok offers entertainment and creative expression, there is growing concern about
By Martha Ewing ’26 Penicillin is a medication used to treat countless patients and has saved over 200 million lives. But not many know the history behind this life-saving drug and how
By Mairin Hoffman ’25 and Matis Molina-Ricard ’24 The Civic Journalism and Media Making class has been booming during this year’s fall trimester. In the Highlander newsroom, students partake in many different
By Bobby Liberatos’24 FGS introduced a new schedule this year, scrapping Saturday classes and including brand new blocks named Highlander Advocate and Faculty Meeting Time. The academic day runs longer as well.
By Ryan Ryu’25 Once a year, an extraordinary day unfolds. It’s the one day of the year when the entire student body and faculty gather in the lower gym to symbolize our