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Life After The Pandemic: How The World Has Changed In 5 Years

Life After The Pandemic: How The World Has Changed In 5 Years

Kelsy McClain, Reporter March 26, 2025

March 11, 2025, marks the five-year anniversary of COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, our society has endured many challenges, but we have gradually overcome them over the years. Reflecting on quarantine,...

Senior Jack McCoy during the 2024 Baseball Season.

Spring Sports Preview: Fresh Starts and Big Goals

Samra Babic, Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2025

Outdoor Track The track and field team is more than just a sport: it’s a hard working, welcoming, and supportive community where athletes push themselves to improve while building supportive friendships....

What's on the Carts?

What’s on the Carts?

Ace VonRichthofen, Reporter February 25, 2025

In the old building, teachers were allowed to decorate their rooms. This created a welcoming space that made it fun and easier to learn for many students. With the move, teachers no longer have their own...

Flying High: Senior Micheal Ahoua Ranks #3 in the Nation for Long Jump

Flying High: Senior Micheal Ahoua Ranks #3 in the Nation for Long Jump

Samra Babic, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2025

UPDATE: On February 22, at the State Open Indoor Track and Field Championship, Ahoua took 6th place in the high jump and won the long jump. Ahoua holds the long jump record, having broken the 49 year...

New Class Options Give Students More Choices

New Class Options Give Students More Choices

Olivia Golfin, Reporter February 21, 2025

Bored of the current class options? Starting next year there are 10 new classes that could be chosen, almost all of which are for upperclassmen. There are several English classes, two science classes and...

Boys Swim Season Winds Down with Reflection

Boys Swim Season Winds Down with Reflection

Kelsy McClain, Reporter February 19, 2025

As the THS Boys Swim season is coming to an end we all are dying to hear some updates on how the season went, and the progress of the team. Boys Swim Team senior Jay Barrera says they’ve had two successful...

Bringing Life to Blank Walls: How Can THS Bring Character to Our New Building

Bringing Life to Blank Walls: How Can THS Bring Character to Our New Building

Abby Petrie, Secretary February 3, 2025

As we walk through the hall’s of our new school, one thing is clear - it is a very nice clean space, it’s modern, and … a little bare. While this fresh start was well needed compared to our old building,...

BSU Hosts First Event: 3v3 Basketball Tournament

BSU Hosts First Event: 3v3 Basketball Tournament

Samra Babic, Editor-in-chief December 4, 2024

The Black Student Union at THS just had their first ever event, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament hosted in the gym. The inspiration from it, Vice President Kajeda Fraser says, is the member’s shared love...

Mr. Tyler Receives Brooks Inspirational Coaching Award

Mr. Tyler Receives Brooks Inspirational Coaching Award

Samra Babic, Editor-in-chief November 7, 2024

Mr. Tyler has been a track coach at THS for 26 years, with 5 years of experience prior to coaching here. This year, all of his hard work has paid off, with him receiving the Brooks Inspirational Coach...

Athletes of the Month: October!

Athletes of the Month: October!

Samra Babic, Editor-in-chief October 31, 2024

The Raider Report is now honoring two athletes each month for all of the hard work and effort they put in each day. The athletes for the month of October: Junior Avery Goodwin for girls soccer and...

Mission of Mercy's two-day clinic in New Haven that provides dental care to the underserved and the uninsured in the state of Connecticut

Volunteer and job opportunities become available to THS students

Kelsy McClain, Reporter October 15, 2024

For all students at THS in search for some volunteer hours or things to do, there are lots of current and upcoming volunteer opportunities.  If you’re able or willing to work out of town, Waterbury...

Raider boys at their win against St. Paul.

THS Football Remains Undefeated!

Maddie McGillicuddy, Reporter October 10, 2024

“We can't be satisfied with where we are at, we have to keep working and moving.” - Senior EJ Rivera Updated: The football advanced their record on Friday, 10/11, with a 35-26 win against Kennedy...

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