Skip to Main Content
Serving Our Peers and Community • South High Community School • Worcester, MA

The Colonel Chronicle

19°

The Colonel Chronicle

The Colonel Chronicle

On Humor, Connection.... and Calculus

On Humor, Connection…. and Calculus

Kaden Kiet Truong, Contributor February 4, 2025

What do puns, comedy shows, rom-coms, and adult cartoons have in common? They are funny and bring people together. A shared laugh from a joke can tell much about someone, whether they're laid-back, stuck...

Poll: Do South Students Prefer Snow Days or Two Hour Delays?

Poll: Do South Students Prefer Snow Days or Two Hour Delays?

Sarah Jeffers, Editor-In-Chief January 28, 2025

The results are in! In  our latest Instagram poll, we asked if members of the South High community enjoy snow days or two-hour delays more. By a whopping 70.7 percent, snow days were the winner! Dragging...

WPS Superintendent Makes Statement on Potential ICE Visits to Worcester Schools

WPS Superintendent Makes Statement on Potential ICE Visits to Worcester Schools

Leire Cuberes Barluenga, Opinions Editor January 28, 2025

On January 21, 2025, the Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools (WPS) Rachel Monárrez issued an important message regarding their dedication to providing a safe and supportive environment for all...

Does Money Buy Happiness? Another Look at the Age-Old Question

Does Money Buy Happiness? Another Look at the Age-Old Question

Dalton Le, Contributor January 21, 2025

Many people say money can’t buy happiness, but what is happiness without the freedom that comes with having money? I believe that although a person might not be able to physically buy the emotion, they...

Christmas Movie Review: Klaus

Christmas Movie Review: Klaus

Wyatt Pesina-Espejo, Contributor December 17, 2024

On November 15, 2019, Netflix released their first original animated movie and inarguably their best - there’s not many good ones out there. Produced by the SPA studios, Klaus is a traditionally animated...

South High Students Share Their Opinions on the Elimination of the MCAS Graduation Requirement

Mozhda Rezayee, Contributor November 12, 2024

On Tuesday, November 5, Massachusetts voters made a decision that will directly affect high school students in public schools across the state. Question 2 passed with about 60% of voters approving and...

How to Create An Illustration!

How to Create An Illustration!

Isabella Marrero, Contributor November 12, 2024

You’re an artist, but you realize your body of professional work is smaller than you’d like. You need to make some full illustrations to put in your portfolio, and the time is now. First, you need...

Former President Trump Wins 2024 Election With Significant Victory

Former President Trump Wins 2024 Election With Significant Victory

Leire Cuberes Barluenga, Opinions Editor November 12, 2024

On November 5, 2024, former president Donald J. Trump was elected as the next 47th president of the United States, defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in what has been a unique election. With...

Election 2024: Learn about the Candidates' Platforms

Election 2024: Learn about the Candidates’ Platforms

Miriam Franzosi, Contributor November 4, 2024

A few days ago, I happened to hear a conversation between two people about the upcoming elections. The discussion went something like this: A: I think I’ll vote for Trump, I don’t know...

Are you Trick or Treating this Year?

Are you Trick or Treating this Year?

Chronicle Staff October 28, 2024

Should teenagers trick or treat? Many think that the age of 13 is a prime age that kids either stop going out to collect candy, or begin thinking they should stop. Sometimes adults give the side-eye to...

The Colonel Chronicle's Second Year: A Focus on Student Voices

The Colonel Chronicle’s Second Year: A Focus on Student Voices

Ms. Ledoux, Advisor October 15, 2024

A few years ago, WPS teachers were fighting for a new contract. It was a long process - months of bargaining, deliberations, picket lines. Rumblings of a teacher strike began to pick up. The Colonel Chronicle...

Left to Right: Sarah Jeffers, Ms. Ledoux, Lila Tallagnon

Welcome Back to the Chronicle!

Ms. Ledoux, Advisor September 9, 2024

Welcome back, Chronicle readers! I am so excited to be advising the newspaper club again this year, and to support our newspaper staff in the production of the Colonel Chronicle. I am happy to introduce...

Load More Stories