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The Student News Site of Kinnelon High School

Colt Chronicle

The Student News Site of Kinnelon High School

Colt Chronicle

A sunset view of Lake Reality

Save Lake Reality

Max Schmalz, Local/World News Editor December 9, 2021

It has been hard not to notice the striking red signs bearing the words “Save Lake Reality” that have appeared around Kinnelon in the recent weeks. Sitting beside the Kinnelon landmark, A Taste of Reality Deli, many would...

Thanksgiving After a Pandemic

Thanksgiving After a Pandemic

Hiba Shaikh, Staff Reporter November 23, 2021

Thanksgiving is a time for filled bellies and loud laughs across a table mounted with foods specific to your family and friends taste buds. Relishing in each other's gratitude over a meal is tradition kept close to many, which...

Juniors Joaquin Arguello and Evan Gray sing their hearts out to the Freshmen

Spirit Week 2021 in Review

Max Schmalz, Local/World News Editor November 18, 2021

Who can pass up a week of music, games, and shortened classes? Spirit Week is a student-favorite time of year at KHS, especially for junior Jon Bajraktari; “I look forward to it every year.” Students of all interests have...

Travis Scott performing in 2019

Astroworld Festival Tragedy

Lucas Marin, Staff Reporter November 17, 2021

Popular musician Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” Festival in his hometown of Houston turned deadly when concertgoers died as crowds swarmed the stage.  It is one of the deadliest crowd disasters in the United States. Seven...

“Hakuna Matata”, this family has no worries, as they came as Simba, Scar, Nala, Zazu, and Rafiki from The Lion King.

The Best Halloween Costumes, Big and Small

Sophie Kemp and Sara Garg, Staff Reporters October 31, 2021

As another Halloween passes by and winter grows near, let's get some costume inspiration for next year. Here are the most creative and captivating costumes from Kinnelon's 2021 Trunk or Treat to get you excited for Halloween 2022! One...

Hallway at KHS

The Delta Variant and Opening Schools

Kristina Haviland, Staff Reporter August 3, 2021

As the 2021-2022 school year creeps up on us, so does the new Delta variant of the coronavirus. This highly transmissible variant of the virus is spreading much faster than other Covid-19 strains. This begs the question of what...

Photo of No Plastic bags graphic provided by Liz Sweedy.

The Recycling Industry Changes

Haripriya Kemisetti, staff reporter April 13, 2021

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Three huge words that appear everywhere. New Jersey has come a long way since Governor Tom Kean’s 1987 mandatory-recycling law, and now promotes recycling with the bins stationed near the original dumpsters....

A white Tesla sedan parked on the road.

Tesla Revamps Old Models

Alex Garcia, Local/World News Editor February 8, 2021

On January 27, Tesla announced that it would be revamping its Model S and Model X cars. These two vehicles will make up half of the Tesla model lineup, as well as the new technology and greater speed and distance capabilities...

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