Haddam Selectwoman Stirs Up Controversy By Kneeling for Pledge Sarah LeMere October 18, 2018 In a town with a population of 8,260, a debate between the issue of free speech and the American flag has broken out over Haddam Selectwoman Melissa Schlag kneeling for the Pledge of Allegiance. On July 16,...
Coginchaug Principal Emphasizes Student Learning Opportunities Cole Niedmann October 15, 2018 Coginchaug Regional High School has always prided itself on adapting to student learning and providing the best opportunities and experiences to further understanding. The school has introduced new ways for...
CRHS Music Taking Over Center Stage Kimlyn Vo September 24, 2018 Photo by Lynna Vo After five short weeks of preparation, members of Coginchaug’s Music Department are counting their final days until their opening performance on Center Stage on Friday, Sept. 28 and...
Exclusive Interview: Local Band, Sunday Morning, Wins Toad’s Place Battle of the Bands Andrew Morro May 8, 2018 On Friday, April 20, I had the pleasure of interviewing the band Sunday Morning at the Toad’s Place Battle of the Bands. Sunday Morning is guitarist and vocalist Dan Hill, bassist Parker Dumont, drummer Erik...
CRHS Scholarship Fund Annual Appeal Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report April 16, 2018 Download and print the Coginchaug Regional High School Scholarship Fund Annual Appeal...
Profile: Award-Winning CT Journalist Lynne DeLucia Sarah LeMere March 28, 2018 Lynne DeLucia, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has devoted her life to her craft and being a reporter. She always knew she was going to be a journalist, even at a young age. As a kid, she “loved...
Coginchaug Students Participate in National School Walkout – March 14, 2018 Justin vanEyndhoven March 28, 2018 Videography and editing by Nikki Ahern, Jamie Breton & Justin van...
Vegan Activists Protest Middlesex Livestock Auction Mattina Benedetto March 20, 2018 On Monday, March 19 at 2 p.m., two protesters against animal cruelty stood outside of the Middlesex Livestock Auction in Middlefield. Activists David Herpst and Karen protest with an animal equality sign,...
Durham Market Adds Organic Options Julia Filiault February 14, 2018 Lately, there have been many positive changes in the Durham Market, including new organic products throughout the store such as Ezekiel 4:9 bread, gluten free bread, organic spices, and fresh and frozen...
Durham Market Makes Improvements, Connects to Coginchaug Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report January 9, 2018 Photo of Melanie Fedler by Robert Griffin The Durham market has been seen by many as a staple of the Durham-Middlefield community; however, in recent years, the market has struggled with inventory and seen...
14,624 Items Collected in 2017 Community Round-Up Mattina Benedetto December 15, 2017 Package produced by Mattina Benedetto & Sarah Locascio The 2017 Community Round-Up raised $3,406 and collected 14,624 food items for the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Participants spoke about how the event...
PRESS RELEASE: 12th-Annual Community Round-Up Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report November 14, 2017 *Sponsored by RSD13 & the Durham & Middlefield Local Wellness Coalition On Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. teams made up of students, teachers, parents and...
PRESS RELEASE: Girls Volleyball Dig Pink Night Dan Munro October 17, 2017 The volleyball team is having their annual Dig Pink game at their senior night this Friday at approximately 6:00 p.m. (after the 4:30 p.m. JV game) at CRHS versus North Branford. All money being raised goes to...
Effect of Global Warming on Natural Disasters Cameron Nielsen October 16, 2017 On August 25, 2017, hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. It wreaked havoc on the state’s inhabitants, destroying homes, businesses and even roadways necessary for evacuation. Many people were stranded,...
Controlling Guns in the Land of the Free Camryn Thayer October 13, 2017 On October 1, 59 concert goers were massacred and more than 500 injured during an act of terror, making this the worst mass shooting in US history. Shockingly, for many of us, this isn’t the first time in...
Adriana Wimler’s Cow-tastic Addition to the Durham Fair Robert Griffin October 13, 2017 Adriana Wimler has enjoyed multiple art classes at Coginchaug. Photo by Robert Griffin Coginchaug senior Adriana Wimler has been immersed in the Coginchaug art department since her freshman year and has...
MLB 2017 Postseason Breakdown Dan Munro October 5, 2017 This postseason could be one of the most exciting in recent time. All of the teams have incredible talent, and three teams managed to break over 100 wins. With all the great teams, it makes it hard to pick a...
RSD 13 Hires Their Very First STEAM Coordinator Mattina Benedetto September 29, 2017 Photo by Mattina Benedetto This past summer, Regional School District 13 hired Mrs. Brenda Parness as the STEAM coordinator for grades K-12 (STEAM standing for the five education categories science,...
Battle of Berkeley II Mason Sarro-Twickler May 17, 2017 Violence broke out at Berkeley College on April 15 as Trump supporters, patriots and free speech advocates staged a free speech rally in support of Trump at the birthplace of free speech: Berkeley,...
Harlem Wizards 2017 Brendan Sirois May 2, 2017 Footage and video package by Adam Doolittle & Brendan Sirois On Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m., the Harlem Wizards came to Coginchaug Regional High School to take on the Dribbling Devils for a...
Supporting for a Cure Paige Copeland April 19, 2017 The boys and girls basketball teams support the #WillettStrong campaign to raise money for a local family fighting breast cancer. The Coginchaug girls and boys basketball teams are proud supporters of...
OPINION: Transgender Teens Deserve Bathroom Rights Seth Azevedo March 17, 2017 The Trump administration sent out guidelines to schools on Wednesday, Feb. 22 stating that schools should have the decision on whether transgender students can use the bathroom concurrent with their gender...
Coginchaug Cracks Down Josh King March 13, 2017 Coginchaug has recently installed a new rule, dealing with the time period for students missing work due to absences, that doesn't seem to be going over well. Despite what was written in the handbook, there...
The Benefits of Being Bilingual RaAnna Kurek March 13, 2017 America is commonly known as “The Great Melting Pot,” meaning that people of all different religions and ethnicities and who speak different languages come together to live in one country. Many...
Connecticut Ties to Presidential Cabinet RaAnna Kurek January 9, 2017 President-elect Donald Trump recently nominated Mrs. Linda McMahon, a 36-year Connecticut resident, to be the head of the Small Business Administration in his cabinet. The Small Business Administration...
Community Round-Up 2016 Slideshow Rick Sorensen December 12, 2016 Yet again, the Community Round-Up was an enormous success in 2016. Collecting over 14,000 individual food items and over $3,300 in cash and gift cards, the drive proved to be remarkably beneficial to both...
Calexit RaAnna Kurek December 12, 2016 The result of the 2016 election sparked California residents’ past idea of seceding from the United States. While many residents from California support this campaign, many people are against it. The Yes...
OPINION: “History will Absolve Him” Jose Cadena December 1, 2016 By Jose Cadena A young Castro facing trial in 1953 for attacking barracks of the military dictator Fulgencio Batista enacted the speech that would become his transcendental signature, ending it with the...
The Night of the Forty-Three Jose Cadena November 28, 2016 By Jose Cadena In Dec. 2007 Felipe Calderón, the Mexican president at the time, declared the War on Drugs, which at this point has left more than 27,000 people missing. Among the missing are 43 students...
Alsup, Decker: CRHS to NCAA Marissa Bizzario November 15, 2016 Coginchaug athletes Alexandra Alsup and Megan Decker signed their letters of intent to the University of Connecticut and Southern New Hampshire University on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the CRHS library...
Veterans Newsmagazine 2016 Adviser November 10, 2016 Click here to view our 2016 Veterans Day Special Edition...
Centennial Celebrations – Photos of Durham’s Biggest Event Rick Sorensen October 27, 2016 This year marked 100 years since the first Durham Fair, Connecticut's largest agricultural...
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump Lizzie Whitaker October 26, 2016 Loading...(function(d){var js, id="pikto-embed-js", ref=d.getElementsByTagName("script");if (d.getElementById(id)) { return;}js=d.createElement("script"); js.id=id;...
CRHS Music Department Sings with Foreigner at Durham Fair 2016 Erin Hassmann October 6, 2016 Story by Seth Azevedo Video provided by CRHS Parents of Performing Students (POPS) Photos by Jen Schulten Photography (professional quality); other photos provided by Marissa Bizzario and Mrs. Stephan of...
Incoming Inductees Sydney Brant October 6, 2016 By Sydney Brant and Josh King Spanish Honor Society officers Jose Cadena, Brian Jubelirer, and Nora Khalil prepare inductees for the ceremony. On Monday, Oct. 17, the Spanish, Latin and French honor...
CRHS Adopts Miranda Cronin May 24, 2016 “Adopt don’t shop.” Everyone knows the Humane Society slogan that’s made rescuing pets from a shelter less of a noble cause and more of a mainstream idea, but why is adopting a shelter dog...
What’s Been Cooking in Catering Jacquelyn Stevens May 24, 2016 This year was a success, especially because Catering is a new class to Coginchaug. “I feel that my students have honed their catering skills, and I am confidently sending them off into a new world,” said...
Ready to Lounge in CRHS Ava Altschuler May 13, 2016 As we approach these last months of high school, one last surprise is being set in here at Coginchaug, known as the Upperclassmen Lounge. Principal Mr. Brian Falcone reports that once the foosball table is put...
Breakfast of Champions Brennan Bates May 5, 2016 A combined group of Devil’s Advocate and DECA students attended the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce’s 29th Annual Business & Education Partnership & Hal Kaplan Middletown Mentor Program...
2016 Korn Science Fair Brings New Scientists to Light Samantha Vigue May 2, 2016 RSD13 Library Media Specialist Mr. Michael Klimas revealed the top three winners of the science...
Building for the Future Taylor Marino April 14, 2016 When many people think school budget, they think about the current school year and where all of the money is spent while their kids are in school; however, in reality, it is a lengthy plan for the next year's...
Ensuing Athletics Carson Aitken April 14, 2016 With many new changes in our athletic department, not every improvement will break the bank, and not every plan involves branching out and making our programs bigger. In fact, CRHS Athletic Director Mr....
Baby simulators for Child Development get upgraded Samantha Vigue April 14, 2016 The Family and Consumer Science department at Coginchaug Regional High School is proposed to get a raise in their repairs budget of $8,020 for the 2016-2017 school year. Looking through the budget for next...
Minimum Budget Requirements Jacquelyn Stevens April 14, 2016 By Jacquelyn Stevens Minimum Budget Requirements, which are statutory requirements, are levied at a 2-to-1 ratio. In the current framework, a town that cuts its budget by $50,000 and breaks the one-half...
CT Teacher Salaries Compared Morgan Cunningham April 14, 2016 Many citizens of Durham and Middlefield think that our teachers are overpaid, but I think that it is very important to do research on this topic before forming an opinion. I looked at CT school systems broken...
Klosing Korn Katelynn Branciforte April 12, 2016 After looking at statistics gained by a study of the towns of Durham and Middlefield, Superintendent Dr. Kathryn Veronesi and some of her staff decided to close Francis E. Korn Elementary School. Due to the...
Rising Opportunities Katelynn Branciforte April 7, 2016 As the 2015-2016 school year was being planned, CRHS Principal Mr. Falcone decided to add many new classes at Coginchaug in hopes of raising the school’s rank compared to other schools in Connecticut....
Coginchaug Senior Raises Awareness for Mental Health Morgan Cunningham April 7, 2016 When people think about the term “mental illness,” often times they think “crazy,” or “dangerous.” Most people do not understand the meaning of the term, which is why many assume that those who...
Unified Sports Dept. Update Carson Aitken April 5, 2016 Unified Sports: An inclusive sports program that unites Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) as teammates for...
Brussels & Islamophobia: Post-Terrorist Attack, Anti-Muslim Reactions Miranda Cronin March 29, 2016 As you probably know, Tuesday, March 23, there was a terrorist attack at the Brussels Airport in Belgium. Three suicide bombers killed 28 people and left 340 people injured. Within hours of the attack,...
Press Release: Bicycle Center Morgan Cunningham February 22, 2016 Starting this week, the Coginchaug Bicycle Center will be open in the Tech-Ed wing to teach the fundamentals of bicycle maintenance and repair. The Coginchaug Bicycle Center will begin operations next...
Music Dept Press Release: “Good News” for RSD13 Morgan Cunningham February 2, 2016 CRHS Music Department PRESS RELEASE The CRHS Music Department is happy to announce that this year’s school musical is the classic 1927 Broadway hit “Good News”. The story is set in the...
Upperclassmen Perks Put into Play Ava Altschuler February 2, 2016 On March 1, 2016, Coginchaug principal Brian Falcone plans to start directing the CRHS maintenance and building team on removing countertops and possibly painting walls in room 116 to reconstruct the area...
Heroin Use on the Rise Jacquelyn Stevens January 28, 2016 By Jacquelyn Stevens In Arielle Duhaime-Ross’s article “The US is experiencing a 'dramatic rise' in heroin-related deaths, CDC says” published in The Verge on July 7, 2015, “Heroin-related deaths...
Vive la France Brennan Bates December 15, 2015 CRHS French teacher Madame Donna Cashore and her French 5 class, along with the French Honor Society, sold t-shirts and set up two bulletin boards in order “to bring art to the French room and school” and...
Student Activism Nationwide Morgan Cunningham December 10, 2015 Student Activism has been on the uprise at colleges across the country this fall, many of them relating to racism. These situations have led to protests and hunger strikes some and have ended in...
Go Far, Go Fast Step up to High School Samantha Vigue December 3, 2015 On Nov. 5, students from Strong and Memorial schools came to the high school to run with the student-athletes from the high school cross country team.This event was put on by Go Far, Go Fast. When...
D1 Times Two…Times Two Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report November 17, 2015 Four Coginchaug student-athletes signed their letters of intent to Division I college sports programs on Tuesday, Nov. 17 in the CRHS library. Seniors Karen DeFilippo and Michelle DeFilippo signed with the...
Washington DC Trip Put on Hold Ava Altschuler & Katelynn Branciforte November 17, 2015 On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Coginchaug senior class reported to the auditorium to discover news regarding their Nov. 18-22 senior trip to Washington, DC. Because of safety concerns due to threats directed towards...
Career Fair 2015 Jacquelyn Stevens October 27, 2015 By Jacquelyn Stevens & Brooke Troutman The Coginchaug Career Fair, open to CRHS and Strong Middle School students, was held on Oct. 21 and featured 47 presenters in careers in medicine, law, and...
Spirit Week Daily Gear & Full Sports Schedule Taylor Marino October 12, 2015 (function(d){ var js, id="pikto-embed-js", ref=d.getElementsByTagName("script"); if (d.getElementById(id)) { return;} js=d.createElement("script");...
Tregoning Breaks Records; News Notices Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report October 5, 2015 Senior Parker Tregoning rushed for 410 yards on 31 carries and scored six touchdown in last Saturday's football game against Windsor Locks/East Granby/Suffield, which the Devils won 46-14. According to Coach...
Redneck Arena Splashes at Durham Fair Saige Avery & Katelynn Branciforte September 29, 2015 https://youtu.be/XJyTA0K8hxw Over the Durham Fair weekend, one of the newer attractions was the Redneck Arena, organized by Samantha Divito. Events included the mud pit belly flop contest and other...
Oceanography Students Dive Deep into Block Island Beaches Ava Altschuler September 22, 2015 On Friday, Sept. 11, Coginchaug’s Oceanography and UConn Oceanography classes boarded the 8:00 a.m. ferry to discover a new perspective of the beaches of Block Island with chaperones Mrs. Susan Michael, Ms....
New Classes at Coginchaug Saige Avery September 22, 2015 The 2015-2016 school year is full of changes, which included 22 new classes proposed in this year’s course selection guide. Although not all these classes were run this year, these new options allow...
Recovering Addict Shares Story, Warns Teens Brooke Troutman June 22, 2015 During the week of June 15, recovering drug and alcohol addict Marty Concilio, 22 years sober, came to Coginchaug to give junior health classes insight into the effects of drugs and alcohol abuse by sharing...
Race for a Cure Cory Hassmann June 16, 2015 On June 14, the American Diabetes Association held their annual Tour de Cure cycling event in an effort to fund research to find a cure to Diabetes. 9 Coginchaug faculty and students road in the 100 mile ride...
Senior Citizens Visit Coginchaug Brooke Troutman June 15, 2015 On May 29, Coginchaug National Honor Society hosted a luncheon for Durham and Middlefield senior citizens in the CRHS library. The goal was to have an open discussion with the seniors and hear their stories...
PRESS RELEASE: Seniors to Sign to D1 Schools Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report May 20, 2015 PRESS RELEASE FROM CRHS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, May 20 The athletic department at Coginchaug Regional High School is proud to announce that three student-athletes will sign their letters of commitment to...
PRESS RELEASE: Bring Your Bike to School Day Dena Branciforte April 23, 2015 PRESS RELEASE Coginchaug Tour de Cure Team Holding Fundraiser ‘Bring Your Bike to School Day’: Saturday, May 9th On Saturday, May 9th, teachers and students from Coginchaug Regional High School...
CRHS Represented at UConn Writing Conference Christian Alberico April 21, 2015 The following article is a personal account by guest reporter and CRHS senior Christian Alberico. On Friday, March 27, fellow UConn English student Amelia Bianchi and I, along with English Department Chair...
Schoolwide Sickness Leads to Pep Rally Cancellation Devil's Ad Staff Collaborative Report April 1, 2015 Due to the illness spreading around Coginchaug, the spring pep rally has been cancelled. The decision was made by Mr. Falcone and Mr. Gustafson after speaking to student council adviser and Spanish teacher...
Van Steenburgen Crowned Mr. Cog 2015 Caroline Gervais and Dena Branciforte March 16, 2015 As the lights went down in the CRHS auditorium on Friday, March 13, the crowd went silent in anticipation of what was to come. As the projector's screen was lowered, it displayed a live feed of the nine...
Credibility in the Balance: Brian Williams Emma Ackerman February 25, 2015 Brian Williams, head anchor for NBC Nightly News, is under rapid fire allegations after revealing new facts about a story that he had claimed to be true. Williams had led people to believe that while doing a...
Price Cut at the Pumps Emma Ackerman January 20, 2015 Gas prices in Connecticut are at the lowest they’ve been since 2009, and they are predicted to continue to drop. This is because the supply of crude oil in the US is higher than ever, and the demand for that...
Tie-Dyeing CRHS Miranda Cronin January 20, 2015 In Mrs. Anderson's chemistry class the student did an experiment that they could take home: tie dye shirts. The process took around two days to complete and was fun and also informational. Step 1: Soak the...
Keep Calm and Nina Strong Caroline Gervais December 19, 2014 Over the past few months, the phrase “Keep Calm and Nina Strong” has spread over the Internet and social media sites, referring to the battle against cancer one Seymour teen faced for just over a...
CRHS Students Celebrate Nat’l French Week Ivy Linden-Dionne November 21, 2014 Press Release from CRHS French teacher Madame Cashore Excitement for studying French and engaging with French-speaking cultures continues to spark among high schoolers in Connecticut! Fifty students from...
Coginchaug Royalty? Caroline Gervais November 17, 2014 New this year to the annual CRHS Homecoming Dance was the introduction of a Homecoming Court. Each grade nominated whomever they wanted and then voted for three girls and three guys. Two seniors were...
The Search for a Career Ricki Barton November 3, 2014 CRHS hosted a Career Fair Wed., Oct. 27, set up with booths for students to take a look into the lives of local professionals and decide what they would be most interested in when they graduate from high...
Pumpkinfest Ends in Riots Timothy McDermott November 3, 2014 Every year Keene, NH has its annual Pumpkin Festival, which is a time for family and friends to have fun and welcome the fall season; however, this year's festivities featured college kids flipping cars and...
Ebola: An Overview Emma Ackerman October 28, 2014 First it was the Swine Flu (H1N1), and Mono (the kissing disease) has been around forever, but now a new disease has contaminated headlines all over the world. Ebola, originating in West Africa, has been...
The Many Cows of the Fair Caroline Gervais October 16, 2014 Tequila Twilight of Deerfield Farm in Durham, and I took a #cowselfie. Bourbon of Deerfield Farm took home 1st in the 4-year old category. “We got Supreme Champion with Bourbon as well, which means...
