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Newtown Budget Cut
As inflation continues to raise prices and the value of currency remains the same, the Newtown Board of Education has been forced to...
Moira Murphy
6 days ago4 min read
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Odd Sports
Like most other high schools, Newtown student athletes take pride in their competition and sportsmanship. Despite offering a wide array...
Marcus Gerace
Mar 183 min read
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Winter Guard Show
Newtown High School Winter Guard and Winter Percussion hosted over fifty teams to perform their shows at their home show on March 8th....
Leah Laughlin
Mar 182 min read
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NHS Students go to India
NHS held a study tour to India from February 7th to February 16th, and it proved to be one of the most transformative experiences of my...
Cara Jackson
Mar 174 min read
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Cheer Wins
The Newtown High School Varsity cheerleading team won the Class L State Championship on Saturday, March 1 at Trumbull High School....
Summer Wilson
Mar 141 min read
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2025 College Admissions
This year's college admissions cycle is the most competitive it has ever been. Due to the 2007 baby boom, NPR estimates that around 6.7...
Marty Dunn
Mar 143 min read
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Newtown Youth Rec Basketball Comes to an End
As March rolls around the Newtown Youth Recreational Basketball season is coming to an end. Newtown rec basketball offers a variety of...
Luke Doherty
Mar 143 min read
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Sock Babies in Newtown
As a project for seniors in the development unit of Jessica Metz's AP Psychology class, students completed the “sock baby” project,...
Addison Plummer
Mar 143 min read
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NHS Cheer SWC Champs
The Newtown High School Varsity cheer team took first place at the South West Conference championship on January 31 at Newtown High...
Summer Wilson
Feb 132 min read
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NHS Blood Drive
According to the CDC, the U.S healthcare system needs 29,000 units of red blood cells every day. That’s about 3,785 gallons. The national...
Leah Laughlin
Feb 112 min read
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Staff Secret Santa
Secret Santa, also known as Secret Snowflake, has been an annual tradition for many years at Newtown High School. Staff members, non...
Summer Wilson
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Toxic Stress
Most people deal with stress in their daily lives, but it seems that the pressure on high school students in recent years has...
Addison Plummer
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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"Letters to Sala" NHS Production
The Newtown High School Drama program presented Letters to Sala on November 14-17th. Letters To Sala is a play about a young girl...
Charlotte Grasso
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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Winter Fitness
As temperatures start to drop in the colder months, many people may find it harder to work out. The cold weather and early sunset often...
Ava Lombardo
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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GSA Solidarity Week
The Gender Sexuality Alliance club at Newtown High School held their annual Solidarity Week during November 4th through the 8th....
Charlotte Miller
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Teacher Goes on Jeopardy
Newtown High School English teacher Jacqui Kaplan was recently a contestant on the ABC trivia show Jeopardy, taking on John Liu and...
William Conlin
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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NHS Field Hockey SWC Champions
Newtown's Varsity Field Hockey team won the 2024 SWC finals against rivals, New Milford. On October 27, Varsity coach Megan Goyda led...
Ava Lombardo
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Administrative Assistant Passed Away
NHS Administrative Assistant Carol Ann Villodas, who served for 18 years at Newtown High School, passed away on Thursday, August 15th in...
Leah Laughlin
Oct 7, 20244 min read
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Threats in Connecticut
Many public schools in the United States have recently been on alert, and even shut down, due to swatting threats made by students....
Charlotte Grasso
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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Meet the Editors-in-Chief
The Hawkeye 2024-2025 is now under the leadership of co-editors-in-chief Moira “Mo” Murphy and Addison “Addy” Plummer. The two shared...
Sophie Hull
Oct 4, 20244 min read
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