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The Falcon Press
The Guests are Back: 2025 Homecoming
The Guests are Back: 2025 Homecoming
Fitch’s SCART Club Purchases New Defibrillator
Fitch’s SCART Club Purchases New Defibrillator
Significant Changes Made to Friday CTL
Significant Changes Made to Friday CTL
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Los Angeles, California, June 12, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour, public domain)
Connecticut Bans Warrantless ICE Agents
Solar Company Announces Closing In Connecticut
Solar Company Announces Closing In Connecticut
Credit: Fitch Girls' Swim Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fitch.girlsswim/)
Fitch Girls Co-op Swim Secures 2025 Regular Season ECC Title
Freshman Volleyball Team Looks To Spread Wings
Freshman Volleyball Team Looks To Spread Wings
Credit: Falcon Territory Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/falconterritory/)
Fitch Falcons Football Starts Season With a Win
The Odds: Fitch’s First Home Football Game
The Odds: Fitch’s First Home Football Game
Credit: Fitch Boys' Soccer Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fitchfalconsbsoccer/)
Boys’ Soccer Triumphs In Opening Match
New Cell Phone Policy Takes Effect
New Cell Phone Policy Takes Effect
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The Department of Education is Being Targeted. What Does That Mean?
Mr. Wolfradt Wins Teacher of the Year
Mr. Wolfradt Wins Teacher of the Year
Junior Xavier Goode drives downcourt during the CIAC Division III Championship Game against Bunnell.
Falcons Come Up Short In CIAC Division III Championships
Pandemic Reflections
Pandemic Reflections
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Club Showcase: Environmental Club
Reflecting on my Time at the Falcon Press
Reflecting on my Time at the Falcon Press
Carolyn Wilson On Her Work as Coordinator of GASP
Carolyn Wilson On Her Work as Coordinator of GASP
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My College Application Experience
My Story with the Falcon Press, Theater, and Music Department
My Story with the Falcon Press, Theater, and Music Department
'Love Live! School Idol Project' Review
‘Love Live! School Idol Project’ Review
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‘Squid Games’ Season 3 Review
Actor David Corenswet portraying Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent in "Superman" (2025) Credit: Erik Drost (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
How Superman Returned as a Symbol of Hope
Switch 2 Review and Recent Game Reviews
Switch 2 Review and Recent Game Reviews
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Other People Will Never Understand: ‘Bloom’ – Beach House
How Generative AI is Harming Our Environment
How Generative AI is Harming Our Environment
Analyzing Fitch's New Phone Policy
Analyzing Fitch’s New Phone Policy
How Fitch’s New Phone Policy Can do More Harm than Good
How Fitch’s New Phone Policy Can do More Harm than Good
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Why Trump’s Win in 2024 Should Have Been A Surprise to None
Why The Democratic Loss in 2024 Should Have Been a Surprise to None (And How to Move Forward)
Why The Democratic Loss in 2024 Should Have Been a Surprise to None (And How to Move Forward)
Connections: The Name Game
Connections: The Name Game
Connections: Technology
Connections: Technology
Connections: Fitch Life
Connections: Fitch Life
The Onion Buys The Falcon Press
The Onion Buys The Falcon Press
Fitch Students Develop Telepathy To Communicate Following Cell Phone Ban
Fitch Students Develop Telepathy To Communicate Following Cell Phone Ban
Lazy Student Attempts Article For School Newspaper
Lazy Student Attempts Article For School Newspaper
Image taken and shared by students as the plant reportedly yelled ,“Feed me!”
Flesh-Eating Plant Appears at Fitch, Student Population Drops
Teacher Decorates Bulletin Board with Child’s Awful Artwork
Teacher Decorates Bulletin Board with Child’s Awful Artwork
Ed Harvey Field Dedication
Ed Harvey Field Dedication
Boys' Tennis Season
Boys’ Tennis Season
Student-Faculty Basketball Game
Student-Faculty Basketball Game
CIAC Division III Championships
CIAC Division III Championships
Mike Ellis Gymnasium Commemoration
Mike Ellis Gymnasium Commemoration
Written by the students of Fitch High School and trusted since 1928

The Falcon Press
Written by the students of Fitch High School and trusted since 1928

The Falcon Press

2025-2026 Staff

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Editor-In-Chief

Millie DeBell

Millie is a member of the class of 2026 at Fitch High School. She has lived in Mystic her whole life and couldn’t find a better town to grow up in. When she’s not doing homework or studying, she’s probably dancing and ge...

Avery Horan
Social Media Editor

Avery Horan

Avery is a member of the class of 2026 at Fitch High School. She has lived in Connecticut for her entire life, but dreams of moving to New York City when she’s older. Avery’s dream college is the University of Florida. She ...

Nolan Borysewicz
Staff Writer

Nolan Borysewicz

 Nolan Borysewicz, sports and opinion journalist, is a member of the Class of 2027 at Fitch High School. He spends his time at Fitch playing Soccer, singing, acting, and writing. He hopes to pursue a career in Musical Theater by ...

Staff Writer

John Buccholtz

John is a member of the class of 2029 at Fitch High School. He has worked with various types of devices, websites, platforms, and other content. He is great with technology in general and has a great understanding of it, as w...

Milo Chiapperini
Staff Writer

Milo Chiapperini

Milo Chiapperini is a member of the Class of 2028 at Fitch High School. He enjoys baking and spending time with his brother. In his free time, he is probably playing soccer or practicing one of his three instruments. After high...

Staff Writer

Elena Covey

Elena Covey is a member of the class of 2029 at Fitch High School. She enjoys writing and cooking. In her free time, she likes to take pictures, go to sports games, watch movies &  TV shows. When she gets older she has dreams...

Aniya Edwards
Staff Writer

Aniya Edwards

Aniya is a part of the class of 2026 at Fitch High School. She began attending Fitch during her junior year of high school. She has a passion for writing stories, especially stories that inform the public about what’s going...

Owen Goss
Staff Writer

Owen Goss

Owen Goss is one of the students graduating from the Class of 2026. He enjoys coming up with his own stories and hopes to share them with a larger audience, as well as writing about topics and opinions that he has. He also enjoys...

Staff Writer

Alexander Knets

Alex is a member of the Fitch High School Class of 2027 and an International Baccalaureate Diploma student. He enjoys science and engineering. He is the Commanding Officer of the Fitch Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps....

Staff Writer

Madelynn Knets

Madelynn Knets is part of the class of 2029 at Fitch High School. She enjoys reading and writing her own stories. She is interested in criminology and likes watching crime documentaries and reading murder mystery novels. She enjo...

A'Lasia Moore
Staff Writer

A’Lasia Moore

A’Lasia Moore is a part of the class of 2028 at Fitch High School. She is a multi-sport athlete who plays throughout the entire school year. In her free time, she likes to take pictures, dance, and spend time studying her fai...

Mason Negron-Llanos
Staff Writer

Mason Negron-Llanos

Mason is part of the class of 2029. He is from Groton, CT. He is very interested in basketball and football.

Alana Nobles
Staff Writer

Alana Nobles

 Alana Nobles is a part of the 2027 graduating class of Fitch High School. She is originally from California but lived in Connecticut for 5 years. She enjoys writing and watching/reading about true crime. She also enjoys wat...

Staff Writer

Avery Sanchez

Avery Sanchez is a part of the class of 2027 at Fitch who loves to draw and read. They play video games often and like series like The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, and Mario. The drawings they’ve made are usually drawn with some...

Staff Writer

Wilhelm Schick

Wilhelm is a part of the class of 2027. They are from Groton, Connecticut. They are interested in activities such as cooking, baking, and drawing. In the future, they want to go to college and get a degree in Criminology. They j...

Staff Writer

Zitong Ye

Zitong Ye is a part of the 2027 graduating class of Fitch High School. She enjoys playing Crk and Dandy’s World on the side. She’s also very boring, so she doesn’t know what else to write. Zitong hopes to go to New York ...

Staff Photographer

Laniyah Basnight

Laniyah is part of the graduating class of 2028. She is interested in sports such as volleyball and football, and she also enjoys basketball. In the future, she wants to go to the military and go to college, she doesn't know what...

Contributing Writer

Drake Andrews

Drake is a member of the Class of 2027 at Fitch, and is enrolled in the Journalism elective for Semester 1.

Contributing Writer

Nevaeh Mancini

Nevaeh Mancini is a member of Class of 2027 and part of the Semester 1 Journalism elective at Fitch High School.

Contributing Writer

Adriana Sirois

Adriana is a member of the Class of 2029 and is enrolled in the Journalism elective at Fitch for Semester 1.

Rick Pecka
Adviser

Rick Pecka

Mr. Pecka teaches English and Journalism at Fitch High School. He also coaches the Debate Team. He has previously taught Crosby High School in Waterbury and Oxford High School, serving as newspaper adviser for both schools. He we...

Contributing Writer

Sam Race

Sam is a member of the Class of 2026 and is enrolled in the Journalism elective at Fitch High School for Semester 1.