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Colt Chronicle

The Student News Site of Kinnelon High School

Colt Chronicle

The Student News Site of Kinnelon High School

Colt Chronicle

Kinnelon High School student section during a football game with confetti in the air.

More Than Just Players

Ashley Tumminia, Staff Reporter October 31, 2025

The quarterback sprints down the field, rummaging through the herd of players in his way. The band roars as the team scores another touchdown. The student section sends vibrations through the bleachers from their enthusiastic...

Hinton with a 2nd place medal earned by her 200 meter dash at the Ocean Breeze Complex.

Kinnelon’s Freshman Flash: A Star in the Making

Izza Raza, Sports Editor June 4, 2025

From the starting blocks to the finish line, freshman Surah Hinton is leaving behind a trail of dust for her opponents. With explosive speed and a natural love for sprinting, she is quickly becoming the name to look out for on...

Katherine Fritz at the Terra North Jersey STEM Fair displaying her trifold project titled “Optimizing Sustainable Phosphorus Removal: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Magnesium Salt Reagents in Synthetic Wastewater.”

Competing with Chemistry

Samantha Galarosa, Staff Reporter April 28, 2025

Thousands of United States citizens and animals are falling seriously ill, all from water that looks like pea soup. The water’s green hue is the effect of harmful algal blooms, which are becoming more common in large bodies...

How to Invent a Fantasy World

Alexander Ives, Staff Reporter April 11, 2025

Fire-breathing dragons locked in conflict with hundreds of armor-clad soldiers; aliens attacking New York City; colonies on the moon struggling with a food shortage. We’ve all experienced some form of worldbuilding, but how...

A Lifelong Passion for Music

A Lifelong Passion for Music

Aarushi Kumar, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2025

After grading papers and assigning homework to his classes, KHS English teacher John Penola heads to a recording studio to continue working on his latest song. Penola played in a rock band through high school and college called...

Frank Iero with his guitar.

Behind the Scenes

Carly Nowatka, Staff Reporter March 25, 2025

Haunted by the fear that his best days were behind him, local musician Frank Iero has found renewed inspiration. Despite the doubts he has now that he’s 23 years into his musical career, Iero has a new sense of confidence...

Serving the Community Through Music

Serving the Community Through Music

Aarushi Kumar, Editor-in-Chief March 12, 2025

While others might volunteer at soup kitchens or donate clothing, KHS science teacher Adam Smith decides to serve his community by doing what he loves: playing music. Studying a double major in college, Smith works as a teacher...

Cursive: Curious or Cursing?

Elisabet Nelson, Staff Reporter January 30, 2025

In a technologically predominant world, people wonder if learning to write, print, or cursive, is necessary. Thanks to technological advancements, handwriting became obsolete. The world prioritizes efficiency so most schools see...

Amarachi Okere at her 8th grade school dance.

Fighting Her Way

Carly Nowatka, Staff Reporter January 30, 2025

According to the Social Security Administration, children only have a 25% chance of beating rhabdomyosarcoma cancer. Rhabdomyosarcoma (sarcoma) is a rare type of soft tissue cancer. It often starts in muscle tissue and forms...

New year, new school, new life

November 1, 2024

Adjusting to a new lifestyle is something people go through every day. This new routine may be joining a gym, finding a new career, or taking up a new hobby.  Kinnelon senior Jonny Papendick decided to not only change the...

Santaro with her husband and daughter.

New school year… new math teacher

Aiyana Bula, Staff Reporter October 11, 2024

It was the first day of school, and when students walked into room 306, the new math teacher greeted them warmly. Ellena Santoro’s classroom included little essence that made her character. She has funny meme pictures, a...

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