Principal Wilson to focus on reading next school year (from June print newspaper)

By Jamie Burke and Lila Caminiti

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE -- One academic focus at Colonial next year will be reading, Principal Tonya Wilson said in an interview with the Colonial Times. When we asked about big changes in academics, she replied that there...  Read More »

June 16, 2013 • 0 comments

Bullying can happen to anyone, and everyone should work to stop it

By Olivia Fenwick, Staff Reporter

COLONIAL -- Bullying is a terrible thing. It can happen to anyone, even if you’re a bully because if you bully someone, there is a chance of being bullied back. Sometimes, when kids get bullied and it’s so bad, they...  Read More »

June 8, 2013 • 0 comments

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Girl Scouts camp out at farm, milk cows and goats, meet Fernando the donkey

By Charlotte Mangelsdorf, Staff Reporter

SPROUT CREEK FARM — Fifteen Girl Scouts and 10 parents took a camping trip April 27 to this farm. It took an hour and a half to get there,...  Read More »

May 12, 2013 • 0 comments

‘Swabs for Snooks’ event organized by Solimine family registers donors, could save lives

‘Swabs for Snooks’ event organized by Solimine family registers donors, could save lives

By Charlotte Howard and Carly McNamara

PELHAM COUNTRY CLUB — In late December, former Pelham Supervisor Joe Solimine was diagnosed with leukemia. He needs a bone-marrow doner and decided...  Read More »

April 19, 2013 • 0 comments

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade creates a lot of fun and draws a lot of people

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade creates a lot of fun and draws a lot of people

By Margot Phillips, Staff Reporter

NEW YORK — In this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, there were 21 floats, many marching bands and 28 balloons. It was awesome to be there in...  Read More »

November 28, 2012 • 4 comments

My new family for a week… and hoping power never comes back

My new family for a week… and hoping power never comes back

By Phoebe Rothschild, A&E Editor

Everyone in my family was scared when Sandy hit because we have a bunch of trees around our house. We didn't even dare to sleep in the basement, so we...  Read More »

November 8, 2012 • 1 comment

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Gingerbread houses favorite project of year for Kindergartners (from June print newspaper)

Gingerbread houses favorite project of year for Kindergartners (from June print newspaper)

By Julia Rosenberg, A&E Editor

KINDERGARTEN CLASSES — This year, most of the Kindergartners said that their favorite activity was making candy or gingerbread houses. Joe Martucci (KM) said he liked “making candy houses because...  Read More »

June 16, 2013 • 0 comments

Vegetables sing and dance in year-end Kindergarten show (from June print newspaper)

Vegetables sing and dance in year-end Kindergarten show (from June print newspaper)

By Carly McNamara, Student Life Editor

COLONIAL GYM -- The Colonial School Kindergartners put on a vegetable dance show called “How Does Your Garden Grow?” at 8:45 am on May 13. The Kindergartners acted as Franny and Freddy farmers,...  Read More »

June 16, 2013 • 0 comments

First grade enjoys field trip to ‘The Nutcracker’ (from June print newspaper)

By Margot Phillips, Staff Reporter

FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS -- This year, one of the favorite things done in the first grade was the field trip to “The Nutcracker.” “The Nutcracker” is a story in a ballet that goes something like...  Read More »

June 16, 2013 • 0 comments

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Colonial band, orchestra and chorus offer broad program of songs during May 10 concert

By Michael Micciche, Staff Reporter

HUTCHINSON GYM -- The Colonial School Band, Orchestra and Chorus performed here on May 10. Students prepared for this concert since January. For orchestra, students played...  Read More »

May 24, 2013 • 0 comments

‘Air Bud’ and ’42′ are two sports movies that interest Colonial students

By Zoey Campos and Lila Caminiti

People sometimes wonder what sports movies there are to watch and what they’re like. So we went and caught up with some people to find out. Haley Wall (4C) said, “The...  Read More »

May 12, 2013 • 0 comments

Colonial boys playing on travel lacrosse team say its fun experience

By Jacob Hartmere, Staff Reporter

PELHAM -- Lacrosse is one of the big sports in Pelham. There are two types: rec and travel. Emmett Doyle, who plays travel, said his team has won many games, and it is very...  Read More »

June 6, 2013 • 0 comments

Little League starts with parade, practices, games and DONUTS!

By Thomas Tapogna, Staff Reporter

PELHAM BALLFIELDS — Little League is starting. Most boys are ready to start a new year of baseball or already have started. One week ago, the Pelham baseball parade happened....  Read More »

April 25, 2013 • 0 comments

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