Pelham High School newspaper staff teaches Colonial Times editors about production

By Colonial Times team coverage, Daniel Bernstein, Manon Bushong, Francesca Di Cristofano, Henry Driesen, Peyton Rees, Sam Rodd, Claudia Dodge, Daniella Cherner, Helena White, and Lindsay McNamara
December 22, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories

PMHS -- Staff members of The Pel Mel, the student newspaper of Pelham Memorial High School, treated the Colonial Times editors to a presentation on how they produce their paper. News Editor Roberta Barnett outlined some of the challenges of working on the newspaper. "The deadlines are the hardest... Read more »

Fourth grade journeys to American Indian territory without ever leaving school

By Emilia Privat, Staff Reporter
December 21, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories

LIBRARY -- The fourth-grade classes had an incredible visit with Bob Vetter, director of Journeys into American Indian Territory, and Jamie Reason, who is a Cherokee. Fourth-grade teacher Ronald Martucci described the visit as like a field trip coming to us. The two fourth-grade classes have been... Read more »

Review: Kathryn Lasky offers fourth book in Wolves of the Beyond series

By Emilie Kelly, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2011
Filed under A&E

Well known because of her first series, Guardians of Ga’hoole, author Kathryn Lasky has come out with the fourth book in her other series, Wolves of the Beyond. This amazing book, titled “Frost Wolf,” is filled with heart-stopping adventures, with this question bugging every fan’s mind: What... Read more »

Fifth graders start DARE classes to learn how to resist drugs and violence

By Richard Che, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2011
Filed under Student Life

COLONIAL SCHOOL -- DARE classes began on Dec. 5 to teach fifth-grade kids to resist drugs and violence. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Another set of words that spells DARE tells what to do in a bad situation: Define Assess Respond Evaluate. Pelham Police Officer Brian Hendrie... Read more »

Lunch Bunch visits Sound Shore to decorate, sing holiday songs

By Emilia Privat, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2011
Filed under News, Our Town

SOUND SHORE MEDICAL CENTER -- The  Colonial School Lunch Bunch visited here on Dec. 7 to decorate the tree, eat cookies, sip hot chocolate and sing holiday songs. The Lunch Bunch is a group of Colonial School students in fourth and fifth grade who do projects. “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,”... Read more »

New second-grade teacher Ms Hattar says Colonial students are smart, teachers friendly

By Ava Knapp, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2011
Filed under Student Life

CLASSROOM 2H -- Ms Piera Hattar, a new-to-Colonial second grade teacher, said in an interview with the Colonial Times that she has been teaching for a grand total of six years, all in New York City. Of her new school, she said, “the students are smart, the teachers are friendly, and the principal... Read more »

Colonial Book Fair big success: more than $10,000 in books sold and PTA banks a profit

By Ryan Gregware, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2011
Filed under Student Life

LIBRARY -- The Colonial Book Fair held Nov. 15 to 17 was a huge success, selling $10,113.70 worth of books and making $2,022.70 in profit for the Colonial PTA. The books were provided by Booktopia Fairs. The Colonial PTA has been using that company for several years and was happy with the selection... Read more »

Middle school is exciting place, but students need to be organized, says Mr. Longobardi

By Colonial Times team coverage, Francesca Di Cristofano, Peyton Rees, Daniella Cherner, Claudia Dodge, Henry Driesen, Sam Rodd, Lindsay McNamara, Manon Bushong, and Daniel Bernstein
December 14, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories

CLASSROOM 4M -- Mr. Joseph Longobardi, principal of Pelham Middle School and former principal of Colonial School, said middle school is an exciting place and that students should practice being organized to prepare for life at PMS. In an interview with the editors of the Colonial Times, Mr. Longobardi... Read more »

Review: ‘The Forgotten Warrior’ piles mysteries on mysteries

By Emilie Kelly, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2011
Filed under A&E

Erin Hunter, author of the Warriors series, has published the fifth book in her fourth arc, called Omen Of The Stars. In the novel "The Forgotten Warrior," readers join Lionblaze, Jayfeather, Dovewing, and yes, Hollyleaf, in another one of their adventures against the Dark Forest and Tigerstar. In... Read more »

Review: Batman fights epic battle in Arkham City videogame (that’s awesome)

By Sam Rodd, Community Editor
December 13, 2011
Filed under A&E, Top Stories

Batman: Arkham City is—wait for it—awesome. For those who don't know what this game is, here are the basics to the story. In the previous game in the series, Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Joker got hold of something called titan, a strengthening drug, and used it on a bunch of villains including... Read more »