Yearly Archives: 2021

Just weeks ago, Fairfield Warde students were separated into two cohorts, classrooms were half full, and teachers were having to focus their attention on both those at home and in-person.  Now, almost everyone is back in-person, the hallways jam-packed, and both cohorts are now together as one. Classes that felt […]

Warde’s Cohorts Are Combining

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Spring sports: what to expect amidst vaccinations and the COVID-19 pandemic.   With COVID-19 cases at an all time low, and vaccinations at an all time high, restrictions have loosened and spring sports ready for play.  On April 10th high school athletes will be able to resume their spring sports […]

CIAC: What’s the Word with Spring Sports

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Prom. A traditional dance for high school juniors and seniors to celebrate nearing the end of the school year.  Unfortunately for the Class of 2021, they have not yet had the opportunity to experience one.  In fact, the last dance the seniors participated in was ‘Counties’.  “It’s a no brainer,” […]

What will Senior Prom Look Like?

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By Abby Jacobs, Samantha Renzulli, and Ethan Weisblatt We wore pink. Now what? We stood, perhaps united, for a single day, but that material semblance of community has since dissipated. What now? Actions are not made in a vacuum. There is an undeniable cause. We must take a closer look […]

Editorial: When Pink Isn’t Enough

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Failure is a parasite. On impressionable cerebral foundations, failure is an autocratic instructor. In school, its instruction dictates students’ progression. Students evolve to accommodate and avoid failure–through grades, discussion, and instruction–so that fear of imperfection becomes the authority, ultimately stagnating the perception of what’s possible.  Students are taught a static […]

Failure in School is Failing our Futures

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An overwhelming number of classes have been cancelled these past two weeks, so many that the school can’t hold the displaced students. The lunchroom, small gym, and library have been filled to capacity, leaving only the auditorium as overflow. Students are questioning where their absent teachers are, and why there […]

Shout It From The Rooftops

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By Samantha Renzulli and Sarah Green When Capitol riots and Inauguration anticipation exploded political sentiments across the US and world, Fairfield Public School and Warde leaders assumed the responsibility of addressing how classroom conversations could ensue. In Warde’s microcosm of collaboration, reactions to Warde’s simultaneous facilitation and regulation of discussion […]

Controversial Conversations: Warde’s Response to the Capitol Breach & Inauguration

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Abby Jacobs is a senior at Fairfield Warde High School and the current Editor-in-Chief for The Warde Focus. She joined The Warde Focus as a Staff Writer two years ago and became Associate Editor as a junior. She has enjoyed being a part of the newspaper and hopes that it […]

Editorial Bios

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“There’s something about the quality of the picture that a disposable camera produces that I love,” said Anka Dixon, a senior at Fairfield Warde. “Our expressions are never forced and it captures the moment perfectly, as there is only one take.”  Teenagers seem to be fascinated by the way their […]

Have You Hopped on the New Photo Trend?

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“Mrs. Bergeron is extremely positive, and every time she walks into the room, I always smile,” said Julia Stellato, a senior at Fairfield Warde.   Mrs. Bergeron, known to her students as Mrs. B, is the head preschool teacher in the Warde preschool located in Pequot house. Most students only interact […]

Another Smiling Face at Fairfield Warde

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