Hiighlights: "Don’t Touch Me" by Benie N’sumbu 1/19 and Back to Puerto Rico After the Hurricane" by Yesira Delgado 12/18

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Coop shows holiday spirit this week with its first door decorating contest, annual Parranda, ugly sweater-making workshop, Strings Winterfest Concert, and more.

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ARTS: DANCE
ARTS: BAND
ALUMNI NEWS
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Photo courtesy of New Haven Independent
Check out local news coverage of events at Coop: Troy Powell Ailey II visit and Grammy Winner Marcos Sanchez

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CHOIR
Review of Choir Winter Concert Sam Sims 12/18 
DANCE
Hip Hop's Impact on the Community Jaidyn Gambrell 11/18
THEATER
ARTS: Theater Carolyn Michelle Smith Visits
BAND
Review of "Ancestral Rhythms" Sam Sims 12/18
VISUAL
Artist's Camera Obscura Benie N'sumbu 11/18
CREATIVE WRITING: Student Work to Read -- Poetry / Fiction / Nonfiction 
The Elusive Mysteries of Life Benie N'sumbu (12/18) Pain Is a Joke To You Mei Ling 11/18 Spears World Mei Ling Spears 11/18 Seeing Through Transparency Piper Zschack 10/18 The World According to Liz Elizabeth Condall 10/18 the wind Hajar El Bouamri 10/18 Letter from my future self Jai’Dyn Johnson 10/18 -- Creative Writers Showcase ​Read The Arts Paper Review ​

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QUIET (For/from "quiet" students)
Quiet with a hint of aggression Rebecca DeMatteo
HEALTH
Make Every Day Count Anonymous 1/19​
The Nails That Were By Elizabeth Condall 10/18
TECHNOLOGY
Five Reasons Waluigi Should Be a Fighter in Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tain Gregory
SENDING OUR CONDOLENCES
Letter to my teacher Makayla Chambers 1/19
Letter to my Angel Destini Washington 11/18
Dear Tio Robbi  Ioanis Torres 10/18
Jeri: Why did they have to take you? Jai’Dyn Johnson 10/18
DEBATABLE
Makayla Chambers experiments. 
​This week: meditation
EDITORIALS
Don't Leave Your Kids Alone (Cause They'll Do Something Dumb) Tain Gregory 12/18
“The Girlfriend Problem”
Yesira Delgado 11/18
​International Students at American Colleges Raven Joseph 11/18 
Disadvantaged Students Vs. The College Process
​Brookelyn Hazelwood 11/18
I'll Be the Reason I Love to Live Chelsey Jara 11/18
#same 
​Dana Back & Melany Ortiz discuss girl's issues 
COLLEGE ESSAYS
MarQuel Horton
"THE WHATNOT" 
​Destin Williams's Musings
ADVICE
The Intellectual
By Tiernen K. Sands
TRAVEL
Back to Puerto Rico After the Hurricane Yesira Delgado 12/18
FAMILIES: Click for Daily Bulletin
NOTE: All photos by Rob Esposito unless otherwise noted
OPPORTUNITY: Free Yale tutors! See Mr. Wajnowski to sign up.
WEEKLY QUOTE:
"Sometimes I wonder why people are more willing to vote for Homecoming King and Queen than vote for the people who run the country." Makayla Chambers
Reading Inventory
SUBMISSIONS: Students, staff, & families are invited to share news, events, views, & creative work on this site. Click to submit.

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Halloween at Coop! 
Students at CCSU High School Dance Festival 
Review of "Take Me Out" Sam Sims 12/18 
CAS Thanksgiving
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Photos by Daniella Ruiz
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Coronation 2018
Windham Campbell Winners Visit Coop Actors and Writers
"Exit Strategy"
Students Show Gratitude
Junior Achievement at H3
Mayor Harp/ Superintendent Birks Welcome Us Back!
Mr. Chernak at NH Chalk Festival
PARKing Day: Congrats towinner Jade Murzin 
CONGRATULATIONS
Check out Mr. Cozzi's book!
LOCAL NEWS
​Summer Tornado
Raven Joseph co-anchors report at Journalism Camp