2019-2020 Staff

Ryan Feldman

News Editor

My name is Ryan Feldman. I have one brother. His name is Ian. My dad's name is Jason and my mom's name is Eileen. I have fish and my own room. My favorite things are swimming, nature, animals and baseball. My favorite books are...

Audrey Pursel

News Editor

My name is Audrey Pursel. My activities include soccer, swimming and, I hope someday, softball. I have two sisters and two cats. My cats are very fun to play with. My favorite color is any kind of blue. I have been in musicals...

Evan Kaplan

News Editor

Evan Kaplan is eleven years old and in fifth grade. Evan plays tennis and swimming. His achievements are winning the Colonial Spelling bee in the fourth and fifth grade section when he was in third grade. The next year, he won...

Samantha Cullen

Student Life Editor

Hello, my name is Samantha Cullen, and I am in fifth grade. I enjoy playing soccer, lacrosse and basketball. I have two sisters, two dogs, a mom and a dad. My sisters are Emily (13) and Lexi (8). My dogs names are Cocoa (6) and...

Shylah Horan

Student Life Editor

My name is Shylah Horan. I like to sing and dance. I also like to play soccer, tennis and lax, but my favorite sport is soccer. I love to swim in the pool. My favorite animal is a dog. My two favorite subjects are music and math....

Zoe Bressler

Student Life Editor

My name is Zoe Bressler. I like to write comics, and I like soccer and karate. I also like swimming and Revolutionary War. Sometimes, I play football with my dad. My favorite book is “Wonder” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick...

Anna Shiels

Student Life Editor

Anna Shiels is ten years old and is in fifth grade. She has two older brothers, Christian and Pj, and two cats. This is Anna's second year in newspaper, and she is now a Student Life Editor. She loves cats, art, soccer,...

Sophie Kim

Student Life Editor

My name is Sophie Kim. I do soccer, lax, tennis and swim team. I have two siblings, Caroline and Theo. My favorite animal is a rabbit. My happy place is Martha's Vineyard. My favorite thing about Colonial is that there is so much...

Adam Lee

A&E Editor

Adam Lee is an 11-year-old boy. He currently lives in Pelham, New York. He enjoys playing several solo sports, such as tennis, skiing and rock climbing. He also enjoys drawing, sleeping, eating, reading and playing video games...

James O’Brien

A&E Editor

I have a dog named Captain.

Lexi Glantz

Staff Reporter

My name is Lexi. I was born August 20, 2010 in New York City. My hobbies are singing, acting, writing, reading, trombone, basketball and many more. I am nine years old, and I have a little brother named Judah. My favorite color...

Lucy Steiper

Staff Reporter

Hello, my name is Lucy. My birthday is June 8, and I am nine years old. I have many hobbies that include theater, trumpet, reading and tennis. My favorite subject in school is writing. My lucky number is eight, and my favorite...

Lotte Crowley

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Charlotte Crowley. I like to go by Lotte, but you can call me Charlotte if you want. I have a pet fish named Katie. I just moved to Pelham, but I know the area really well because my cousin has lived here for two...

Charles Perreten

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Charles. I am a 10-year-old fifth grader at Colonial. Some stuff I like are video games and dogs. My favorite book is "The Maze Runner: The Death Cure." My favorite movie is "The hunger Games," the og one. My favorite...

Roman Katchoura

Staff Reporter

My name is Roman. I'm a brand new writer for the colonialschooltimes.com. I am going to write as many stories to keep you interested. I will also give facts. I encourage you to also read the others. I have a brother named Maxim,...

Finley Bethea

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Finley. I am nine years old and in fourth grade. I love gymnastics, writing and reading. I have a bakery business called Treat Central Pelham. I live with my mom half the time and my dad half the time. When I'm...

Lindsey Simpson

Staff Reporter

Hello, my name is Lindsey Simpson, and I am in fifth grade. I am 10 years old. I like to read, play soccer, cheerleading and writing. My mom's name is Christine, and my dad's name is Junior. My brother's name is Akeem, and my...

Eva Stinger

Staff Reporter

Heyo! I'm Eva Stinger! I was born in New York City and have one older brother. I like to dance and sing. I am also in love with this musical "Hamilton." I love history, and I play ukulele. I'm also more a cat person. My favorite...

Charlie McKee

Staff Reporter

Hello, my name is Charlie. I am in class 4M. I love to read, and my favorite sport is hockey. My favorite movie is "Avengers: End Game." My favorite subjects are PE and writing. My favorite holidays are Christmas and Halloween....

Ella Santerre

Staff Reporter

Hello! My name is Ella. I am nine years old (almost ten), and I am in fourth grade. Some of my hobbies are playing video games, drawing, playing sports, having fun with friends and reading. I also love animals! My favorite animal...

Ella Memoli

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Ella. I am in fourth grade. My teacher is Ms. Gerhardt, and I am eight years old. I play soccer and basketball. I really want a golden retriever.

Eliza Brennan

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Eliza Brennan, and I am going to tell you about myself. My birthday is Feb. 10, 2010. I have one brother and a puppy; her name is Bea. She is eight months old. I love her. I love soccer, basketball and art. I have...

Brayden Clark

Staff Reporter

Hi! my name is Brayden. I am nine, and I have a sister named Kendall. She is seven years old. I love to sing and dance. My favorite movie series is "Descendants." I am so excited to do the Colonial Times.

Ella Selvadurai

Staff Reporter

My name is Ella Selvadurai. I am in fourth grade. My favorite things to do are archery, cup stacking and arts and craft. My teacher is Mr. Martucci. I love going to the beach and playing in the sand. I have a dog named Milan....

Paolo Carideo

Staff Reporter

My name is Paolo Carideo. My favorite sport is baseball, but I also like football and basketball. I like to draw maps. My favorite holiday is Christmas. My favorite food is pizza!

Luca Shaw

Staff Reporter

Luca Shaw is a sports-addicted kid who resides in Pelham, New York. You can generally find him playing sports, playing sports or playing sports (no, that wasn't a typo). He has over 3,000 sports cards and enjoys biking around...

Kyser Haines

Staff Reporter

My name is Kyser. I like sports. I like candy. My favorite movie is "Alvin and the Chipmunks." My favorite holiday is Christmas. Also, my favorite food is Buffalo wings.

Natalie Bass

Staff Reporter

My name is Natalie. I am a fourth grader in Ms. Gerhardt's class. My favorite animals ever are unicorns! My favorite color is purple.

Luigi Di Cristofano

Staff Reporter

My name is Luigi. I want a dog. I'm Italian. I play hockey and I kickbox, but I prefer hockey. Last week, I went to see my sister, who is currently at Brown University. I am very proud of her. Sadly, it took us five hours to get...

Ava Lacilla

Staff Reporter

Hello, my name is Ava Lacilla. My birthday is July 9, and I have one older brother and two cats. My brother's name is Ryan and my cats names are Oreo and Lulu. I like to play outside with my friends a lot and draw. too. I live...

Thomas O’Brien

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Thomas. I like to rock climb, and my dog's name is Caption. One of my hobbies is tennis and another is saxophone. I am in 4M.

Francesca Messina

Staff Reporter

I have a pet Guinea pig named Cutie Carrots. I have two brothers. My twin brother's name is Patrick. My little brother's name is Luke. My favorite color is green. I love to read and draw. I have trouble doing math.

Blythe McGibbon

Staff Reporter

My siblings are Tess and Thomas. Tess is seven and Thomas is four. My birthday is January 26. I like to bake and draw. My favorite holidays are Halloween and Christmas. Writing is my favorite subject in school because you can...

Henry Hefner

Staff Reporter

Hello, my name is Henry Hefner. I like to play football sometimes. My favorite movie is "Ready Player One." My favorite sport is hockey, and I like to read and write. My favorite holiday is Christmas and favorite subject is PE....

Aileen Henry

Staff Reporter

Hi my name is Aileen Henry. I live in Yonkers, New York. I like to do soccer, track, Irish football and Irish dance. I love dogs. My two favorite colors are blue and red. I have 25 cousins on my dad's side and my mom's side...

Amelia Blake

Staff Reporter

My name is Amelia Blake, and I'm nine years old. I enjoy doing gymnastics, ballet, lacrosse and piano. I also like reading and writing. I like writing fiction, and my favorite book series is Harry Potter. My favorite color is...

Stella Gretina

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Stella. My activities are singing, dancing and soccer. I also love riding my bike with my friends on my block, but probably what I love most is Writing. I LOVE Writing. I do it every day. That's why I wanted...

Beatrice Hopper

Staff Reporter

My name is Beatrice Hopper. I have a pug and a black Labrador. Their names are Edie and Ella. I also have a older brother named Nate. I love to play lacrosse and tennis. I love books, comics, fantasy books and graphic novels....

Charles Perreten

Staff Reporter

Hi, my name is Charles Perreten. I'm a sports fanatic. I like basketball, hockey and baseball. My favorite TV show is "Stranger Things." Bye.

Cathleen Ginsburg

Staff Reporter

Hello. My name is Cathleen Ginsburg. I love to read, write and draw. I have two brothers. I play soccer. I do hip hop, and I play piano. I love hanging out with my family and friends. I have always wanted to do newspaper. I am...

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