This school year (2019/2020) three Rectory School students participated in the Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Competition, a competition supported by the Connecticut Art Education Association. This competition is an opportunity to recognize the achievements of talented art students in public and...

I want to talk about American football. I like football because I think football is funny. The first time I played football I thought it was very hard. I like to just play the game, but I don't really want to learn all the rules because I think there are too many rules, and it’s just too hard to learn...

I have been a vegetarian since the age of three. This is a personal preference. I am always looking for new foods to add to my vegetarian diet. My family is also from Finland, and last week when I was watching CNN10, a story about a company in Finland called Solar Foods caught my attention. They produce...

Editor's Message: This is a creative writing piece from eighth-grader Carson L. He was on the newspaper staff last year, but this year he is trying other electives and submitting his work to us as a guest writer. We are very fortunate to have such a talented and dedicated writer as Carson at our school....

At January’s monthly Chapel, I performed Tchaikovsky’s June on the piano. I was so nervous. I couldn’t keep my legs from shaking. I felt that my face was really red and I felt really hot. I was scared the whole time I was playing this music. When I finished playing the audience applauded thunderously....

On January 23rd, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the All-Star weekend starters. The team captain from the western conference will be Lebron James (6,275,459 Fan Votes) and from the eastern conference, Giannis Antetoumpo (5,902,286 Fan Votes) the same captains as last year. Last...

On January 6th, 2020, two workers from Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut came to Rectory School, and they brought a small, cute African penguin with them. Then they told Rectory students some interesting facts about penguins and what Mystic Seaport is doing to help them. African penguins are included on...

On January 26th, 2020, we lost a true icon, along with some other special fathers, mothers, and daughters. At exactly 9:45 AM, in Calabasas, California, the world lost: John Altobelli, age 56; Keri Altobelli, 46; Alyssa Altobelli, 13; Christina Mauser, 38; Ara Zobyan, 50; Sarah Chester, 45; Payton Chester,...

A mysterious deadly virus has spread across China. It has captured the attention of the whole world.  This specific virus is named 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and first thought to be linked to a large seafood and animal market in Wuhan, China. However, its true origin is still a mystery. It...

The recent forest fires in Australia have been eye-catching events in the news. More than 16 million acres, including vast areas of populated regions, have gone up in flames, which has caused uncountable casualties and economic losses. In addition, many animals are suffering from these wildfires and...