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The Student News Site of Torrington High School

The Raider Report

The Student News Site of Torrington High School

The Raider Report

Composer of the commissioned piece Welcome Home, Dr. Scott Watson

THS Band to Perform Award-Winning Composition

Staff March 27, 2025

The Torrington High School Band, under the direction of Wayne Splettstoeszer, is proud to present the world premiere of Welcome Home, a new composition by acclaimed composer Dr. Scott Watson, on Thursday,...

Students at THS are banned from all AI-based tools. Is this the best approach?

The AI Debate: Friend or Foe to Education?

Jaden Rodriguez, Reporter March 24, 2025

Oops! Openai.com is not available.” This result appears on student computers at THS if the student tries to use any website that produces AI-generated content. Is this fair? Some local high schools are...

From Register Citizen

Meritorious Service Award Given to McKenna

Maddie McGillicuddy, Reporter March 12, 2025

Torrington High School’s very own Mike McKenna was awarded recently with the Meritorious Service Award. Mr. Mckenna has been a health teacher and the athletic director at THS for many years.  “I...

Eating Sustainable with Sweetgreen

Eating Sustainable with Sweetgreen

Kayla Kelley, Graphic Design March 10, 2025

Just in time for the Spring season, Sweetgreen - a salad bar aiming to “reinvent” fast food - opened in Canton Connecticut. The franchise boasts fresh ingredients and a mission of sustainability for...

Picture of the new THS music-tech lab

New Music Space Gains National Attention

Samra Babic, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2025

Soundtree, the educational division of Korg USA, just highlighted an article on their website from our very own Mr. Splettstoeszer! Highlighting how "the impact of technology on students’ creative...

Black History Month: Celebrating Excellence

Black History Month: Celebrating Excellence

Kajeda Fraser, Featured Editor February 24, 2025

Who are we History, involvement, members   Black Student Union (BSU)  For those who don’t know me, my name is Kajeda and I’m a junior. In March of 2024, Mr. Scott brought together...

Suspect Luigi Mangione being escorted by NYPD

Violent Outburst or Radical Protest? The December 4th Attack on United Healthcare’s CEO

Kayla Kelley, Graphic Design January 10, 2025

On the morning of December 4th, 2024 United Healthcare C.E.O, Brian Thompson was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman now suspected to be 26 year old Luigi Mangione. On scene, investigators discovered...

Carl Bozenski's Christmas Village

Christmas Village Brings in Food Trucks

Adrianna Bernardi, Marketing Manager December 22, 2024

Torrington's Christmas Village entered is 77th year this season with a new addition: food trucks. Debbie Cashma, who has been a volunteer for six years at Christmas Village, has taken a step forward...

A digital representation of what the new THS/TMS building will look like in 2025.

New Building Not All New

Maddie McGillicuddy, Reporter December 3, 2024

The new THS and TMS are currently being built and while everyone is concerned with the actual building itself, the furniture inside the building needs some attention too. The furniture will be a mix of...

The above image is the UCONN Chemistry Building which was where Quantum Molecular Day was hosted

UConn Hosts Quantum Molecular Day

Scott Spooner, Editor-in-Cheif November 21, 2024

Torrington High School students Alyssa Amato, Manav Patel, and Thomas Suchowolec had the opportunity to attend Quantum Molecular Day at UConn last Saturday. The event occurred on two days, January 9th...

Progress on the new building as of 10/25/2024. The left side is the high school, the circular area in the middle the theater, and the right side is the middle school.

News From the New Building

After years of construction, Torrington High School students will finally be moving into a brand new building In January. Students and staff have both questions and concerns about how things will run and...

Sofia D'Addona (9) for Plymouth State University Division III Women's Soccer

D’Addonna and Curry Navigate Life after THS

Kelsy McClain, Reporter November 8, 2024

As years go on, the students of THS proudly watch the seniors graduate but yet not know what goes on in their life after their high school experience.  Adjusting to new social and study habits are some...

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