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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021
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          CT LIFTS MOST                                                A NEW BEGINNING
          CORONAVIRUS                                                  FOR LATIMER LANE
          RESTRICTIONS
Masks are no longer required outdoors, and are not required in-
doors for vaccinated people with some exceptions (New York
Times). Some of the exceptions are as follows: masks must be
worn in healthcare facilities, homes with vulnerable individuals,
transit, correctional facilities, schools, and childcare.

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SHS UNIFIED SPORTS
WINS MICHAELS CUP                                                     On May 4th, the residents of Simsbury voted on a referendum
                                                                      outlining a 36.8 million dollar remodeling and expansion
                                                                      project for Latimer Lane school. The purpose of this article
                                                                      is to talk about the project, why it is necessary, and the out-
                                                                      comes of the recent voting on the topic.
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                                                                           SUMMER BREAK
             MICHAELS CUP AWARD                                             AND STUDENT
                                                                           MENTAL HEALTH
              UNIFIED SPORTS

                                                                      As summer break is around the corner, students around the
                                                                      world are preparing for this annual change. For many stu-
                                                                      dents, summer break is a time of low stress. The lack of loom-
                                                                      ing assignments, to-do lists, and pressure from grades allows
                                                                      for these students to decompress and enjoy a few months of
                                                                      peace. However, summer break can mean something very dif-
                                                                      ferent for children struggling with mental health issues.
The Michaels Cup Award is designed to recognize CIAC member
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schools for exemplary athletic programs. On May 4th, Simsbury
Unified, which began in the late 1990s, won this prestigious award.
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       A New Beginning for Latimer Lane
 KITTY MARTIN
 Kitty Martin is a sophomore who is interested in current affairs and believes it is important to have an informed community. The purpose of
 this article is to talk about the recent Latimer Lane Elementary school’s 36.8 million dollar remodeling and expansion project, why it is neces-
 sary, and the outcomes of the recent voting on the topic.

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       n May 4th, the residents of Sims-         Latimer Lane library is the smallest in            project can begin, there is a bright day in
       bury voted on a referendum out-           town, although it is one of the largest            the future when the students and staff at
       lining a 36.8 million dollar remod-       elementary schools. On average, it holds           Latimer Lane can all come together at an
eling and expansion project for Latimer          2000 books fewer than other elementary             assembly and celebrate a new beginning
Lane school. Although considered state-          schools in town. This global lack of space         of their school.
of-the-art when it was built in 1963, La-        has also required the administration to
timer Lane no longer meets the needs             be creative about utilizing every available
of our growing community. In an SCTV             area the school can offer- the auditorium
interview, Principal Mike Luzietti stat-         stage now serves as a makeshift occupa-
ed the “single biggest problem is space.”        tional therapy room, and the computer/
This problem will only be amplified, as the      STEM room has been converted to a class-
student population is approximately 406          room. Expanding and remodeling Latimer
children. In light of Simsbury’s increas-        Lane will also allow for the creation of a
ing population, the school is projected to       secure vestibule at the school entrance,
reach over 500 students in the next few          enhancing both security and safety for
years. The cafeteria, as one example, is so      both students and staff. Following the tal-
small that only one grade can be seated          lying of the votes, Simsbury residents’ love
at a time. This necessitates seven lunch         and support for Latimer and its communi-
waves that extend from 10:30 am to 2 pm.         ty were apparent, as of the approximate-
In addition, a lack of adequate space in         ly 3500 residents who voted, 77% voted
the gymnasium does not allow for multi-          in favor of the referendum. Although
grade concerts and assemblies. Also, the         multiple steps must be taken before the

  SHS EQUITY WEEK: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
  AVA DUNN
  Ava Dunn is a freshman who wants to make the world a better place. This article addresses the issue of inequality, and how Simsbury High
  School students were able to become more educated on pressing issues.

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                                                         here is so much going on in the             Current issues such as Asian American
                                                         world right now. Racism is still            violence were discussed to spread aware-
                                                         a pressing issue everywhere and             ness of Asian American hate crimes, as
                                                  people continue to be uneducated on the            well as to stop the hate and bias toward
                                                  topics and devastating events happen-              Asian Americans. The push for women’s
                                                  ing around them. Simsbury High School              equality was addressed in an engineer-
                                                  students were lucky enough to have the             ing workshop, offered only to girls and
                                                  opportunity to learn more about equity             non-binary individuals. This workshop fo-
                                                  and culture for a week while attending             cused on hands-on technology for women
                                                  one-hour sessions. Students went to four           in STEM. A lesson on hunting techniques
                                                  one-hour sessions (one per day) regarding          and gender norms in Paleolithic America
                                                  a variety of topics on different subjects.         let students actually throw an old hunting
                                                  Teachers put together presentations and            weapon called the atlatl outside (safely)
                                                  activities to properly educate students            while talking about the men’s and wom-
                                                  about all kinds of equity. Cooking class           en’s roles in hunting. The wide variety of
                                                  slots filled rapidly, as many students were        sessions gave students a broad perspec-
                                                  eager to make and eat delicious foreign            tive on how present inequality is not only
                                                  cuisine while learning about the origins           in race, but in religion, gender, and more.
                                                  of the food. Gym teachers contributed by           After a week of focusing on equity, the
                                                  teaching students cricket, an older sport          school hopes that everyone walked away
                                                  invented during Saxon times by children            with a better understanding and view to
                                                  living in the Weald in southeast England.          share with other people so that we can
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     STUDENTS OF COLOR ALLIANCE AT SHS
 PARIS ALBRECHT
 Paris Albrecht is a freshman who is interested in the culture of Simsbury High School and all that it offers.

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    imsbury High School is no stranger            in. Comprising a long list with numerous            students involved. The meetings are con-
    to having a variety of clubs and ac-          options, students can have the opportu-             structed this way to offer a safe space for
    tivities for students to participate          nity to find where they fit in. New clubs           students of color. They can have the op-
                                                  form rather frequently, but due to the              tion to discuss social justice issues (re-
                                                  overwhelming lack of communication                  garding race) specific to their experience.
                                                  this year, many have gone unnoticed. Dif-           These topics range from localities in our
                                                  ficulties caused by virtual meetings and            school and community to worldly events
                                                  quarantine established an empty void                appearing in the news. Students of Color
                                                  of scarce student enrollment. Students              Alliance’s comprehensive meetings con-
                                                  of Color Alliance is not inexperienced in           sist of opening conversations to any stu-
                                                  facing the trials and tribulations of devel-        dents intrigued in speaking about affairs
                                                  oping a club during COVID-19. Dedicat-              surrounding race at Simsbury High School
                                                  ed to unity, coming together throughout             and around the world. With eight regular
                                                  this school year imposed a challenge.               members, the club is hoping to gain more
                                                  However, the group was unwavering in                leverage and increase their size. There
                                                  their perseverance to push through ev-              will be an informational meeting in Sep-
                                                  ery obstacle. SOCA started off completely           tember 2021. Next school year, Students
                                                  virtual, the first meeting occurring short-         of Color Alliance will continue to focus
                                                  ly after the 2020 election. Fortunately,            on methods to create a more diverse and
                                                  in February 2021, the club was allowed              equitable culture for all students in Sims-
                                                  to begin assembling in person. SOCA is              bury.
                                                  separated into two meetings per month;
                                                  one for students of color, and one for all

  THE IMPORTANCE OF ART IN QUARANTINE
  DYLAN GROSSMAN

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      ince early 2020, the COVID-19 pan-           singing on his balcony to Facebook. He             of us.
      demic has kept us all inside and             was singing to those around him who                     Along with inspiring performers and
      away from other people. Due to this,         are stuck in their homes to lift their spir-       celebrations of art, this year brought
a large amount of activities and events            its, and to add a little more brightness           us some excellent virtual events. These
have been either postponed or cancelled,           to someone’s day. This is an outstanding           could range from virtual concerts and
with many people sadly losing their jobs.          example of how the kindness and talent             live streamed performances, to live table
Some kind and persistent people, howev-            of others can bring us all closer togeth-          reads or television cast reunions. Among
er, have stepped up to help spread hap-            er, even if we may be six feet apart. This         these script reads and reunions were TV
piness and creativity in this dire time of         is also the reason that this year’s World          shows and movies including The Fresh
need and loss. This kindness has included          Art Day is such a great reminder of the            Prince of Bel-Air, Hamilton, Community,
anything from an opera singer performing           importance of creativity. This date coin-          The Office, and Back to the Future. A few
on his balcony, to the first World Art Day,        cided exactly with Leonardo da Vinci’s             of these meet-ups or live performances
and even virtual concerts and table reads.         birthday. This celebration was founded by          occurred on John Krasinski’s YouTube
These various events and celebrations              the United Nations Educational Scientific          channel, Some Good News, as gifts to
have helped many to hold on to hope and            and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and             their young fans and even to celebrate a
continue to push through quarantine and            the International Association of Art (IAA)         couple’s marriage. The virtual platform
the pandemic. Quarantine has also al-              in order to spread awareness of glob-              has also provided easier access to those
lowed some to spend more time on their             al creative activity. Now more than ever,          who want to see their favorite band or ac-
hobbies and interests, helping them to             though, we are reminded of the impor-              tors. The experience is amazing. Quaran-
improve their talents and find more of the         tance in recognizing the abilities of oth-         tine has also reminded many that creativ-
little things to enjoy.                            ers. This past year has done an excellent          ity is imperative to artistic expression and
     In Florence, Italy, a man named Mau-          job in showing us the impact that bonding          individuality. Even if we’re stuck inside, it
rizio Marchini posted a video of himself           together as a community can have on all            is still important to always keep creating.
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    OFFICER WHO KILLED FLOYD CONVICTED
  NATE GROSSMAN
  Nate Grossman is a freshman who is interested in global politics. This article explores a relevant global event as it unfolds.

           CONTENT WARNING:                        whether or not they knew each other. The            the three other officers involved were
        DEPICTS POLICE BRUTALITY                   owner told reporters that “Chauvin was              fired. On May 29th, Chauvin was arrest-

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        erek Chauvin, one of the four              unnecessarily aggressive on nights when             ed and charged with both third-degree
        ex-police officers involved in the         the club had a black clientele, quelling            murder and second-degree manslaughter.
        murder of George Floyd, pressed            fights by dousing the crowd with pepper             On June 3rd, Minnesota Attorney General
his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight min-            spray and calling in several police squad           Keith Ellison amended the charges to in-
utes and 46 seconds. Prior to the killing of       cars as backup”. After the events on his            clude unintentional second-degree mur-
George Floyd, Derek Chauvin had a total            withstanding record, on May 25th, 2020,             der. In addition to this, Ellison charged
of 18 complaints on his record, one nota-          Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Videos               the other three officers with aiding and
ble incident occurring on September 4th,           of the incident were widely circulated              abetting second-degree murder. From
2017. Chauvin was responding to a com-             and met with public outrage because of              October 7th, 2020, to March 11th, 2021,
plaint from a mother about her two chil-           Floyd’s death. The next day, Chauvin and            Chauvin was released on conditional bail,
dren, and it is said that he was extremely                                                             the third-degree murder charge was dis-
violent with one of them. He allegedly hit                                                             missed, and was then reinstated. His trial
a 14-year-old black boy in the head with a                                                             began on March 8th of this year, and on
flashlight so hard that he required stitch-                                                            April 20th the jury found Chauvin guilty
es, and then held him down with his knee                                                               on three counts: unintentional sec-
for nearly 17 minutes. Another report of                                                               ond-degree murder; third-degree murder;
Chauvin’s misuse of power comes from                                                                   and second-degree manslaughter. He was
the owner of a Latin nightclub called El                                                               the first white Minnesota police officer to
Nuevo Rodeo. It is interesting to note that                                                            be convicted of murdering a black person,
he worked there off-duty as security, while                                                            and only the second officer in the state to
George Floyd was also working at the                                                                   be convicted of murder. Chauvin’s sen-
same nightclub as security. It is unknown                                                              tencing will take place this June.

   Cancel Culture’S Effect on Activism
  MAGGIE BERLING
  Maggie Berling is a freshman at SHS. In her free time she likes to run, cook, and play with her cats.

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       ancel culture is a fairly recent trend       these books will no longer be published. In           ment can become more prominent. More
       circulating around social media.             addition, Sia, who is known for her songs             often than not, influencers who are “can-
       Careers of numerous well-known               “Cheap Thrills’’ and “Chandelier”, was at-            celled” will receive hateful comments and
celebrities are removed, often by social            tempted to be deplatformed. Sia recently              even death threats from thousands of us-
groups who wish for their voices to be              came out with a movie titled “Music”, in              ers on the internet at a time. Cancel cul-
heard. When someone is “cancelled”, this            which Maddie Ziegler portrays a young                 ture can also be deemed as unproductive,
means that they are ostracized on the               girl with autism. Maddie is neurotypical,             as a way for one to take down anyone who
internet, often demonetized by the com-             and the neurodivergent community found                disagrees with them, leading to more in-
pany who funds them, and are forced to              this to be ableist and upsetting.                     tolerance within democratic societies.
make public apologies. Some never return                Many look at cancel culture as a posi-               Although influencers can be labelled as
to social media. People can be “cancelled’’         tive factor for society, contributing to the          “cancelled”, the people “cancelling’’ them
for many different reasons. These issues            expanding rate of activism. Cancel cul-               contribute to their monetary value and
range from seemingly trivial to extremely           ture allows lesser served communities to              success. “Cancelling” someone usually
serious problems, such as racism, pedo-             speak out on issues that pertain to them.             leads to frequent conversations regarding
philia, sexism, and many more.                      This spreads ideas of equality and diver-             the event(s). Because of this, influencer’s
      The rate of “cancelling” celebrities          sity to large groups of people. Some even             views, likes, and overall attention increas-
sky-rocketed during quarantine, a time              argue that cancel culture is just a modern            es by a great amount. Now with the pres-
where internet usage also increased. More           form of boycotting, one of the most no-               ence of cancel culture being so intense
recently, Dr. Seuss was “cancelled” after           table tactics of the civil rights movement,           and widespread, it is unclear whether or
racist cartoons depicting people of color           which can be used to inspire social change            not the internet can achieve a point of
came to light in some of his most famous            and brind issues to light.                            middleground resolution.
books. These included “If I Ran the Zoo”                On the other hand, some say there are
and “And to Think That I Saw It on Mul-             many downsides to cancel culture. The
berry Street.” This led to the decision that        presence of cyber-bullying and harass-
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 MOST CT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
  ALEXA GREEN
  Alexa Green is a freshman and is deeply interested in COVID-19: what it is, how we can stop it, and all of its information. This article explores
  the lift of COVID restrictions after a long year of limitations.

                                                   T
                                                          hroughout the past year, we have            facilities, schools, and childcare. Along
                                                          experienced virtual family dinners,         with lifting mask mandates, the capaci-
                                                          zoom meetings, outdoor gather-              ty levels are also increasing. Restaurants
                                                   ings, and socially distanced events; how-          can now return to full capacity, gather-
                                                   ever, the world, and Connecticut, is slowly        ings are larger, and sporting events can
                                                   reopening. Connecticut, the first state to         host more people. Governor Ned Lamont
                                                   vaccinate half of its adults, has also re-         has stated, “I’d like to think Connecticut
                                                   cently been lifting COVID-19 restrictions.         has really earned the right to get back to
                                                   As of June 7, over 64% of adults in Con-           this normal.” Due to the responsibility of
                                                   necticut have gotten at least the first dose       Connecticut citizens, we are able to have a
                                                   of the COVID-19 vaccine. With Connecti-            glimpse of the normal world again.
                                                   cut’s COVID-19 numbers being some of
                                                   the lowest in the United States, the state
                                                   has a chance to reopen. On May 19th, Gov-
                                                   ernor Ned Lamont lifted restrictions on
                                                   businesses. Masks are no longer required
                                                   outdoors, and are not required indoors for
                                                   vaccinated people with some exceptions
                                                   (New York Times). Some of the excep-
                                                   tions are as follows: masks must be worn
                                                   in healthcare facilities, homes with vul-
Gov. Ned Lamont signs legislation in his office.
CREDIT: Gov. Ned Lamont                            nerable individuals, transit, correctional

       THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUMMER BREAK
           ON STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
   AMANDA KELLY
   Amanda Kelly is a freshman interested in the fight for equality within and beyond our community.

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       s summer break is around the cor-            seling or help. Unsupportive parents, in-
       ner, students around the world are           ability to pay for mental health resources,
       preparing for this annual change.            or simply a lack of availability to seek this
For many students, summer break is a                care can cause these teens to spend the
time of low stress. The lack of looming             summer feeling lonely and isolated.
assignments, to-do lists, and pressure              As summer break comes into view, it is
from grades allows for these students to            highly imperative that friends and family
decompress and enjoy a few months of                of teens who struggle with any mental ill-
peace. However, summer break can mean               ness remain vigilant. By respecting these
something very different for children               students’ boundaries, listening to them,
struggling with mental health issues.               and providing them with the optimum
   Without the familiar routine of school,          amount of support that they need, these
students can feel unstructured and con-             students can feel safe in the summer.
fused. In the absence of resources like a
favorite teacher, guidance counselor, or
regularly seen friends, students can feel
alone. From a study by the Polaris Teen
Center, it was concluded that 1 in 5 teens
(aged 12-18) struggle with mental health,
and roughly 50% get some form of coun-
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 FACT CHECK: COVID-19 VACCINE THEORIES
  ELIJAH EDWARDS
  Elijah Edwards is a sophomore at SHS. He is interested in technology, history, and politics. This article investigates theories circulating about
  coronavirus vaccines to determine if they are true or false and provides reliable information about coronavirus vaccines.

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        n May 12th, 2021 the CDC approved          toms like headache or fatigue after re-             this subject and have found no evidence
        the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19               ceiving the vaccine. As of April 26, 2021           that the vaccine could be linked to infer-
        vaccine for use in people ages 12-         more than 95 million people in the United           tility or pregnancy loss.11
15. Despite about 84 percent of the U.S.           States have received a vaccine from Pfiz-
population1 now qualifying to receive the          er, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson.8 Out             “The      vaccine     doesn’t     prevent
vaccine, only 71 percent of people say             of that group, the CDC reports only 9,245           COVID-19.”
they will try to receive--or have received-        confirmed COVID-19 infections in those              Studies conducted by Pfizer-BioNTech and
-the vaccine.2 Why is this number import-          who are vaccinated.9 This data indicates            Moderna show that their vaccines reduced
ant? Well, in order to achieve herd im-            that less than 0.01% of fully vaccinated            the likelihood of contracting COVID-19
munity (when there are so many immune              people have been infected with COVID-19.            by 94-95 percent after recipients are fully
people the virus cannot spread anymore)3               Verdict? FALSE: These vaccines have             vaccinated.12 In children ages 12-15, the
experts say we need at least 70 percent or         gone through rigorous clinical trials. In           Pfizer-BioNTech prevented 100 percent of
more of the population to be vaccinated.4          the 18 days since the CDC’s report, 30              possible COVID-19 infections.13
Most of the people who said they will not          million more people have been fully vac-               Verdict? FALSE: There is a preponder-
try to receive the vaccine say they don’t          cinated, totalling 120 million nationally.          ance of evidence by these companies and
trust it. Let’s examine some reasons why           Vaccinated people have not reported any             independent health groups that verify the
this group says they won’t take the vac-           serious problems.                                   effectiveness of these vaccines.
cine and decide whether they are true or
false by utilizing peer reviewed journals          “The vaccine causes blood clots.”                   “The vaccine implants a microchip in-
and scientific sources.                            Six individuals have reportedly developed           side me so I can be tracked.”
                                                   a rare and severe type of blood clot after          This idea originated from a study con-
“The vaccine was created too quickly.”             receiving the Johnson & Johnson (J&J)               ducted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foun-
First off, let’s look at what is true about        COVID-19 vaccine, just one of three vac-            dation in which they developed a type
this statement. Scientists developed the           cines currently available. The CDC tem-             of “invisible ink” that could be injected
COVID-19 vaccine in record time (less              porarily paused use of this vaccine in or-          alongside vaccines when vaccinating
than one year). Although the development           der to investigate further, in which they           children in third world countries, or in
was shockingly fast, researchers used the          found no serious threat to the average              refugee camps.15 Since these groups can-
same verified techniques they had used             person.10 This investigation took place             not maintain medical records on paper,
before in other vaccines for development           when more than 6.8 million people had               some children grow up never knowing if
and testing. Here are a few reasons that           already received the J&J vaccine, meaning           they have been vaccinated against these
the vaccine was developed so quickly: sci-         that this condition only occurred in 0.009          diseases. Furthermore, the largest gauge
entists were already working off decades           percent of people who received this vac-            needle used for COVID-19 vaccines is 25
of research on other coronaviruses5, so            cine. Since the pause, no reports of this           gauge which is about 0.02 inches in di-
they weren’t starting from scratch; the            condition have been filed.                          ameter.14 The average tracking chip size
worldwide collaboration on the vaccine                Verdict? FALSE (except in extremely              is 11mm, or 0.4 inches in diameter mak-
development and distribution between               rare circumstances): This only applies              ing it physically impossible to inject one
governments were unlike anything seen              to one company’s vaccine, which uses                by needle. Not only is it impossible to do
before; and instead of going through dif-          different technology from the Pfizer and            so, it wouldn’t make sense to fear it. By
ferent phases during clinical trials, health       Moderna vaccines. Those under the age of            allowing certain functions on your phone
officials ran tens of thousands of tests           18 are not eligible to receive the J&J vac-         you are already allowing some entities to
simultaneously in order to ensure safety,          cine. There are no reports of blood clots in        “track” you.
while still keeping the fast pace of devel-        the Pfizer vaccine (available to ages 12+)              Verdict? FALSE: This “invisible ink”
opment.6                                           or the Moderna vaccine (available to ages           technology cannot track you, nor is it cur-
   Verdict? FALSE: There is no reason to           18+).                                               rently in use in the United States. Read
believe that the speed at which the vac-                                                               more about this topic here.
cine was developed impacted its efficacy           “The vaccine causes infertility.”
or safety.                                         There is no evidence of a COVID-19 vac-             As of June 2, 2021 63.5 percent of res-
                                                   cine causing these issues. Studies show             idents in Connecticut have received at
“The vaccine isn’t safe because it                 that contracting COVID-19 actually has              least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.9
hasn’t been tested enough.”                        a much higher risk of infertility than any          COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
During development, the Pfizer-BioN-               vaccine could cause.11                              Do your part by getting vaccinated, visit:
Tech vaccine was clinically tested on over            Verdict? FALSE: All three companies              ct.gov/covidvaccine for more information.
43,000 participants7, with fewer than 6            with currently approved coronavirus vac-
percent of participants reporting symp-            cines have conducted clinical trials on             Find the sources for this information here.
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SHS UNIFIED SPORTS WINS MICHAELS CUP
 KATHARINE BATCHELAR
 Kate Batchelar is a sophomore who loves sports and who participates in Unified Sports. This article is about the Unified program and the
 award they won.

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       he Michaels Cup Award is designed         has today. A quote from Coach Bulmer
       to recognize CIAC member schools          shows her love for this program; “Unified
       for exemplary athletic programs.          Sports has changed my life. I look forward
On May 4th, Simsbury Unified, which be-          to seeing the kiddos, both athletes and
gan in the late 1990s, won this prestigious      partners every week! It’s a highlight to see
award. Additionally, Coach Bulmer won a          their happy selves on the field or on the
coaching award. Ellie McElroy and Josh           court. They inspire me every day”. A huge
Staskiewicz both won the Mike Savage             congratulations goes out to the coaches,
teammate award. Josh also won the essay          partners, and athletes for such a fantastic
contest for athletes. Two partners within        program and for achieving this amazing
the program, Kelsey and Megan Alonzo,            accomplishment! Way to go, Simsbury
share that they always have fun at prac-         Unified!
tices, and that getting this award “means
so much because it really shows the posi-
tive impact you can have on others’ lives”.
The program would not be what it is with-
out its amazing coaches, Coach Bulmer
and Coach Spector, who took over the
program together in 2013. Coach Spec-
tor participated in Unified Sports in high
school, paving the way for the career he

                                            c\f AWARD
                                      UNlnED SPORTS
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                  COMICS
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                              EDITORS IN CHIEF
                                   Paris Albrecht
                                   Jack Grossman

                                CONTRIBUTORS
                     Kate Batchelar                 Dylan Grossman
                    Maggie Berling                   Betsy Kellogg
                  Jameson Bodenburg                  Amanda Kelly
                     Clara Casabal                    Kitty Martin
                     Audrey Chung                     Molly Pane
                  Rebecca Diaz-Matos*                Emma Pastor
                       Ava Dunn                  Marina Perevozchikova
                      Sofia Duran                     Miriam Post
                    Elijah Edwards*                  Lexi Schwartz
                    João Galafassi*               Jenny Trouern-Trend
                    Hannah Granger                  Marina Wallman
                      Alexa Green                    Rachel Zhang*
                    Nate Grossman
                                       *Leadership Role

                              FACULTY ADVISOR
                                      Mr. Hunter
Trojan Times - Simsbury Public Schools
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