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The Warde Focus June 2022 - Volume XVII Issue 3

Attached find a link to the PDF of The Warde Focus June 2022 – Volume XVII ...

Battle of the Houses 2022

Warde hasn’t been able to host Battle of the Houses in over two years due to Covid-19, ...

America’s Armed Forces Look For Their Next Warde Student

Where there’s a Fairfield Warde student with ambition — towards anything from ...

Attached find a link to the PDF of The Warde Focus June 2022 – Volume XVII Issue 3. Contributions by: Samantha Renzulli, Eleanor Jacobs, Sarah Green, Mary Harvey, Evan Papageorge, Karina McMahon, Sreejita Patra, James Cunningham, Lily Conklin, Sabrina Cassano, Julia Zagar, and Alexa Papageorge. Click link: Focus Graduation Issue […]

The Warde Focus June 2022 – Volume XVII Issue 3

June 26, 2022 in News by Samantha Renzulli

Warde hasn’t been able to host Battle of the Houses in over two years due to Covid-19, and students were elated to see its return in 2022. During the Battle of the Houses, Warde’s three houses, Pequot, Townsend, and Fitts, each designate representatives to compete in fun and exciting activities […]

Battle of the Houses 2022

June 1, 2022 in News by Yael Grosman

Where there’s a Fairfield Warde student with ambition — towards anything from a NASA internship to a free Billy’s Bakery cannoli — the American armed forces are seeking to put their talents to good use. On Friday, March 18th, representatives from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Army/Air National […]

America’s Armed Forces Look For Their Next Warde Student

May 26, 2022 in News by Sreejita Patra

Photography by Sarah Green. On Monday, May 9, students from Warde’s AP Art classes participated in the AP Art Showcase in Warde’s Main Lobby. This annual event offers AP Art students a platform to exhibit their creativity of all mediums to the Warde community. The student presenters included Orion Levy, […]

Warde Holds Annual AP Art Showcase

May 10, 2022 in A&E / News by Samantha Renzulli

I grew up watching strong women like my mother and grandmothers. I watched them act like the world was their own and admired them as they took it. As I grew up, I started to see how difficult being a woman in society truly is. I saw the unrealistic standards, […]

Strong Women of the World

April 30, 2022 in Features / Opinions by Lily Conklin

What is Urinetown? Come find out. This weekend, April 29th, 30th, and May 1st, the Fairfield Warde High School Drama Program presents Urinetown: The Musical!. Warde’s dedicated student cast, crew, and orchestra has been working for months to put together this satirical musical comedy that ponders the questions of freedom, […]

Welcome to Urinetown, the Musical!

April 27, 2022 in News by E Papageorge

On Tuesday, April 26, during all three lunch waves, Warde’s POP (Protect Our Planet) club held a used book drive in front of the cafeteria. Students could be seen on both sides of the two folding tables covered in books with club members encouraging commerce and curious passersby inquiring or […]

POP Club Holds Book Drive to Support Audubon and Sustainability

April 26, 2022 in News by Samantha Renzulli

On Friday, March 18th at 6:30 pm, Warde’s Humanity Now club will be hosting a special event in partnership with Starfish International to aid its mission of providing Gambian girls with a world-class education. The event serves as a valuable opportunity to raise money, and to do that, it welcomes […]

Warde Humanity Now Club Welcomes Guest Speaker and Student Support

March 8, 2022 in Features / News by Alexa Tortora

By Sabrina Cassano and Lily Conklin Elective Night is a great opportunity for incoming Freshmen to preview electives and see what Warde has to offer. On February 9th at 6:00 p.m., 8th Graders matriculating into Warde from Fairfield Middle Schools were able to visit and take advantage of such a […]

Warde Welcomes Class of 2026 for Elective Night

February 23, 2022 in News by Sabrina Cassano

The Warde Focus presents its first comic of 2022: “A Day in the Life of a Warde Student”.

A Day in the Life of a Warde Student

February 22, 2022 in A&E by Julia Zagar

The greatest fear facing the incoming freshman class each year remains to be students calling their English teacher “mom”. In the new social landscape of high school, the mom-slip is a common reputation ruiner, a catastrophic calamity that could be whispered about until the 25-year reunion. Danny Statton is unfortunately […]

Warde Student Recovers from Calling English Teacher “Mom”

February 16, 2022 in Blur by Samantha Renzulli

Following the rapid spread of the Omnicron variant during December 2021 and a large Covid surge among students and athletes, the CIAC made the decision to enforce mask mandates on all winter athletes, with the exception of wrestlers during the time of competition in their matches. Athletes who had hopes […]

The Masked Evolution of Winter Sports

February 11, 2022 in Sports by Brendan O'Hara

Ok, it’s time to admit it, everyone, Winter just isn’t that naturally aesthetic. It’s cold and we care more about how freezing our fingers are than the ugly (but warm) coat we’re wearing which is strategically thin enough to stuff into the locker no one has or our backpacks. Our […]

Winter Aesthetics

February 10, 2022 in Opinions by Sabrina Cassano

It’s a typical scenario: A Sunday night, you’re halfway through a pile of homework or dirty dishes. As you begin to contemplate sleep, the stupor is shattered by a shrill rattle. Your home phone, which not one live soul has called in years (what is this, 2009?), has a message. […]

Paul’s Calls: Weekly Update Hijacked, School in Shambles

February 8, 2022 in Blur by Eleanor Jacobs

In recent years, the phenomenon that is “Evan Papageorge” has spread across Fairfield Warde High School. Currently a senior, Evan is involved in numerous clubs and activities. Take, for example, the yearbook, of which he is editor and chief, or science bowl, where he is Co-President. You could also take […]

Evan Papageorge: The Story Behind the Kid you See Everywhere

February 7, 2022 in Features by A Papageorge